Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: dailyprompt

  • Good and easy…except it’s not.

    I’m going to be a little self-deprecating with my response to this today. And that is because I’m in my feelings about this writing class I’m taking. When I was a kid, I believed that writing was easy and I was a good writer. Oh how that is ridiculous now! I received feedback on my… →

  • Yet Again

    I can’t remember how this particular book ends, so I can’t answer for sure if I would change the end, but I need to bring up Pride & Prejudice again. I think I may add it to my list to re-read. I read it in college, exactly once. Being a fan of the movie “You’ve… →

  • Just One

    I speak English, and I could wax poetically about how it impacted my life because I love reading, I love writing, and I’m using the skills I have with the English language to be a published writer, but I don’t think that has anything to do with it. There are writers and teachers that speak… →

  • Use Lotion!

    We’ve had a similar prompt recently asking about advice to our younger selves. At least, I think that’s what it was. Because this one today feels very familiar and because I know I’ve given serious answers before, let me offer some wisdom to young people about to get their first tattoo. But let me not… →

  • Writers, Of Course

    Inspiration comes from a variety of places at various times. For me, it depends on what is happening in my life at the time I am looking for inspiration. For example, the year I quit my job (the first job, not the most recent), I found inspiration in three popular Katy Perry songs. The lyrics… →

  • For the First Time

    There are so many good choices that I can answer for this! In fact, I have an answer for all three… Book: The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt I wrote a whole post just about this author and how much I love his books (Gary Schmidt Y’all!) I read The Wednesday Wars the summer before… →

  • I Have Skills

    If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? I’m going to twist this prompt a little bit since it’s talking about a skill to master. I wouldn’t say I have anything truly mastered, but I’d love it if I could be a knitting and/or crocheting master. There are some really… →

  • Boundaries, Perimenopause, and a Fur Scarf

    I’m glad this prompt today narrows growth to this year because I have written at great length about how I’ve grown over the past two years. The six months of this year have still seen growth in me. I’m not done yet. I am, however, growing in ways that are different from how I initially… →

  • Heal Sooner

    There are so many things I want to tell my younger self. SO many! Especially my teenage self. Of course, I don’t think teenage me would listen or heed any advice that I gave. That’s just the nature of teenagers. But at 20 years old specifically, I had just become mentally stable. I was on… →

  • Stash Yarn

    Screenshot Saturday My favorite meme? As in, just one? How in the world am I supposed to narrow it down to just one??? A more realistic question is, what are your favorite memes? But I’ll play by the rules today. In fact, I can fit this into my usual Screenshot Saturday category because one of… →