Tag: never give up
member name: Lynn, whose writing motto is Tabula rasa - Caveat lector
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September 21, 2009 05:37 PM EDT --
I went to college to become a high school English teacher. I love reading and writing and wanted to teach teens the joy.
A "little" problem developed. I do not know the difference between a . . .
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October 14, 2009 07:47 PM EDT --
Hasn't been a good day. I think anyone, who reads my freewrites, knows I've been going through insomnia. Stopped being varying "bouts" to full-fledged, consistent insomnia for the last few weeks. Months? . . .
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September 26, 2009 08:20 AM EDT --
The Prompt from Friday Writing Essential : M&M Candies "Melt in your mouth, not in your hands." Miller Lite "Tastes great, less filling." Describe yourself (or your writing) in ten words or . . .
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October 03, 2009 03:22 PM EDT --
You are as kind as a loving grandmother,
But have been mistreated.
You are as sweet and beautiful as a moonflower,
But as tough as a diamond.
You are . . .
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October 01, 2009 12:34 PM EDT --
I'm woman enough to admit it – you got me! You got me with all the photos. Heck, you got me with photos from previous months! I never noticed how much memories meant to me, until this last month, . . .
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October 05, 2009 07:14 AM EDT --
Not a good weekend, despite the goodness in the weekend. My oldest brother called. Apparently, his ex got remarried (good for her – she deserved so much more), but doesn't have room for the old . . .
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October 07, 2009 05:37 PM EDT --
Wednesaday Writing Essential Prompt:
refer to a secret, but keep it secret
use a famous quote and identify it as such
use a word that denotes color, but use it as a verb or noun, . . .
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September 17, 2009 05:55 PM EDT --
They call it "lucky things" that all gardens need. These things are lucky, because, if you have them in your garden pest problems are lowered, and plants live healthier lives. If you garden in the . . .
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September 26, 2009 07:52 AM EDT --
Friday Writing Essential prompt 2:
Forrest Gump once said, "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get." What is writing like? Write a simile that starts with . . .
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October 02, 2009 02:41 PM EDT --
This is to Len's (the bad boy) prompt:
The guidelines are: • Include the start and stop times of your freewrite. • Do NOT edit and/or revise. • You do not have to actually write . . .
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September 30, 2009 07:35 AM EDT --
Her oldest brother shoved a pillow over her face brutally. He was the athlete in the family, the championship pitcher in Little League, the school record holder in sprints, the fastest swimmer in the . . .
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October 24, 2009 03:10 PM EDT --
Saturday Writing Essential's Bonus Prompt:
Write a story or poem dealing directly or indirectly with some darkness or demon that has or is plaguing you. You don’t have to be explicit . . .
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October 05, 2009 04:56 AM EDT --
The hose snakes down the canyon
And up the sloping pillow
Pointing to the red face – 10:49
The deep rhythm of the air
Blast in my ears
Humid on my mouth . . .
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October 05, 2009 03:09 PM EDT --
"How did you find us?"
"Well, I flew over to your log cabin, but no one was home, so simply looked for the nearest unused grocery store in your town."
"Flew? I thought you couldn't . . .
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September 08, 2009 04:48 AM EDT --
I don't have a job. I can't do more than 3 hours of actual labor per day – pain related disability, adjusted to, just saying, not gripping. I have no pressing problems. My deepest thoughts seem . . .
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October 31, 2009 09:00 AM EDT --
When I was about six, my brothers and I went for a walk after a snowstorm and stumbled upon an old boat by the creek. The boat had a hole in the bottom about six inches by six inches. Unfortunately, . . .
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September 17, 2009 03:13 PM EDT --
Inspired by Kimberly's Thursday Writing Essential's prompt and a whole bunch of freewriters helping me to expand on this cool new hobby (freewriting. Don't know if it's supposed to be turned into . . .
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October 29, 2009 09:04 AM EDT --
It is a sad thing to get so caught up in your home teams that you cannot watch the games themselves. We only have one TV and, heaven forbid, someone does something wrong! We just cannot afford to throw . . .
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