Wednesday July 31st, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: Rasputin.

Tuesday July 30th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about something that is: sluggish.

Monday July 29th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the council.

Sunday July 28th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the new guy in town.

The Town's new CAO's first day on the job is tomorrow. Our retiring CAO will be around for a bit to help with the transition, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the new guy does things.

Saturday July 27th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about something that is: close.

Mine:

The doubts had appeared after the Karsk twin hit -
Such close names, Charlie and Clyde.
Now Buddy was convinced that it would have been
Best if both brothers had died.

Friday July 26th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: jargon.

Thursday July 25th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the gorilla.

Wednesday July 24th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: charisma.

Tuesday July 23rd, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: velocity.

Monday July 22nd, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the camp.

Sunday July 21st, 2019

The exercise:

Write about something that is: brittle.

Saturday July 20th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: a consultation.

And so Part III commences...

Mine:

Buddy found itself plagued by a problem that
It just couldn't figure out.
Had it consulted any humans on the
Matter, they'd have called it doubt.

Friday July 19th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: resilience.

Thursday July 18th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about something that is: inconsequential.

Wednesday July 17th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about a: probation.

Because mine officially ended yesterday, which means I'm now employed full-time with benefits. It's... been a while since I've been able to say that.

Tuesday July 16th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: temerity.

I don't know, the word just popped into my head this evening and I decided to run with it.

Monday July 15th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: clarity.

Sunday July 14th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: spinning in circles.

Saturday July 13th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: shadows.

Mine:

So The Master told the two robots to guard
The grounds and locked himself in.
He dimmed the lights, drew the curtains closed, and saw
In every shadow Death's grin.

Friday July 12th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the fire starter.

Thursday July 11th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the ice man.

Cometh, goeth, stayeth... whatever you like.

Wednesday July 10th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a review from an unhappy customer. Or lots of reviews from unhappy customers. Or all from the same unhappy customer.

You get the idea.

Inspired by a thought I had as I was leaving the pharmacy on my lunch break today after picking up a prescription I'd dropped off yesterday.

Tuesday July 9th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: blindness.

Monday July 8th, 2019

The exercise:

All right, let's get this ship back on course. For the second time this year, let us revisit Mejaran.

Sunday July 7th, 2019

The exercise:

It's been a while since the last time I used the First Line Prompt.

So start your prose today with: Lessons born of pain are always the last to be forgotten.

Saturday July 6th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: assurances.

I think this is the end of Part II for my yearlong poem, but I might need another week before I can get back to Buddy.

Mine:

Bucky tried to soothe The Master, assuring
Him he would be safe with them,
But he found it difficult to be consoled
By a master of mayhem.

Friday July 5th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about something that is: creaking back to life.

Thursday July 4th, 2019

The exercise:

Write something which takes place in: the basement of a museum.

Wednesday July 3rd, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the normal range.

Miles had his first blood test in three weeks today. His numbers had gone from 51 to 58 to 67 in his previous tests so they wanted to give him a break now that he was trending in the right direction.

Based on that trajectory we were hoping/expecting him to be in the high 80s or low 90s this time around. The normal range is 105 to 130.

He came back at 107 today.

BC Children's called to say his results were 'pristine' and that they'd like a follow up test done in three months.

Best. Possible. News.

Tuesday July 2nd, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about something that is: ruinous.

Monday July 1st, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: colours in the sky.

Happy Canada Day :)

The boys stayed up to watch the fireworks. Tomorrow morning should be delightful.