I had hoped to be posting about a Red Raider victory this morning, but that just didn’t seem to be in the cards. There was some positives about the game: namely, the fact that we did not fall apart when mistakes were made. They bounced right back and made good plays. This is a huge [...]
Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
17 Sep
Lovely
Go read this post by Jen at Conversion Diary and take to heart what she says:
http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/09/of-cat-ownership-and-little-sins.html
8 Aug
Working my way through a block
As I mentioned in the previous post, I’ve had a little bit of a writer’s block recently, which is why there haven’t been many posts. The words just aren’t coming. So, to try to kick it, I’m going to do some random writing prompts to simply get me back in the game. I hope you [...]
12 Apr
Grammar Gems
For Christmas, Joe bought me a daily calendar based on the book “Eats, Shoots and Leaves“
Here are some recent gems from the month of April:
April 1: We may curse our bad luck that it’s sounds like its; who’s sounds like whose; they’re sounds like their (and there); and you’re sounds like your. But if we [...]
18 Jan
Tales from the Kitchen
Random Writing Prompt:
“Where did they keep the spice rack? Write about a person who has (or had) a marvelous kitchen.”
It wasn’t fancy or sleek or modern. It didn’t have shiny Kenmore appliances or stainless steel counters. It was small, with linoleum floors, melamine countertops and yellow paint.
Despite its aesthetic flaws, my grandmother’s kitchen was where [...]
16 Jan
Summertime Blues
Random Writing Prompt:
“What five images paint a perfect picture of summer to you? Put those five images together in a piece of writing.”
I thought this sounded like a good idea in the midst of a coldish winter (though, admittidly, we’ve been blessed with mild weather so far in my neck of the woods)
I went to [...]
14 Jan
I Gotta Wear Shades…
From the Random Writing Prompt files…
“Did you happen to have sunglasses handy? Write about a time when the light really hurt your eyes.”
Boy, this really hit home. Sophomore year of high school, I woke up one morning and it hurt to see. I don’t know how else to describe it. I would try to look [...]
30 Dec
Hey Jealousy
Random writing prompt:
“When do you first remember feeling some type of jealousy? Write about the experience.”
Oh jealousy. I battle you more than I care to admit. I don’t know that I remember the first time I felt that ugliness. But I know how it feels now. I feel scared. Fear drives it more than anything [...]
28 Dec
Products
Random Writing Prompt:
“What does that tell you about your mother? List five products your mother used (or uses). Write a longer piece about, at least, one of them.”
Cotton balls
Aspen perfume
Electrosol
Merle Norman
Jif
Cotton balls. For some reason I always remember the cotton balls Mom keeps on the vanity in her bathroom. I don’t know why it is [...]
27 Dec
Question
Random Writing Prompt:
“Who answers a question with a question? Write a fictional conversation between two characters or people you actually know. The characters/people are only allowed to speak in questions. How long can you keep the conversation interesting?”
Since I just watched some Veronica Mars, here’s a conversation between a girl named Veronica and a guy [...]
