Saturday March 31st, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: the Easter Bunny.

Also: a very happy birthday to my lovely wife Kat.

Friday March 30th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: a good day.

Thursday March 29th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the holiday weekend.

Wednesday March 28th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the solo.

Tuesday March 27th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: recovery.

Monday March 26th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the storm.

Sunday March 25th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the calm.

Saturday March 24th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: falling.

Friday March 23rd, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: rising.

Thursday March 22nd, 2018

The exercise:

Write something which takes place in: the study hall.

Wednesday March 21st, 2018

The exercise:

Write about something that is: out of sequence.

Tuesday March 20th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: signs of spring.

Monday March 19th, 2018

The exercise:

Write something which takes place in: the garden shop.

Sunday March 18th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the plague.

Saturday March 17th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: skeletons.

Friday March 16th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about a: sick day.

(Called in sick to work today, missing my usual Friday night shift. Pretty sure that's the first time I've had to do that with the Town)

Thursday March 15th, 2018

The exercise:

Write something based on an album title. Go here if you're needing inspiration/help picking one.

Wednesday March 14th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: scraps.

Tuesday March 13th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the virus.

Everybody in the house is sick with colds at the moment. We had a good run through January and February. It was bound to end eventually...

Monday March 12th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: picking your poison.

Sunday March 11th, 2018

The exercise:

It's time for the third installment of Empires.

Feel free to get started without me, I'm not sure when I'll get to adding to this.

Saturday March 10th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem inspired by:


Usually I go for a walk along the river after lunch in Oliver before I pick Max up to bring him home from play school. This is one of the sights by the trail.

Friday March 9th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose based on:


That, for those who are curious, is the footbridge near Max's Learning Centre.

Thursday March 8th, 2018

The exercise:

Going to do a few picture prompts in a row. Feel free to try to weave a story that connects them all or just take each one on its own.

Let us begin with this one:


That's where I do most of my writing on the days I take Max to play school in Oliver. It's the coffee shop next door, a nice cozy corner to settle in and ignore the world while I write.

But, you know, make it whatever you want for the tale you write, obviously.

Wednesday March 7th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: first aid.

(Work is paying for me to update my first aid training tomorrow)

Tuesday March 6th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the judge.

Monday March 5th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: layers.

Sunday March 4th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the final round.

Saturday March 3rd, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: static.

Friday March 2nd, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: a welcome surprise.

Thursday March 1st, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the scandal.