I spent a little time this afternoon going through old word documents to delete, move, and rename things in order to make my files easier to navigate. More specifically, I scrolled through for files the titles of which gave no helpful clue as to what could possibly be inside, and then took care of those. … Continue reading A Surprise Among the Scraps
Anton bought a boat. It's a shark of a slope, less than 20 feet long with a single mast, built in the 90's. It came with a new outboard engine which had been only used for about 6 total hours by a previous owner who didn't have time to sail due to health reasons. Meet … Continue reading Maiden Voyage
Nico grabbed a tightly coiled blue longe line from a shelf in the tack room of Wild Lime Stables. "He doesn't belong here," he said. Bonnie, the owner of the facility, shouldered two sets of reins and shrugged. "I got the impression that the new groom's a quick learner, hard worker, and team player with … Continue reading Warming Up
Recently, I did a daily writing challenge in which I used the word-of-the-day from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary for the month of August. My takeaways from doing a daily challenge (I'll keep this brief): 1.) It was a good exercise because it (a) required me to keep a writing schedule and (b) promoted general time … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge Review
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 31, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: desultory (adj.) Definition: 1: marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose 2: not connected with the … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #31 (last one yay!)
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 30, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: numinous (adj.) Definition: 1: having a mysterious or spiritual quality 2: filled with a sense of the presence … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #30
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 29, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: lollygag (v.) Definition: : to fool around and waste time “No lollygagging. Explanation, please.” Clementine faced the … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #29
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 28, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: hubris (n.) Definition: : exaggerated pride or self-confidence Bjorn initially attributed the stares they received to his … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #28
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 27, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: amenable (adj.) Definition: 1 : having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #27
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 26, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: fugitive (n.) Definition: 1: a person who flees or tries to escape: such as-- a: a person who … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #26
