2023 Writer’s Challenge

Challenge Day 95

95. Adjectives: Make a list of the first 5 adjectives that pop into your head. Use these 5 words in your story, poem, or journal entry Agitated, impatient, frustrated, resigned, drifting I feel frustrated because the fricking internet is down again. I know that once upon a time we didn’t have internet and were able […]

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Challenge Day 94

94. Swinging & Sliding: Write something inspired by a playground or tree house. As a child, I spent too much time in the backyard by myself. (Aside: I wonder if this is why it’s so easy to be by myself most of the time now as an adult.) We had a well-foliaged yard with grass, plants,

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Challenge Day 93

93. Potion: Write about a magic potion. What is it made of? What does it do? What is the antidote? What do I wish could happen magically? I covered my main interests in Challenge Day 83, but if I could make a potion for a specific thing, maybe something where I could eat what ever

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Challenge Day 92

92. Bug Catcher: Write about insects. Roly Poly, fireflies, and ticks, oh my! My mom told me stories of my early childhood where I would collect all the pill bugs and squash them. I don’t remember this but I do remember that I liked holding them in my palm, touching them so they curl up,

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Challenge Day 91

91. Family Heirloom: Write about an object that’s been passed through the generations in your family. Nothing was ever passed down from my father’s side of the family. My maternal grandparents were poor and didn’t have much from their own parents. I think there’s a pair of portraits that my cousin has. My maternal grandfather

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