Alt Prompt: Pain

Writing prompt:Writers with disabilities, chronic illness and chronic pain. Use your best word (or sentence) to describe what it’s like to be in pain for someone who may not understand it’s like for us 🖊️Threads: wishbonewords If I had to pick a single word to describe my pain, it would be "relentless." Even when I … Continue reading Alt Prompt: Pain →

The Bariatric Experiment

One of my big “experiments” on myself this year was getting a gastric bypass at the beginning of April. I am steadily losing weight and consequently feeling slightly better, mostly in ways I did not expect. I did not expect to feel this much better about my body. I think I must have been in … Continue reading The Bariatric Experiment →

Progress Report

The sad bean I was yesterday I had a little fender bender yesterday that thoroughly ruined what had already been a hard day. For some reason I can't begin to fathom, I scheduled a bunch of meetings and phone calls on the same day. On the way home from the last one, I bumped into … Continue reading Progress Report →

What is success anyway?

Maybe it looks like this Many people measure their success by their bank balances, their dividend checks, what’s parked in their driveways, the size of their homes or how many people know their names. That ain’t me. I am both simpler and more complicated than that. I want peace and some level of financial security. … Continue reading What is success anyway? →

Prompt: Relevant

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? The last thing was a nationwide search for alternative teacher certification programs. I am looking for the fastest and cheapest way to transition into that career in preparation for starting a microschool. And for having a career if that doesn’t … Continue reading Prompt: Relevant →

Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY!

Daily writing promptHow would you design the city of the future?View all responses AI has no clue where lines go on a road. LOL. My degree is in Geography, but I focused my classwork around urban planning and resource management. I could go on about this at great length, but I will just give you … Continue reading Prompt: SERIOUSLY UP MY ALLEY! →

Where do I go from here?

Photo by Isaque Pereira on Pexels.com I intended to use this blog to report on the things I am trying to change about my life, but it has mostly been me answering daily prompts. That’s okay, it was going to be a personal blog either way. I have money sitting on Amazon in gift card … Continue reading Where do I go from here? →

Prompt: The Happy List

List 30 things that make you happy. Sunlight on my skin Puppies, kittens, and babies A hot cup of coffee on a cold morning Soft, comfy pajamas Watching birds Soup. Sleepy cuddles Other people being happy Tea A good book. Or even a mediocre book if I get to read it without interruption Finishing a … Continue reading Prompt: The Happy List →

Prompt: Curiouser and curiouser

Daily writing promptWhat are you curious about?View all responses I am a cat most likely to be killed by my curiosity because I am curious about many things. A few of those things: Robotics AI/ML Cephalopods Cetaceans Spiders Bookbinding Archaeology Linguistics Art and Design, especially process Writing, again with the process Death, including funerary aspects. … Continue reading Prompt: Curiouser and curiouser →

Prompt: Self-description

Daily writing promptHow would you describe yourself to someone who can't see you?View all responses The "who can't see you" part suggests a physical description. Part of me isn't really comfortable with that because that same part of me isn't comfortable with my body. I will do my best though. I am only now beginning … Continue reading Prompt: Self-description →