Thursday May 31st, 2018

The exercise:

First line week continues as you begin your writing with: "On the matter at hand, I have some thoughts that I'd like to share."

Wednesday May 30th, 2018

The exercise:

First line week, day three: "Sorry sir, I'm not paid enough to rescue stupid people."

Tuesday May 29th, 2018

The exercise:

First line week continues with: "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Two haiku it up if you like (I tried to use the shortest opening line on my list today for those of you not wanting to skip haiku this week).

Monday May 28th, 2018

The exercise:

I've got another theme week in store - this time around it's first line prompts all week long.

Today, you writing shall begin with: "You're not allowed in here!"

Sunday May 27th, 2018

The exercise:

Let us once again end the week with some randomness. This time around, write about: Sir Norris, the not so noble knight.

Saturday May 26th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: a hidden talent.

Friday May 25th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: a clean break.

Thursday May 24th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about something that is: offline.

Wednesday May 23rd, 2018

The exercise:

Write about something that is: online.

Tuesday May 22nd, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: ingenuity.

Monday May 21st, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the swim instructor.

Sunday May 20th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the trinket.

Saturday May 19th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: consequences.

Friday May 18th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: ambition.

Thursday May 17th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: security.

Wednesday May 16th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about a: state of emergency.

It's kind of hard to get the full effect without having the reference of how things normally look around here, but I thought I'd share this picture of the (closed) washrooms at Goodman Park:


And this:


That's where people usually play beach volleyball at the main beach. The typical shoreline is out past that tree... the one out beyond the nets.

Tuesday May 15th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: making history.

Monday May 14th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about someone that is: clueless.

Sunday May 13th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: hiding in my eyes.

Because that's what Miles said the other day, with only the slightest indication that he might be joking, when he squeezed his eyes shut.

Saturday May 12th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: the numbers game.

Friday May 11th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: a waking nightmare.

Thursday May 10th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about something that goes: hand in hand.

Wednesday May 9th, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: the cloud bridge.

Tuesday May 8th, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about something that has been: rewritten.

Monday May 7th, 2018

The exercise:

Before it slips out the backdoor of my mind again, let us return to Empires.

Sunday May 6th, 2018

The exercise:

Let's end the week on a random note by writing about: a gathering of goons.

Saturday May 5th, 2018

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: throwing caution to the wind.

Friday May 4th, 2018

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the original.

Thursday May 3rd, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: Father DJ.

Feel free to bring your Sister Gertrude from yesterday into this. Going by their names alone, I feel like they should make an interesting pairing...

Wednesday May 2nd, 2018

The exercise:

Write about: Sister Gertrude.

Tuesday May 1st, 2018

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: a sensation.