How do you use social media? A woman on a mission, a woman on a mission. Too long I’ve couched it; a lazy Saturday, Super Mario Wonder–playing flips my twitchy switch. Out the front door, I bolt. Driven by my green friends—how are they today? The ten immature hedges are looking worse for wear. IContinue reading “Don’t Call Me Shirley”
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I Had a Voice. I Didn’t Use It.
Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently? The fortune teller’s ball is crystal clear on this one, and as I look at it, my eyes widen in terror. It happened at a diner. Its name—I’ll remember as I go. On the walls, coffee cupsContinue reading “I Had a Voice. I Didn’t Use It.”
Shiver Me Timbers
What makes you nervous? The supervolcano at Yellowstone ranks among the top 100. But more so is the overdue for an eruption—Mount Rainier in Washington state. I grew up staring down that beast of a mountain on the long gravel drive to where I caught the bus with my brother and the neighbor kids, SamanthaContinue reading “Shiver Me Timbers”
Unpretzeling the Day
How do you unwind after a demanding day? My cousin-in-law is scuba certified, and last week dove at the Atlanta Aquarium. The oxygen leaving his tank was considerably less than that of his fellow divers, he told me, and attributed it to his breath. Four beats in, a pause for four beats, then eight beatsContinue reading “Unpretzeling the Day”
A Clown’s Nose Nothing
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. Silly me. All this time blogging, and I’ve yet to do a daily prompt. Well, lookie lookie at who’s stepping into the big show. Clowns. That’s right! The big poofy-pant-wearing kind, with pants big enough for ten basketballs to be thrown into. And a bigContinue reading “A Clown’s Nose Nothing”