Daily Prompt: Write whatever you normally write about, and weave into the mix song titles. My response: Welcome To My World Luna punched my face with “The Eye Of The Tiger” so I said goodbye to sleep, rolled out of bed and asked her, “What’s New Pussycat?” She swished her tail, ran like like “Bat Out…
Please, Don’t Frighten Me So!
Today’s writing prompt asks the question: How would your life be different if you were incapable of feeling fear? Please, don’t frighten me with such a question! Some of my favorite things hinge upon the aspect of experiencing fear. In the absence of fear, The Walking Dead would lose its appeal, Stephen King would be…
My Coffee Would Never Get Cold
The following is my response to today’s Daily Prompt: You’ve been given the superpower to change one law of nature. How do you use it? Damn it, it’s cold again! I had sat down to devour today’s headlines and fell head first into the politics at hand. Mesmerized by what candidate A was saying about candidate B,…
Muslims and Refugees: There is No Middle Ground
“To be or not to be: That is the question…” thus begins Hamlet’s soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.” It is suggested that Shakespeare wrote these words in the early 1600’s and that they were first published in 1604. Since their birth they have echoed the halls of many a theater and…
Predators, Entities and Witches…My Novel Grows
(Below is part two of my novel writing adventure. Which story idea do you like best? Thanks for walking with me on this journey.) Good novels are created from good ideas. Sometimes the thought of conjuring up a good idea can be quite intimidating. How many times have I sat down to write, only to…
What a “Novel” Idea!
I love finding cool Groupons, and that love becomes ever deeper when the said groupon is cheap. One day while wandering the groupon field I discovered one that offered a “novel writing course” for only five bucks. “Well,” I say to myself, “It’s cool and it’s cheap. It’s a “Win-Win,” and before the words left…
Possession
Writing 101 Day 5: Write a response to the following tweet. Home is a person. If you're lucky, home is yourself. — Duchess Goldblatt (@duchessgoldblat) May 13, 2015 (Buckle your seat belts for this is going to be a horror ride!) Possession I was quite the unusual child. No one dared speak it out loud,…
A Day In The Life of Bagsby Jones: Bull Dog P.I.
Bagsby Jones, Bull Dog Private Investigator, was on the case! He wrinkled his brow, sniffed the air, and vigorously kicked his hind legs. He rarely took the time to relieve himself while on the job, but, this particular deposit had been necessary. Call it an emergency that couldn’t wait, or, an accident waiting to happen; either would be true. Feeling his tummy…
Treasure Chest
Writing 101 Day 3: Treasure Chest “Hope should be treasured, loved and kissed.” ____ Lisa Hardy Treasure Chest I opened the chest to look inside, And there she lay. Had she died? Dirty, cold and all alone… There in the chest she called home. Hope, beaten by guilt and shame, Lay there dying, crippled and lame. Wiping at tears…
10 Lessons I learned From Bugs Bunny
Writing 101 Day 2: Today, let’s write a list. Today, write your own list on one of these topics: Things I Like Things I’ve Learned Things I Wish 10 lessons I learned from Bugs Bunny: “I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque.” —–Wrong turns are like shit: It happens! Recognize it, change…
Redhead Reflections 