dailyprompt
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Bad Before Good
My mother was a good cook, except for vegetables. It wasn’t until I studied food preparation in college did I learn how much she overcooked our vegetables. Until my enlightenment I didn’t know that bright green was the best result. I grew up on peas, green beans, broccoli and lima beans that were cooked until… Continue reading
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Too Many
Many historical figures inspire me and I can’t pick one. Lincoln, Eisenhower and Washington were great leaders. I always admired Jean Kirkpatrick, an immensely intelligent person. We need her smarts now. Zbigniew Brzezinski was also a hugely brilliant thinker that we could use today. If I had to pick one, I would pick C.S. Lewis.… Continue reading
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Unrequited
Marjorie was my first crush. She had long black hair and was very popular. I was enamored with her and proposed marriage. We were in second grade. Our class was organized in straight rows. I sat near the front and she sat several seats behind me. I proposed by telling the girl behind me (I… Continue reading
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Ready to Travel
First thought: Canada, England, Ireland, and Germany. It’s a short list based most on my genealogy. I am not a world traveler but I have been to Canada, Australia, Switzerland and India, enough places to remind me that my sphere of experience is small, and the modern USA is a relatively young society. The world… Continue reading
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Unanswerable
I generally like answering the daily prompt, but this is a tough one. I was raised not to brag about myself. Noting my favorite characteristic is like bragging. I tried and I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t not say what thing about me is my favorite. Perhaps I could say that my humility is my… Continue reading
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Always Working
I’ve heard many stories of people uncomfortable with retirement, bored because there’s nothing to fill the day. I am not sure I will ever be retired, because my work will never be done. I write and I have plenty to say. I once heard Kurt Vonnegut say he stopped writing because he had nothing new… Continue reading
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Pack Rat
I’m not a hoarder, but I am a pack rat. I have many old things, but for the daily prompt, the key words are use daily. I suppose if I don’t use the stuff, what’s the point of keeping it? Sentimental! I have a play my mother wrote when she was in college, 75 years… Continue reading
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Reflections
It’s a good list, some of my best moments, the first time I kissed my wife, out wedding day, the first image I saw of my child, and both days my kids were born. When I was a kid, I won trophies for my customs in some local parades. When I was in my thirties… Continue reading
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Retro
Since I add to my blog in the mornings, I don’t have a list for notable things that happened today, not yet; and I don’t plan on changing my writing regimen to fit a daily prompt. So … what happened yesterday? Since I am a partial hermit … not much. It’s hard to write about… Continue reading
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Truth
Rudy Giuliani says “truth is not truth,” but as a writer I always seek the truth in any story. I am passionate about honesty. If we are honest with each other, we know where we stand. We often don’t know where politicians truly stand because they are reluctant to be honest about what they really… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
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