Make Something: Puzzle
Today’s prompt suggested making a puzzle. Given that my theme is “words,” a crossword puzzle seemed in order. Teachers no doubt know of several websites that generate custom puzzles, quick […]
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Home | A Jumping Off Point
When Norma and Paul and I got on the phone in May 2013 to continue the Sibling Discovery Project, our slated topic was home. I had prepared a quick, visual […]
Feed | Unexpected Directions
In the Sibling Discovery Project, we’ve been transitioning from one prompt to the next in a very simple way. I keep all our unused prompts in a zip-top bag in […]
Cousins | Two Poems, a Comic Vision & Much Reflection
To open our conversation on the word cousins, both Norma and I shared poems … Extended Family Distance, time, and the well-protected elephant withered branches from the family tree. Facebook with […]
Tractor: Simple Shapes Convey Complex Ideas
Daddy taught all of us to draw a tractor. We drew tractors every Sunday in church, sitting beside him or on his lap. So when our Sibling Discovery Project turned up […]
Blue Ribbons: Siblings Consider Competition
To open our Sibling Discovery discussion about blue ribbons, Norma shared her poem: Competition I tossed the blue ribbons Earned in my youth When I was 50 something. I acknowledged […]
Make Something: BIG!
When Noah Scalin wrote today’s Make Something prompt—“make something as big as you possibly can”—I suspect he had in mind creating something life-size. Huge. Outlandish. But honestly, the very first […]
Make Something: Camouflage
Noah Scalin’s instruction for day 12 was to create or alter something so that it disappears into its background. As a mom, my mind was on my finest creations on […]
Fast Food
my tummy is empty our schedule is packed there’s no time for dining not even a snack my appetite longs for a meal that’s complete but it’s Ramen and wine […]
My dad drove an orange tractor
my dad drove an orange tractor in a sea of green he bobbed along not one shiny surface to catch the sun except his eyes sparkling and satisfied to see […]
My Group
Day 359 prompt: Group or groupings my family is my group they are a silly troupe I didn’t get to choose them but I never want to lose them they’re wacky […]
One Seat
Day 328 prompt: Furniture sofa love seat two easy chairs seven cushions more than enough for a typical family but we are not typical eight derrieres and always short one seat
Monday Morning
It’s nearly 10:00 a.m. on Monday morning. My East Coast clients may very well be into their second or third meeting of the day, and my Midwest colleagues are hitting […]
Loads of Laundry
Day 289 prompt: Laundry don’t you dare say easy care there’s no such thing as wash and wear so bite your tongue and stop right there just listen close to this […]
Together?
Day 266 prompt: Together (a haiku) they may co-pilot a minivan but that’s no proof of wedded bliss
Beth Nyland 