Category: Writing Challenge
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Fishing for Me
Who the hell am I? I am a lot of things: the sum of my experiences—most of which have been pretty weird. This is apparent in my writing. I am also an animal lover, cats in particular. I am a freelance writer and have been very fortunate in getting gigs. Well, most of the time. I don’t…
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Living In Moot Mode
Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder about the lone shoe or boot on the side of the road? How does that happen? Do drivers and/or passengers take one off and dangle it out the car window until it slips from their grasp? If so, why? Is it fun? Are these people snubbing their noses at the bourgeois? Or maybe,…
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My First Celebrity Crush
I just found this challenge so I’m starting with day # 10. Me & Burt Reynolds. Yep! Another one of those faerie tale romances that never got off the ground. It started like this: The year was 1972 and I was in the 8th grade. It was Friday night. My friend Marta and I were able to talk our…
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A Smiling Martyr
Today’s writing prompt at The Daily Post is the word, martyr. ℵ I recently moved back to Alabama after living in Connecticut for nearly four years. One Saturday morning I was driving down US 280, missing CT and my friends, a job that I’d loved, and everything else I’d left behind. In short, I was homesick and feeling…
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Cristal, Marty, & Me
The first thing that came to mind when I read the prompt for today was, shit. I don’t much feel like writing about that. The next thing I thought of was shampagne/champagne, so let’s go with that. I had the opportunity to taste good champagne only once in my life, so far. It happened at…
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