The Daily Word prompt—PATINA https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/patina/ Fifty years ago when Pablo Picasso’s gift to the City of Chicago was unveiled, columnist Mike Royko described the tepid applause from a disappointed crowd of VIPs. According to Royko, “some people just stood there, frowning or blank-faced. It looked like “a giant insect that is about to eat a smaller, […]
Hi Everybody! On November 1, I wrote a headline wondering if I could write a book in a month. https://atomic-temporary-95632825.wpcomstaging.com/2017/11/01/mystery-can-i-write-a-book-in-a-month/ Well, the answer is, No! NaNoWriMo is over and I only wrote 33,887 words. NaNo’s requirement was 50,000. I could have pretended to be a college student and taken NoDoze; drank endless cups of coffee and […]
WP The Daily Prompt—NEST I have a green and white, floral patterned chair and a half. I call it, “My Chair”. It resides in my bedroom, right in front of my television. Nobody dares sit in it but me. When I say I’m going to my chair, everybody understands that they are not to disturb […]
Today’s WP Prompt is ATMOSPHERIC. It’s an excellent way to introduce this snippet from the second book of the Neon Series, which has been my NaNoWriMo project. If I’m close to achieving the mood or atmosphere I want to set, I won’t have to tell you. You’ll know it. Noel Kennedy stared at the moss-covered […]