Make Something: Letter to Me
Write a letter to yourself at another time in your life. This prompt makes me think of the Brad Paisley song, “Letter to Me.” I may not be as articulate in […]
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Make Something: Bathroom
Noah Scalin sent me to the bathroom today. This day’s make something prompt suggested using only things found around the bathroom, with “extra credit” for doing the creation in the […]
Make Something: Heavy Seem Light
Today’s “make something” challenge was to make something heavy seem light. I thought of affixing wings to a pig; but I don’t have ready access to a pig today. Plus, […]
Make Something: Flower
Today’s prompt: make something with flowers … the peony just past her prime wears her peplum pinched and puckered crepe-y petals pulling inward protect her precious center plumes this pretty […]
Make Something: Old to New
I worked about 14 hours straight today, looking at the screen of my Mac with just short breaks to grab lunch from the fridge, fill my teapot, and visit the […]
Make Something: Eye
Today’s suggestion from 365: A Daily Creativity Journal is to “make something inspired by and/or that goes over an eye (yours or someone else’s).” I decided to play with words […]
From Nerves to Curves
when I was anxious my belly was flat my chins were fewer my thighs weren’t fat now that I’m happy I’ve put on some weight my clothes may be tighter […]
Generosity
Day 235 prompt: Generous some things should be generous a goblet of pinot noir a heap of mashed potatoes a mound of ice cream alas this abundance creates bounty where it […]
Black
Day 221 prompt: Black Mommy? Yes … Why don’t you wear any colors bright? Why are your clothes as dark as the night? Why don’t you choose neon pink or green? […]
Words Take Hold
Day 183 prompt: Athletic (With this poem, I am halfway through a year of writing one poem a day!) People have used many words to describe me Some objective Short Freckled […]
Relativity
Day 168 prompt: Relationship I am … mother to a sister … sister to a neighbor … neighbor to a wife … wife to a friend … friend to a classmate […]
Tits a Miracle
Day 163 prompt: Curves for many long years of self-consciousness and ridicule (some real, most imaginary) the carpenter’s friend belonged to the itty bitty titty committee childbirth weight gain and age […]
Favorite Body Part
Day 82 prompt: Body Parts A friend asked, What’s your favorite body part? In general? Hands are cool, I guess. No, she shook her head. Your own. The part of you […]
Beth Nyland 