Tag: 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: Marnie’s Guts
It wasn’t the first time he’d given her a black eye, broken her ribs, or left a purple-hot bruise where no one could see. But by God, it was the last. “That’s it.” Marnie whispered, holding a dish towel to…
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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: 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…
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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: 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…
