141. It’s a Sign: Have you seen any interesting road signs lately? I had the pleasure of traveling in Israel and loved seeing all places that I heard about growing up. Being raised Catholic, Saturday catechism was filled with places like Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Stations of the Cross so seeing […]
140. Cactus: Write from the viewpoint of a cactus. What’s it like to live in the desert or have a prickly personality? Amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni and in the middle of the Salar sits a hilly and rocky outcrop of land named Isla
139. Sharing: Write about sharing something with someone else. When it came time to tell family about getting married, we didn’t want to do it digitally so our goal was to at least tell people over the phone. No one likes to talk on the phone anymore and are all highly suspicious when I ask
138. Mailbox: Create a poem, short story, or journal entry based on a recent item of mail you’ve received. When you are out of the country for several months, the mail piles up. Walking into the house, we were greeted by mounds of packages, letters, magazines, and flyers. In previous years, Son didn’t throw away
137. Blog-o-sphere: Visit your favorite blog or your feedreader and craft a story, journal entry, or poem based on the latest blog post you read. Jenny Lawson, author of “Furiously Happy” and “Broken” is my favorite author who is very human. Her stories about mental health are wildly relatable and have helped me more than
