216. Oh so Lonely: Write a poem about what you do when you are alone – do you feel lonely or do you enjoy your own company? I am often alone and only sometimes am I lonely. Except for raising young children (because then you’re never alone), I’ve spent more time alone in my life […]
215. Collage: Go through a magazine and cut out words that grab your attention. Use these words to construct a poem or as a story starter or inspiration for your journal. In the November 2022 Vanity Fair magazine, an article that caught my eye was “The Aftermath” about what Afghanistan is like a year after
214. Grandparents: Write about a moment in your grandparent’s life. My maternal grandmother arrived on a boat from the Netherlands at age 3 and was the youngest of 11 children and the last to pass away. She lost her mom when she was 11, her dad when she was 13 so she had to beg
213. Schedule: Take a look at your calendar and use the schedule for inspiration in writing. Since retiring, I’ve multiple adventures planned including Switzerland, Norway, Galapagos, Machu Picchu, Australia, a total eclipse, and the UAE. I am excited to go to European countries since we don’t usually do that plus I get to my top
212. Font-tastic: Choose a unique font and type out a poem, story or journal entry using that font. This prompt doesn’t quite work for a blog entry where fonts are determined by a css style sheet and I don’t feel like installing a new font just for this. When I started my love affair with
