Tag: dailyprompt

  • Guilt or Pessimism?

    Maybe I’m just in a mood today, but this daily prompt is unlovely. I dwell on all the negatives in the past. Guilt and shame and regret. Rarely do I dwell on the good old days without feeling bad about where they went. When contemplating the future, I am frequently pessimistic. Sometimes I get excited…

  • The clothes make the (hu)man (pt 2)

    Okay, my first swing at this prompt devlolved into a screed about not letting your ideal writing conditions become an excuse for not writing, and I need to revisit and refine that post a bit, but also I recognize that I didn’t answer the question, really. I just did the edgy thing of rejecting it……

  • The clothes make the (hu)man (pt 1)

    There’s a line used in classist repression: “the clothes make the man.” Okay, maybe that is unfair, it is about more than repression. The idea is that a convincing wardrobe can do a lot for a person, make them feel better, and make them look better. Clothes can in fact make the difference in many…

  • You’ve Been Everywhere, I’ve Been Brokedown There

    This is the first time I’ve tried the daily prompt. No promises that this will be worth reading or that I’ll ever do it again. I commented on a friend’s post (linked below) that she skipped a few cities that I had heard her mention in the past. I realzied that was likely a deliberate…