2023 Writer’s Challenge

Challenge Day 355

355. Spellbound: Write about a witch’s spell. I had heard about Harry Potter stories but didn’t know much about them except that they were wildly popular. In 2003, returning from my Hawaiian 40th birthday trip, daughter purchased book 1 at the airport and read it on the way home. She was hooked and began consuming […]

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Challenge Day 354

354. Turning Point: Write about a point in life where things turned for the better or worse. The depression that rooted in the pandemic lifted 3+ years later on my 60th birthday while in Tanzania, Africa. I have had depression that lasted longer but this bout was a tug-of-war struggle on all fronts. Before my

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Challenge Day 352

352. Motivational Poster: Look at some motivational posters online and write a poem or journal entry inspired by your favorite one. I think my first exposure to those motivational posters were in the mid-80’s during my first couple of full time jobs. Concepts as teamwork, excellence, gratitude, courage, and attitude posters were illustrated with beautiful

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Challenge Day 351

351. Roller-coaster: Write about the ups and downs in life. I have been attending CAbi clothing parties for more than a dozen years with the same group of women and the CAbi representative. When I picked up a recent purchase, she noted how happy I’ve been recently and that she’d known me for enough years

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