Category: Daily Prompt

• Freedom is an Illusion

  What a pretense: freedom. Even locked in a cell, Vivian had grasped the reality of those who weren’t. There were just too many people in the world for freedom to truly exist. She’d observed the evidence of it while smoking with the hookers. The way people rushed around, animated by their obligations to someone else,…

  A.C. Melody

  November 18, 2022

  Daily Prompt, Writing

  A.C. Melody, Excerpt, Freedom, Irreparable, NoHoldsBarredPoetry Challenge, Nortina's Writing Inspiration Well, Writing

• Highlights of a Life

  Young and dazzledSo in loveBaby, come to bed Armed and AfraidAn overseas warBaby, come home safe Tired and frazzledOur family lifeBaby, come help me Old and AloneMemories, they hauntBaby, come back • • • • (Had to add this, even though it’s not related to the poem. Soon as I saw the prompt, I couldn’t…

  A.C. Melody

  November 13, 2022

  Daily Prompt, Music, Poetry, Writing

  A.C. Melody, Highlights of a Life, NoHoldsBarredPoetry Challenge, Nortina's Writing Inspiration Well, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Challenges, Vanessa Hudgens, Writing

• Dear Indie | Using Daily Prompts to Stay Active

  Hi Indies! Whenever I stumble upon something that I feel would be a great resource for you all, you know I have to share. When I first started my blog back in October of 2013, I used the WordPress Daily Prompt challenge to build up my followers and writing network. It was great for awhile…

  A.C. Melody

  August 9, 2019

  Daily Prompt, Twitter, Writing

  #vss365, #WritingCommunity, A.C. Melody, Dear Indie, Expanding Your Network, Facebook, Finding Inspiration, Gaining Exposure, Instagram, Social Media, Twitter, Writing Challenges, Writing Resources

• Eighth Deadly Sin: Entitlement

  Entitlement (noun): 1. The fact of having a right to something. 2. The amount to which a person has a right. 3. The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. – Google This is a tricky Sin.  Entitlement can often be misconstrued by people suffering from the Ninth Deadly Sin: Prejudice…

  A.C. Melody

  January 30, 2016

  Daily Prompt, Uncategorized

  Bigotry, Daily Prompt, Deadly Sins, Entitlement, Modern Day Sins, Prejudice, Too Sad to be Funny Kind of Humor

• Life After? Blogs…

    It’s strange to think about how quickly the PC has advanced in such a short time.  I remember writing everything by hand, waiting for the mailman, reading paperback novels and visiting with my friends face-to-face. We weren’t allowed to leave the house without a quarter in our pocket for a payphone, in case of…

  A.C. Melody

  January 26, 2016

  Daily Prompt, Uncategorized

  Brother, Humor, Life Without Computers, Living Life, Minions, Paperback Novels, Payphones, Snail Mail, Typewriters, Vintage Social Networking, Writing Books by Hand

• Mind-Fracking

  Is it morphing or word-inventification? Perhaps a year has passed since I responded to a Daily Prompt, but this one got me thinking.  The WP Guru’s want us to morph a common word into something new (in other words, add another slang word to the Urban Dictionary).  I get the process and as a writer,…

  A.C. Melody

  January 15, 2016

  Daily Prompt, Writing

  A.C. Melody, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Daily Prompt, Eureka, Fracking, Humor, J.D. Robb, Morphing, Nora Roberts, Science fiction, Slang, UK, Urban Dictionary, Word-Inventification, Writing, Writing Challenges