Tag: Daily Prompt
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Born Fearless
I remember being so fearless, I convinced the meanest, most stubborn mare in the world to let me ride her… bareback. (I think I just out-stubborned her). I spent all my time barefoot, running at top speeds down gravel driveways, through pastures of wild daisies, eating Huckleberries and Blackberries right off the bush and conning…
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Help Unspoken
The woman has had a hard day. One of those days where Murphy’s Law is in full affect. Now, after a work day she thought would never end, she just wants to get dinner done so she can sit down and unwind. Unfortunately, her luck isn’t any better at home. The pasta’s boiling over, and…
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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…
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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,…
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Soundtrack of My Life
Since I missed yesterday, I decided to answer both prompts today. The Daily Post is asking: If your life were a movie, what would its soundtrack be like? What songs, instrumental pieces, and other sound effects would be featured on the official soundtrack album? Of course, everyone wishes they had the big scores reminiscent of…
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Literate May Be A Stretch
Someone or something you can’t communicate with through writing (a baby, a pet, an object) can understand every single word you write today, for one day only. What do you tell them? Cedar Sunday Phone (Dear Smart Phone): Awe, did i swipe too fast for you? Well, too bad! Yes, i am that birch that thinks that…
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A True Irish Jig
I know I committed to NaBloPoMo and should be writing some awe-inspiring post answering one of the Daily Prompts, but my sister and I have possibly come across a sledgehammer that will knock one of our family history’s walls down in Eastern County Galway, Ireland. Do you know how hard it is to do genealogy…
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The 9th Sign
You’re tasked with creating a brand new astrological sign for the people born around your birthday — based solely on yourself. What would your new sign be, and how would you describe those who share it? I feel like asking: “If it’s not broke, why fix it?” But then, I’d be a spoil sport, right? The…
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