Category: The Daily Post
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Read more: The Leap of Faith
It was more attention than she’d ever received in her life. How she’d ended up this high was anyone’s guess, but she was glad it happened: All eyes were on her; she was the star! But what did they, her new…
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Read more: Art Appreciation
It was the first thing she saw each morning when she woke up, and the last thing she saw before falling asleep. It bungled her dreams and ruined her days. For as far back as Tammy could remember it had hung there,…
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Read more: Mavra Ph’tera
Today’s writing prompt at The Daily Post is the word, fortune. ** It was a lot to take in. Mavra Ph’tera* struggled to make sense of it all. Below, the Chicago River flowed the way it always had, as if nothing…
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Read more: Career Move
Today’s writing prompt at The Daily Post is the word, folly. French soldiers are building a fort in 18th- Century Rashid, Egypt. “Hey, Champollion! “Oui?” “Can you read hieroglyphs? “Plus ou moins. Pourquoi?” “Check out this rock.” “Merde sainte!” “What?” “Mon Dieu!”…
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Read more: Good Enough
Five days ago…The Daily Post writing prompt was the word fish. ** My dad had his heart set on a boy. From what I understand, he did not hide his disappointment well. When the nurses brought me out to the…
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Read more: Grapes of Loftiness
Today’s writing prompts at The Daily Post is the word, lofty. ** Lofty. I rarely use the word, if ever. I had trouble writing anything intelligent using this writing prompt so, I googled it. The phrase ‘lofty aspirations’ came up first. Let’s…
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Read more: The Vegetal Toaster
Yesterday’s writing prompt at The Daily Post is the word vegetal. ** Yes, I’m a day late—and more than a dollar short—the story of my life. Anyway, this is as good a time & place as any to share my…