2023 Writer’s Challenge

Challenge Day 360

360. Review: Review your week, month, or year in a journal entry or poem format. 2023 was an insane year of change, good things, and travel. The four months in Australia allowed for more exploration not only of Melbourne, but of Adelaide and Queensland. I decided to retire which created a whirlwind of events to […]

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Challenge Day 359

359. Garage: Write about some random item you might find in a garage. One item I know that is tucked away in some random box in the garage is a Mother’s Day card I made in first grade. The shape is a heart and the main material is pink construction paper. The front is decorated

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Challenge Day 358

358. Picnic: Write about going on a picnic. It is Christmas Eve and we spent the day in Mindo, Ecuador admiring butterflies, zip lining over the tropical jungle, and hiking to waterfalls. Returning to Quito on 2 different busses spanning three hours, I was exhausted and a little grumpy from hunger. Because it was Christmas

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Challenge Day 357

357. Gamble: Be inspired by a casino or lottery ticket. My first trip to Las Vegas was New Years after I turned 21. As a college senior, I was auditing a graduate level statistics class in preparation for grad school and we had just finished our unit on probability. This knowledge is not what you want

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Challenge Day 356

356. Anniversary: Write about the anniversary of a special date. Although my memory is failing, I do remember certain dates often related to first dates, birthdays, death dates, first or last times i did something. These dates are touchstones in life to calibrate where my life is and how I feel or have progressed since

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