That is the question. — The Daily Write prompt June 21st: Create your own prompt for today :D I’ve created my writing prompt in honor of my local writing group. This is the question we use to start introductions: Who are you and why are you here? It goes like this: “Hi, I’m __________.” “Hi…

Fairy tale or scary tale? You decide. — In the original twisted tale, The Beast of 2020, our heroine found herself at the mercy of a horrible beast, 2020, which brought with it The Sickness. …

Ouch! — Others oblige obsessively observing Outdated omens and oracles Officially offering odious oral operettas, Orating outrageous obituaries Offering outsourced oatcakes Overemphasizing ones overrated oxidation Opining objections overruled. I’ve decided to celebrate my 60th birthday by practicing for a new prompt I found in Indubala Kachhawa’s publication Paper Poetry. ‘O’ is for October Paper Poetry Month-long Prompt for October 2022medium.com

Me? A wisenheimer? — In honor of Halloween, I’ve decided to share a bit of the me “behind the mask.” Here goes. One. As a small child, I once asked my father “what is middle age?” and he told me it was twenty-six. I didn’t realize he was kidding until I was about twenty-six. …

Who I’m Reading in October, Part 1 — I’m sharing a bit of my silliness in anticipation of the season. Imagine yourself skipping and reading this in your best Bugs Bunny voice: Scare me in the morning Scare me in the evening Scare me in the summertime Scare me in the sunshine Scare me in the dark Scare me at the break of dawn Scare me in the town Scare me…

What do you want? — Six Sentences — Recollecting a dream from my early life in Hawaii. “What do you want?” came the startling question floating on the sparkling dust motes settling from the sunlit rafters to the carefully stacked mound of ossuaries, the only occupants of the sacred space. Was it about self-reflection? WHAT do you want, what DO you want, what do YOU want, what…

Just for fun. — Our local writers group has quite a few fall birthdays and I recently discovered that three of us were born Tigers in Chinese zodiac. Just for fun, and in honor of the most recent recipient of our off-key rendition of “Happy Birthday,” I wrote these limericks. Our writers group celebrates…