Daily Prompt: The Eighth Sin

The Daily Post - Daily Prompt - The Eighth Sinhttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/the-eighth-sin/The Eighth SinRemember the seven cardinal sins? You’re given the serious task of adding a new one to the list — another trait or behavior you find particularly unacceptable, for whatever reason. What’s sin #8 for you? Why?~~~~~~~~Seven Cardinal Sins: Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, Sloth,...

Daily Prompt: Handmade Tales

The Daily Post - Daily Prompt - Handmade Taleshttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/handmade-tales/Handmade TalesAutomation has made it possible to produce so many objects — from bread to shoes — without the intervention of human hands (assuming that pressing a button doesn’t count). What things do you still prefer in their traditional, handmade version?~~~~~~~Bread, Ceramics, Drums, Perfumes, Pottery, Quilts, Soap,...

Daily Prompt: 190 Days Later

The Daily Post - Daily Prompt - 190 Days Laterhttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/190-days-later/190 Days LaterBack on January 21st, we asked you to predict what day #211 would be like. Well, July 30th is that day — how have your predictions held up so far? If you didn’t reply to the prompt at the time, is this year turning...

Daily Prompt: Back to Life

The Daily Post - Daily Prompt - Back to Lifehttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/back-to-life/Back to LifeAfter an especially long and exhausting drive or flight, a grueling week at work, or a mind-numbing exam period — what’s the one thing you do to feel human again?~~~~~~~The number one thing I do to feel human again after an exhausting period is...

Daily Prompt: Age-Old Questions

The Daily Post - Daily Prompthttp://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/age-old-questions/Age-Old Questions“Age is just a number,” says the well-worn adage. But is it a number you care about, or one you tend (or try) to ignore?~~~~~~~In my mind and in my heart, I feel like I'm eighteen. My body feels like I'm one-hundred-twenty. On good days, I tend to forget...

Daily Prompt: Road Tripping

Road Tripping‘Tis the season for road trips — if time and money were out of the equation, what car-based adventure would you go on? (If you don’t or can’t drive, any land-based journey counts.)~~~~~~~~I just returned home, yesterday, from my car-based adventure for this summer. My youngest daughter, her young son, and I took a...

The Daily Post: Game of Groans

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/game-of-groans/ Daily Prompt Game of Groans Think about an object, an activity, or a cultural phenomenon you really don’t like. Now write a post (tongue in cheek or not — your call!) about why it’s the best thing ever. ~~~~~~~~ The Zombie Apocalyptic Phenomenon is the greatest thing that has happened in the world since...

The Daily Post: Mind Reader

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/mind-reader/ Daily Prompt Mind Reader Who’s the last person you saw before reading this prompt? Whether it’s a family member, a coworker, or a total stranger, write a post about what that person is thinking right now. ~~~~~~~~ The last person I saw before reading this prompt was my husband. I saw him last night...

The Daily Post: Great Expectations

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/great-expectations/ Daily Prompt: Great Expectations Tell us about one thing (or more) that you promised yourself you’d accomplish by the end of the year. How would you feel once you do? What if you don’t? ~~~~~~~~ I promised myself that I would self-publish my first Short Story Anthology this year. It is going along quite...

The Daily Post – Worldly Encounters

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/worldly-encounters/ Daily Prompt Worldly Encounters The friendly, English-speaking extraterrestrial you run into outside your house is asking you to recommend the one book, movie, or song that explains what humans are all about. What do you pick? ~~~~~~~~ I would recommend the book, "Illusions, Dystopia, and Monsters: How the Truths of Our Time May be...