Posts from the ‘plinky’ category

Bluebird

Plinky prompt: What is your favorite poem? Why? I’m not a big fan of poetry. While I can certainly appreciate the technical prowess involved in writing…

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Dear Letter Number 19 In The Alphabet, After R, But Before T,

Plinky says, “There are 26 letters in the English language, and we need every single one of them. Want proof? Choose a letter and write a…

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Nyah Nyah

Today’s Daily prompt: What’s the one thing you hope other people never say about you? I don’t really care what other people say about me with…

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Peas & Gooey Cake

“Do you believe in soul mates?” he asked. She managed to let out a “Hm” before indecorously wrinkling up her nose and fashioning her mouth subconsciously…

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4 Things About America

List the top four things you love about your country. Honestly, my first reaction to this prompt was that it would be far easier to list…

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“Having It All”

What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Well, now, that’s a loaded question if I’ve ever seen one. Having it all is…

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Top 5 Favorite Authors

This is a difficult question that I’m likely to get wrong since it changes all the time. In no particular order other than that in which…

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Things I'd Change

Name one thing, big or small, that you could change about your life to be happier. I don’t really fret all that much about what might…

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Get Off My Lawn

Is there anything you feel too old to do anymore? Gah. Everything. I feel too old to get out of bed most days. Getting old sucks.…

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Five Things I'm Good At

1. I’m good at liking things. There are certain things that I like very well. I like music, lots of it. I like art. I like…

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Love Letter To Los Angeles

I live in Los Angeles. This entire town is an attraction… for someone. It’s not for me, at least, not in the traditional sense. People come…

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If I Only Had 10 Years to Live

If you only had ten more years to live, would you do anything differently? I very well might only have ten more years to live or…

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5 Movies Everyone Should See At Least Once

Make a list of movies you believe everyone should see at least once. Uh oh. There’s no number limit on this question. That could be trouble…

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Freefall

Would you rather go bungee jumping or skydiving? I’d like to do both. I really want to go skydiving, but it’s so bloody expensive. You have…

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The Technology Age

Share what you enjoy most about today’s technology. It’s got to be the robots. How did we ever survive in this world without robots? Before they…

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Three Jobs I'd Like If Money Didn't Matter

I’d like to be an heiress. I think I could do it. I’d enjoy wearing ridiculous clothing, live in a beautiful house or two, and collect…

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The Night That Changed My Life

The worst injury I ever had was having my skull cracked open and my brain damaged. It changed everything about me forever. I had to drop…

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The Other Me

If you could become two people right now, what are the first two things you’d want to do? Two people? As in clone myself or split…

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A Fun-Making Law

Create a new law that will make the world a more fun place. For example: Replace all stairs with slides, put gumball machines on every corner.…

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The Missing Shoe

What was a pretty little white girl doing in the middle of the ghetto? She was lithe and fragile, pale and pretty, and she had just…

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If I Could Know My Future

If you were given a chance to know what happens in your future, would you take it? Hell, yes, I would. I would very much like…

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On Being Dead

My first experience with death was when I died, although I don’t remember it. I had pneumococcal meningitis as an infant and died a hundred times.…

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

Money can buy a degree of security, but no, it can’t buy happiness. If you’re the type of person who spends, if you make more, you…

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What do you wish you spent more time doing?

Nowadays, I wish I had more time to write. I miss my forlorn days of unemployment when I had all the time in the world to…

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The Pocket Watch

If you could speak to one family member who has passed on, who would you pick? On my mother’s side, both her parents’ families are fascinating…

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