“Mentor: Have you ever had a mentor? What was the greatest lesson you learned from him?” Ah, yes. We have already established that lack of moral fibre made me choose to take Economics A Level, rather than English. That choice has undoubtedly led to a conclusion vastly different than what otherwise could have been. Absolutely…
“Shoulda, woulda, coulda: Tell us about something you know you should do….but don’t.” Truth is, there are many things I know I should do, but don’t – or at least not in the most timely fashion. I reckon I could have prevaricated for England – but I just never seemed to get round to it. My…
“All about you: Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what does it mean to you?” A fair enough question for this latest of ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’, but the problem is that it’s based on a joke and if you have to explain a joke then somehow it’s just not funny any…
Right. Now that I’ve got your attention, it’s time to look at the latest WordPress ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’: “Karma chameleon: Reincarnation. Do you believe in it?” Well, it’s a straight question and it deserves a straight answer. No. Not reincarnation. Not vampires. Not werewolves. Not alien abduction. Not even the tooth fairy. Now,…
“Call me, maybe. Describe your relationship with your phone. Is it your life-line, a buzzing nuisance or something in between?” I’ve never been a great fan of voice communication, and perhaps least of all by means of a telephonic device. As a child I was so cripplingly shy that to make an outgoing call was…
“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 –…
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