Playing With Pictures… https://promptlings.wordpress.com/2018/06/24/playing-with-pictures/ 24 Sunday Jun 2018 Posted by calensariel So! I belong to a small group at our church that’s experimenting with using art of all kinds as inspiration for making space for God or spirituality in our lives. A suggested activity is to contemplate the piece of art and then write about…
A response, really depressing
The Sandbox Writing Challenge 2018 — Exercise 17 Posted by calensariel This week we’re going to get a little serious again. We all go through tough times in our lives. Some more so than others. Put your thinking caps on and sort through your experiences, then tell us… What is one of the worst emotional storms you’ve weathered in…
What Makes Me Feel Loved
The Sandbox Writing Challenge 2018 Exercise 11 from Impromptu Promptlings What Makes Me Feel Loved When I remember a shared memory or moment from twenty years ago with a friend I talk to three or four times a year birthdays and holidays come and go but when I call he answers his smile travels through…
Everyday Inspiration, Day Seven: Let Social Media Inspire You
This tweet arrived in an email: https://twitter.com/thisisEJKoh/status/420362403180597248 First of all, let me just say that I am appalled that the writing prompt is from a tweet. Oh, no, my age is showing again. I'm old and cranky. Sure, I have a Twitter account. No, I don't use it. I surreptitiously stalk my minor children there.…
Writing to impress?
I suppose I should explain that I never write or speak to impress, but if the assignment is what it is, then I will definitely impress a memory upon this poor woman. p.s. Assume that everything should be said without taking a breath to breathe. https://promptlings.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/the-sandbox-writing-challenge-9-what-would-you-say-about-yourself/ "Well, hello, my name is Amanuensis, I'm about your…
Poetic Disobedience Challenge: Spring Board Poetry, Watch out for Whiplash!

Calensariel and Platosgroove were having this conversation and a fun writing/poetry challenge popped up. http://www.platosgroove.com/?p=1272#comment-1559 "We should call it “Spring Board Poetry, Watch Out for Whiplash!” Sounds like fun. Tag you’re it, Calensariel. Find a poet in one of my followers (or your own) and write a poem or story based upon one line of…
Writing 201: Poetry-Limerick

She sang of doom and gloom then realized she'd cleared the room A thought materialized and much to her surprise it was with herself that she'd had the feud. This assignment was so hard for my brain to process. My brain says, "Write a limerick, sure." I wrote seven attempts at a limerick today. They…