Category Archives: Prompts and Challenges

Books off my shelf (I hope to read this summer!)

I have a pile of review requests that will keep me busy through the summer and into the fall. I also have an Audio Book membership that allows me to listen to at least two books per month. And then there are all those film adaptations with imminent release dates… And all those other books […]
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Do you Skim?

Do you skim? I mean, when you read, do you actually process every word through your optic faculties? Or do you take in only a few words that your eye somehow deems important? Maybe even, for the sake of your life efficiency, do you actually process every sentence on the screen? Yes, I did restrict […]
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Across the Street

I grew up with the opportunity to spend time regularly at my family’s lakefront cabin. A four bedroom cabin set up from the lake, with huge sprawling sun deck overlooking the water, complete with built in fire pit. Our own private dock to dip our feet into the peaceful quiet waters. I took it all […]
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Heat

The heat batters.  The sun beats down relentlessly on my olive drab uniform, baking me like a potato in foil.  A breeze blows, but instead of refreshing, it feels like my face is in front of a furnace vent. The heat touches.  Scrub brushes reach up and touch me on the shoulder.  A steady hum […]
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Not a Rant

I just wrote a bad review. I haven’t done a lot of them. I know the key to a good “bad” review is constructive criticism, but what if sometimes you just want to rant? Ranting can be so freeing. However if you aren’t mindful it has the potential to alienate people, which of course I […]
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