6. Eye Contact: Write about two people seeing each other for the first time. I stumble into the warm room, spraying off the water drops clinging to my coat. Brrr, it’s cold outside and the dry space is a relief. The line is long and I glimpse the counter worker focusing on customers and preparing
5. Food: What’s for breakfast? Dinner? Lunch? DH2 loves to “stock up” on freezer and pantry foods. He forgets what we already have and will buy more of his favorites. While he travels, I attempt to eat through what’s been horded the longest. He also doesn’t believe in expiration dates so I often find items
4. Dancing: Who’s dancing and why are they tapping those toes? Have you seen the dancers on TikTok? There are dance challenges, dance tutorials, professional dancers, expressive dancers, and silly dancers. I’m endlessly entertained by the creativity and talent of these humans. When there is a new dance trend, it’s usually a 60-90 second routine.
3. The Vessel: Write about a ship or other vehicle that can take you somewhere different from where you are now. I will be boarding a plane on Saturday to return me to Australia. Framing travel as a sport has helped alleviate anxiety when something goes wrong with the process. I often break down travel
2. The Unrequited love poem: How do you feel when you love someone who does not love you back? I have spent far too much time pining for someone who did not love me. From elementary school throughout life, there seemed to always be someone I had a crush on who did not return the
