1. What were some of your earliest inspirations? I was a big star wars fan. So to help encourage me to learn how to read, my mother subscribed me to Marvel’s Star Wars comic books. Also, while in 2nd grade, the teacher would take an hour out of every day and read to us.... Continue Reading →
Weekly Word Challenge: Life
http://suzie81speaks.com/2014/05/11/weekly-word-challenge-life/ Life is chaotic, crazy, and definitely not what I expected. I dreamed that I would go to college, become a journalist, move to NYC, meet and marry Mr. Right, and have a couple of children. That dream was not meant to be. The reality of my life is a big struggle. I became pregnant... Continue Reading →
NaBloPoMo – BlogHer – March 2014
NaBloPoMo - BlogHer - March 2014 Friday, March 21, 2014 Do you do more for yourself or for others? ~~~~~~~~ I definitely do more for others; always have. I looked after my mentally ill Mom, while I was growing up. My first daughter was born when I was only eighteen. I wanted her to have... Continue Reading →
Daily Prompt: The Luckiest People and NaBloPoMo ~ January 18, 2014
NaBloPoMo ~ Free Write Daily Prompt: The Luckiest People by michelle w. on January 18, 2014 Who was the first person you encountered today? Write about him or her. ~~~~~~~~ The first person I encountered on January 18, 2014, was my youngest daughter, R. I had been staying at her house, since Wednesday, to help... Continue Reading →
Daily Prompt: Childlike
Daily Prompt: Childlike by michelle w. on October 15, 2013 Explain your biggest regret — as though to a small child. ~~~~~~~~ I was helping my 10-year-old granddaughter with her vocabulary words for the week. She was very smart and knew a lot of words and their meanings, but she had been sheltered from life... Continue Reading →
Daily Prompt: Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
Daily Prompt: Regrets, I’ve Had a Few by michelle w. on September 6, 2013 What’s your biggest regret? How would your life have been different if you’d made another decision? ~~~~~~~~ My biggest regret was getting married at age 17, and wasting 20+ years of my life on a marriage that should never have been.... Continue Reading →
Daily Prompt: Fifteen Credits
Daily Prompt: Fifteen Credits by michelle w. on August 21, 2013 Another school semester will soon begin. If you’re in school, are you looking forward to starting classes? If you’re out of school, what do you miss about it — or are you glad those days are over? ~~~~~~~~ I am so glad my school... Continue Reading →
Daily Prompt: No Longer a Mere Mortal
Daily Prompt: No Longer a Mere Mortal by Krista on June 29, 2013 You’ve imbibed a special potion that makes you immortal. Now that you’ve got forever, what changes will you make in your life? How will you live life differently, knowing you’ll always be around to be accountable for your actions? I would definitely... Continue Reading →
Booking through Thursday – Returns
What book(s) do you find yourself going back to? Beloved children’s classics? Favorites from college? Something that touched you and just makes you long to visit? (Because, doesn’t everybody have at least one book they would like to curl up with, even if they don’t make a habit of rereading books? Even if they maybe... Continue Reading →
Prompts for the Promptless – Silver Linings
DWednesday, May 8, 2013 https://rarasaur.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/forthepromptless-ep12-silver-lining/ “Silver Lining” is a prospect of hope or comfort in a gloomy situation. [1870-75; from the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining"] * * Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Suggested Prompts: •Share... Continue Reading →