dailyprompt
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I like sweets, usually before turning in for the night, but I don’t have a dream chocolate bar yet. When I think about it, I find myself including a chocolate bar in other dreams. For instance, I see myself sitting on the bank of a creek, on a cool day in a flannel shirt. I’m…
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I attend live performances about twice a month. Where I live in Arizona, there are many retired people, so we get lots of tribute shows. I’ve attended tributes to The Allman Brothers, Elton John, Tom Petty. The list is long. These are not the real deal, but tributes–people playing the music of these famous people.…
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My first thought was to say, God. I get my direction from God, but I know better. How many people have we seen on TV or face to face who claim to be a spokesperson for God. Don’t get me wrong. I really do believe in God, and I pray. I don’t go to church,…
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I used to love a quote from Henry David Thoreau. I still like it, but I have other more favorite quotes now. He once wrote, “I’d rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than share a velvet cushion.” I like it, but it’s also a reflection of a lonely person, so…
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The topic today is about a risk I took and how it worked out. This is an easy one for me. In 1992 I was in graduate school in Kansas, and I had no plans for what to do after I graduated. On a bulletin board in the Administration Building, I found a 3×5 card…
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This writing prompt reminds of job interview questions, so my mind goes quickly to my work history, and most of the drama in my life stems from actions I took but regretted later instead of not taking action and then regretting it. I now think about my education. I just had a visit with a…
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I can think of things that make me angry or sad in a second, but nervous is different. I struggled for a minute or three to think of something. I get nervous in crowds sometimes, yet I can easily and comfortably sit in front of a classroom of students and be myself. I guess it…
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Walk the dog. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. I was pleasantly surprised this morning after rolling out of bed and getting dressed. Getting ready to walk the dog, pressing my favorite button–the coffee pot start button, I noticed it had rained very recently. I suppose this is not a thrill for most of us, especially those living…
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This writing prompt reminds me of one of my first papers I wrote in English class in college, learning from a mistake. I wrote about a decision I made as a 13- or 14-year-old teenager. I played little league baseball for several years before this day, and I enjoyed it. I played 2nd base. This…
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