Category Archives: Writing

The Last Day

The Last Day The Story Spark was – Food. The writing prompt I took was “Describe what your perfect last meal would be on this earth.” Okay, it is my last day on earth. The warden came to my cell … Continue reading

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Sign on the Dotted Line

The writing prompt was Things that we’ve lost to Technology Sign on the Dotted Line When I was young, everyone was taught how to write in print and cursive. These skills were crucial to our lives moving on. As part … Continue reading

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The Message

The Story Spark was – Who Am I? The quote was from E.E. Cummings, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” My writing choices were ‘Born with Instructions’ or ‘Self-Portrait’. I tried to combine them … Continue reading

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A Lesson to be Learned

The Story Spark was Learning. I took the quote by Mortimer Adler as my writing prompt – “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.” A Lesson to … Continue reading

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Legacy

The writing prompt was “Legacy.” Here are my thoughts. What are yours? Legacy On the last Sunday in October this year, while visiting family in Fairfax, Virginia, I attended the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax. I was impressed by the … Continue reading

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The Party

The Story Spark was Halloween. I took the quote from Ray Bradbury, which is the first sentence in my piece.  I also added two of the prompts within my writing: “A Halloween Party” and “Drinking the witch’s brew.” The Party … Continue reading

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Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods How could they say that I stole it? I didn’t even know that she had it. There, I was invited, with no pretense, only planning to get a few drinks, maybe a bit of food and conversation, and … Continue reading

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The Journey

Today’s Story Spark was – Stress. I chose the prompt – William Blake wrote: “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” Write about your wings and where they take you.  We had 20 minutes to … Continue reading

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Excuses, Excuses

The writing prompt for this piece was “Excuses,” and that is precisely what I wrote about. Excuses, Excuses I’m sure all of you have been in a position where, for one reason or another, the adult or child you are … Continue reading

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Where do dreams go?

The Story Spark this week was something similar to a Mad Lib with no directions on what type of word to put in the blanks. We were to pick one of the phrases within the Story Spark as our writing … Continue reading

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