“Writing Room. A genie has granted your wish to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?” I suppose the ‘proper’ response to this latest of ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ would be to describe something austere, devoid of anything so frivolous that it may keep the artist from his muse. A garret…
“Invent a definition for the word ‘flangiprop’, then use the word in a post.” So, the latest of the ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ comes straight from the bonkers end of the spectrum. But while I have no intention of coming up with a meaning for this concatenation of random syllables, it did remind me…
“Ode to a playground. A place from your past or childhood, one that you’re fond of, is destroyed. Write it a memorial.” Well, I don’t know about a playground, but this latest of the WordPress ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ made me realize that, in the getting on for a year and a half that…
“Musical: What role does music play in your life?” Ah, I can almost hear the groans from my nearest and dearest when they read this latest of WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’. They know what’s coming. But before we get to the Grateful Dead – as we surely shall – let me answer the…
“If you could choose to be a master of any skill in the world, which skill would you pick?” As to this latest from WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’, the world is my oyster. Because I have no skills to speak of. Heaven knows, I have tried to acquire many skills over the years –…
“Sweet sixteen. When you were 16, what did you think your life would look like?” As late as the end of my second year at university my career development plan, as hatched with my two housemates – no doubt when the evening had worn on rather longer than was wise – consisted of going to the end…
“Describe your last attempt to learn something that did not come easily to you.” Nothing comes easily to me, so how long have you got? Still, it’s a relief to see that the WordPress ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ is back on more familiar self-deprecatory territory. But rather than bore you – yet – with my…
‘Toot your horn. Most of us are excellent at being self-deprecating, and are not so good at the opposite. Tell us your favourite thing about yourself.” With this latest of ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ WordPress may have gone too far. There is nothing wrong with self-deprecation. It’s what I do. I think it is my…
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“Run outside. Take a picture of the first thing you see. Run inside. Take a picture of the second thing you see. Write about the connection between these two random objects, people or scenes.” Well, I did warn you that some of these ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ were bonkers. Normally, I would just ignore…
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