The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Transition
For this week’s challenge, share an image that depicts transition. Let life itself be your muse.
Part One: Summer
“Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne” Bryan Procter
Summer
The colours lush and green
No rain nor snow was seen
On a warm summer’s night
Both stars and skies were bright
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Writing 101, Day Twenty: Wrap it up
“I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers’ imagination” Rick Riordan
Writing 101, Day Twenty: Wrap it up
Congratulations! You’ve reached the final day of Writing 101. We hope these prompts have encouraged you to brainstorm and write in new ways and introduced you to new tools and resources.
As we wind down the course, let’s wrap things up and look forward. Some final prompts to choose from, if you’d like:
Publish a course wrap-up:
* What did you enjoy or dislike?
* Describe a day, assignment, or Commons exchange in which you experienced an “aha!” moment.
* In December, I plan to . . .
* 5, 10, 20 years from now . . .
Thanks so much for joining us this month! You can continue to post and comment on the Commons for another week. Next Friday, December 4, we’ll disable posting/commenting access, but you’ll always be able to view and browse the site in the future.
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Writing 101: All Wrapped Up
The Daily Post Photo challenge: Trio
What comes in threes? Submit an image for this week’s photo theme, Trio.
“There is something magical about three you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical” Ian Williams
Trio, One
Good things
Do come in threes
A piece of chocolate
A pretty flower
Even wishes
If you do believe
In honour of the month November
Photography and Poetry
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Ordinary Days, Life in Suburbia
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Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast” Charles Dickens
Contrasts, Two
Enjoyed the fall
On many a stroll
At the door
Winter is knocking
With white
Everything blocking
In honour of the month November
Photography and Poetry
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Ordinary Days, Life in Suburbia
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Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast” Charles Dickens
Contrasts, One
Black on blue
The Autumn is due
For turning of Winter
Like a splinter
In your index finger…
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
Part One
“I’m not funny in person. I mean I’m really not. I’m one of those people who always screw up anecdotes” Bill Bryson
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
The spectrum of moods you can create with this format is extremely wide. You might aim for a warm, lighthearted vibe, like a travel blogger channeling her love of the road through a string of portraits of the people who took her on as a hitchhiker. Or tackle a serious, tough issue like discrimination through the fragmented lens of anecdotal storytelling, as shown in Teri Carter’s sobering piece enumerating the instances of racism she’d encountered in her own family.
Not sure how to approach this assignment? Here are some ideas:
* Tell a story composed of scenes in each of which you eat your favorite dish, or enjoy your signature drink.
* Build a narrative of your own personal growth (or your attempts at achieving it) by evoking some of your past birthday parties.
* Write a post in which each section begins with the phrase “You may never believe this.”
* Recount the same anecdote several times, but do it from a different POV, style, or genre each time, so that each retelling exposes something new in your tale.
* Other examples include “Twelve Ways of Looking at Water” (common element: water), “The Bride Was Gone” (common setting: wedding), and “The Yellow Bus” (common thing: yellow bus).
Writing 101, Day Eighteen, Compose a series of anecdotes
Part Two
“As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer” Robert Quillen
Anecdote Time
Never judge a book by its cover. A paperback can be just as entertaining as hardcover.
If you want to dwell in the past, buy yourself a time machine.
You have to learn how to walk before you can run. I found out that the hard way after my hip-surgery.
Looking into a mirror is like… Well, you obviously need to take a selfie!
Time, time, precious time, where have you gone? Don’t tell me, you lost your watch again?
In my youth, the grass was always greener, food tasted better and life was much happier… Then we woke up and put the dog out to pee.
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes… Be damned sure they are the same size as your own ones!
Today, I woke up, the day was stormy, the skies were gray, my mind felt dull... Well, you can’t always expect to be in the tropics, now can you Dearie?
Don’t do as I do, do as I say! Apparently, you can get away with murder?
People who are smart, beautiful and talented… Really piss me off!
Writing 101, Day Seventeen, A map as your muse
“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book” Roald Dahl,
Writing 101, Day Seventeen, A map as your muse
But the truth of the matter is, there are more maps in the world than anyone can count. Every person draws a map that shows themselves at the center.
— By Catherynne M. Valente, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
With maps, we tell tales about ourselves and the places we come from, that we miss, that we’ve reshaped in our minds. We use maps to identify and explore locations and points in between, to track movements, and to make sense of our lives — past and present.
Today, let a map be your muse. Select an area anywhere in the world on Google Maps (or your preferred online map tool), or a section on a paper map, and use this as inspiration for your post.
Some ideas:
* Tell us about your connection to a place.
* Pen a poem inspired by the area’s topography.
* Write a piece of memoir in the form of directions from point A to point B, in which each item reveals something about you or the area, like in Anna Fonte’s “How to Get There.”
* Use this geographic map as a model for a mental and more imaginary map, like this map of the lyrical essay from Nina Gaby.
* Switch to Street View and write a story based on what you see.
* Write an essay set in this location, like Dinty Moore’s Google Maps piece, “Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge.”
* If you don’t want to include a map, you can approach the assignment without one, like this personal essay by Maggie Messitt.
* If possible, include a photograph of your paper map, a screenshot of the online map, or an embedded Google Map in your post
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“X” marks the Spot
In honour of the month November
Photography and Poetry
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Ordinary Days, Life in Suburbia
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Posted in response to The Clinic-Photo Rehab hosted by Lucile De Godoy
“The dog doesn’t know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too” Donna Shalala
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days, Part One
Mundane Monday?
No, not today
Snow, snow and then some
What more is yet to come?
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
“Well, it’s worked so far, but we are not off yet” Dr McCoy, Star Trek
To boldly go where no Woman has gone before
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
— Astronomer Carl Sagan
Cosmos,
The final
Frontier
So far
And yet
So near
Entering the spaceship
Ready for a long trip
Going to Mars?
Or even farther beyond?
Following the stars
Over the magic pond
Through the window
Feelings of alone
One trail of thought
As the mental guide
Trying not to get caught
In a state of confined
As the flight progresses
I feel less stressed
What ever awaits me
It only can be
Something wonderful
And most magical
To boldly go
Where no
Woman
Where no one
Has gone
Before
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