Day Eighteen: Hone Your Point of View The neighbourhood has seen better days, but Mrs. Pauley has lived there since before anyone can remember. She raised a family of six boys, who’ve all grown up and moved away. Since Mr. Pauley died three months ago, she’d had no income. She’s fallen behind in the rent.Continue reading “Blogging Day#18 – Pattee & her Brigadier son”
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Blogging Day #19 – Rhubarb & more……
Day Nineteen: Don’t Stop the Rockin’ Today is a free writing day. Write at least four-hundred words, and once you start typing, don’t stop. No self-editing, no trash-talking, and no second guessing: just go. Bonus points if you tackle an idea you’ve been playing with but think is too silly to post about. ————————————————————————————- SoContinue reading “Blogging Day #19 – Rhubarb & more……”
Blogging Day# 17 – Scared me then, Scare me now
Day Seventeen: Your Personality on the Page Today’s Prompt: We all have anxieties, worries, and fears. What are you scared of? Address one of your worst fears. Today’s Twist: Write this post in a style distinct from your own. A strong gust of wind; a play of dancing shadows, I hear a tapping on my window, wasContinue reading “Blogging Day# 17 – Scared me then, Scare me now”
Serially lost – Part 3 ( Melting Snowman)
“Nothing Lost Nothing gained.” When we are little, we are happy to play Hide and Seek – the game of lost and found, when we grow up we continue to play the game, although with an added flavor of “awareness” that shows up once in a while. Farewells feel like losses, new friendships feel like gainsContinue reading “Serially lost – Part 3 ( Melting Snowman)”
Blogging Day #15 – Dilemma & more than 50 shades of gray
Today’s Prompt: Think about an event you’ve attended and loved. Your hometown’s annual fair. That life-changing music festival. A conference that shifted your worldview. Today’s twist: While writing this post, focus again on your own voice. Pay attention to your word choice, tone, and rhythm. Make sure it sounds like you. This is perhaps, the hardestContinue reading “Blogging Day #15 – Dilemma & more than 50 shades of gray”
Blogging Day #14 Dear Interesting
Day Fourteen: To Whom It May Concern Today’s Prompt: Pick up the nearest book and flip to page 29. What’s the first word that jumps off the page? Use this word as your springboard for inspiration. Today’s twist: write the post in the form of a letter. T Typing on my mobile with my thumb…Continue reading “Blogging Day #14 Dear Interesting”
Serially lost – Part 2 ( Lost & Found)
Day Thirteen: Serially Found On day four, you wrote a post about losing something. Today’s Prompt: write about finding something. Today’s twist: if you wrote day four’s post as the first in a series, use this one as the second installment — loosely defined. Serially lost and Serially found are two sides of the same coinContinue reading “Serially lost – Part 2 ( Lost & Found)”
Blogging Day#11 My Bungalow in Bangalore
Day Eleven: Size Matters (In Sentences) Today’s Prompt: Where did you live when you were 12 years old? Which town, city, and country? Was it a house or an apartment? A boarding school or foster home? An airstream or an RV? Who lived there with you? Write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Today’sContinue reading “Blogging Day#11 My Bungalow in Bangalore”
Blogging Day#10 – Happy Gurpurab
Pooranmashi ( full moon) after Diwali ( festival of lights), is that magical time of the year, that has always been special for me.
Blogging Day #9 A sweater and a movie + 3 perspectives
Day Nine: Point of View Shiela and Ryan go to the movie theatre to watch the latest movie Jung – War. Everyone at work has been talking about it, just released a week ago, the movie has already been declared a hit. The story is centered around a wronged mother, who despite going insane continues to love herContinue reading “Blogging Day #9 A sweater and a movie + 3 perspectives”
