I am taking a creative writing course on Udemy. It covers the basics of creative writing. For each lesson, there are writing exercises to complete. I found the last writing exercise so fun, I wanted to share what I wrote. The exercise starts with selecting a fear or phobia from…
Loss of a pet is hard. If you are a pet lover, you know this. Your pets are members of your family. Bringing great joy, occasional frustration, and pain when they are gone. I have had to deal with that loss 3 times before in my life. Today makes number…
Today I decided to start my journey through the book of Jude. I started by reading the book 5 times in a row. I was aiming for 12, but after 5 times, I realized just how hard 12 is going to be. I am going to have to work my…
My cousin Mark and I are avid readers. To his credit, he reads more most days than I do. On the other hand, while he is currently reading 2 books at a time, I am reading four, not including the Bible. Sometimes the book is so good that we will…
I live in the Northeast United States, but I am not a fan of the cold and snow. This winter, we have been getting pummeled with snow and extremely bitter cold. Some days in the last month, the wind chill was -20 Fahrenheit. That's wicked cold. This past…
I mentioned yesterday my journal prompting book and how much I love doing them. So, when I read today’s prompt, I decided I’d write the answer as a post instead of just filling out the book. So, here was today’s prompt: Write about an unusually vivid memory…
I keep a daily journal using writing prompts. David Kadavy wrote it. The book is called The 100 Word Writing Habit, and the accompanying journal contains 100 prompts for journal writing. I was reviewing the journal today and came across an entry that I wanted to share with you from…
Well, today was the day. I did my first bodyweight workout using the one Grok helped me create. Originally I wanted to try this yesterday, but unfortunately I did not give myself enough time in the morning. So today was day one. The workout itself is pretty straight forward. Grok…