I love to use prompts to write a story. I should emphasize that I mostly use prompts to help me overcome the writer’s block that occasionally strikes me. Writer’s block is an irritating thing that results in people losing confidence in their ability to write. But you don’t have to give in to the frustration […]
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to share a favorite quotation. The first quotation I have chosen is “Everyone deserves a chance to fly,” from the song “Defying Gravity,” in the musical “Wicked.” Last month, I went with some friends to the movie theater to see “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
I hate being cold. I will admit that right away. But I enjoy the pretty winter season. Here are my four secrets. Secret one: Make sure to dress in layers. Wear warm socks and nice, thick mittens. If, like me, you tend to have cold hands and feet, your footwear and your mittens make a
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It’s day ten, and today’s prompt is “fave places.” Today, my friend Tom gave me a tour around Grand Island, starting at the farm belonging to Tom Thompson. That was the start of my adventure to try to find my favorite place on Grand Island. This farm is where I buy my eggs and whatever
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This beautiful mug was a Christmas gift from my nephew James. He is a bicycle racer and the president of a local bicycle club, the Buffalo Bicycling Club/the BBC. One of the club members is a man named Bryan Hopkins, a studio artist who has a specialty in pottery. He creates the most incredible, gorgeous
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It’s time for a caption contest!!! In the comments section here or wherever you give me comments about my blog posts, please provide a caption for this picture. Have fun, be creative and think outside of the box (it’s imaginary, lol). The winner will be featured in a future blog post this month. In fact,
An oddly placed bencha nice perching place for squirrelson a snowy day Decorative fencecovered with powdery snowdreary winter’s day Outdoor oasisherb garden has gone dormantwintertime respite Trees stand tall and straightwatching gardens hibernatewaiting for sunlight Outdoor umbrellaswhen the sky is overcastprotect from the snow Question for you: What do you see out of your window
I first met Lenore (Lee) Tetkowski in 2006. I was assigned to write an article about Grand Island High School’s first graduating class, who had graduated from high school in 1966. That year, that group was having their 40 year high school reunion. I interviewed a few members of the class and they all suggested
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Last October, I made my third effort to do Inktober. Until then, I never finished the month. But this past year, I did finished it for the first time, probably because I paired the drawings with stories about Bearnacle Bear when he was still known as Baby Bear. After Inktober was finished, I realized that
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Today, for my photography challenge, the prompt is “black and white.” For the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, it’s “four.” So, I am combining the two to create this mystery story, which I am making up on the spur of the moment, based on photographs that I took between yesterday and today of four different places. The
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