287. Scary Monsters: Write about a scary (or not-so-scary) monster in your closet or under the bed. I used to have intense nightmares. As a teen, I know I should not have read Stephen King book because they were scary but what I liked about them was the illusion of control: I could stop and […]
286. Outcast: Write about someone who is not accepted by their peers. (for example, the Ugly Ducking) A girl I grew up with a girl who in fifth grade, began talking smack about me. She told my friends that if they were my friends, then she wouldn’t be friends with them and they went along
285. Repeat: Write about a time when you’ve had to repeat yourself or a time when it felt like no one was listening. When I was seventeen, I hit my head in a fall and suffered a concussion. At nineteen, I noticed that I had problems decoding words. My BF would say something and I’d repeat
284. Making a Choice: Write about a time when you had to make a difficult choice. Once upon a time, I was a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. This destination had been a long, difficult, and expensive process so the thought of walking away from this profession was fraught with anxiety. After my second kid
283. Brick Wall: Write a poem that is about a brick wall – whether literal or figurative. Counting is a brick, the very basis of many concepts like math, measuring and, weighingLetters are a brick, a foundation for reading and writingSymbols are bricks for maps, shapes, and drawingColors are bricks for expressing, appreciating, and creating
