Sunday March 31st, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the birthday girl.

Happy birthday to my lovely wife. The boys and I are lucky to have you in our lives.

Saturday March 30th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: impediments.

Mine:

Jose lived in an isolated beach hut,
The air full of sun and... salt.
Which, when combined with the wind-blown sand, caused poor
Buddy to grind to a... halt.

Friday March 29th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the charm.

Thursday March 28th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the dispersal.

Wednesday March 27th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: a sign of things to come.

Tuesday March 26th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about something that is: ubiquitous.

Monday March 25th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: safe passage.

Sunday March 24th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: runes.

Saturday March 23rd, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: going south.

Mine:

Not like those in search of beaches or culture,
Buddy wanted something more.
So it tracked down who was next: Jose Loor, a
Resident of Ecuador.

Friday March 22nd, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: a house of gold.

Here's another fun one for you, Greg.

Thursday March 21st, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: 100 bad days.

Which apparently make 100 good stories. But I'm just asking for one from each of you.

Wednesday March 20th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about something that is: all-consuming.

Tuesday March 19th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: weakness.

Monday March 18th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about something which takes place: at the river's edge.

Sunday March 17th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: boots on the ground.

Saturday March 16th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: altering course.

Mine:

It was a bigger blast than Buddy had planned
(The house was now a crater)
So it decided it was a fine time to
Head south of the equator.

Friday March 15th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the weekend warrior.

Thursday March 14th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the fallout.

Wednesday March 13th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: an eventful day.

Turesday March 12th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the dancer.

Monday March 11th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: extinction.

Sunday March 10th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the extraction.

Saturday March 9th, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: party crashing.

Mine:

Francesca was at a tres fancy party,
Sipping tea from a gold cup,
When the waiter arrived with a fresh teapot
Which then - zut! - tout de suite blew up.

Friday March 8th, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the advocate.

Thursday March 7th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the crater.

Wednesday March 6th, 2019

The exercise:

With the arrival of March, let us revisit The Colony.

Tuesday March 5th, 2019

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the limousine driver.

Monday March 4th, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: the bombshell.

Sunday March 3rd, 2019

The exercise:

Write about: a retrieval.

Saturday March 2nd, 2019

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: duty.

Mine:

The robot trundled on to its next target,
Unfailing in its duty;
Second up: Francesca Suarez, a lady
Most oft described as snooty.

Friday March 1st, 2019

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the diversion.