Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: writing

  • Domestic Goddess Am I

    How do you want to retire? If only this asked when do you want to retire. My answer, without hesitation, would be, right now. Or yesterday really. I am very much not in the mood to work a full time job anymore. To be fair, my job is fine. I still maintain that even the… →

  • “Surprise ‘em with a victory cry”

    What is your career plan? I used to be a major fan of the show “Glee”, though I didn’t watch the seasons after they graduated high school. One of my favorite songs that they covered was “Safety Dance”. None of their songs were original, so I know the original is from the 80s. But it… →

  • Did I Just Get Insulted?

    You know what I love so much about writing? Simply by using certain words in the perfect combination, you can cut someone down in the most beautiful, non-threatening, yet soul-crushing kind of way. It’s subtle, and powerful all at the same time. I’ve been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack lately. Well, at least yesterday I… →

  • For Your Consideration

    What topics do you like to discuss? I feel like the prompt creators read so many of our posts and comments about the repetitive nature of the prompts this week and thought to themselves, “So you don’t like our prompts about taking risks, huh? Well, what do you want to discuss?!” Touché prompt writers, touché.… →

  • Big Sister Doing Big Sister Things

    Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. My angry, bitter side wants to respond to this prompt with a lot of snarky things about things family—my parents—did that were positive in disguise. For example, my dad forcing me to go to a college I didn’t want to go to was actual… →

  • An Apple for the Teacher

    When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was a teacher, I felt proud to say that I have always wanted to be a teacher. It’s true. I always wanted to be a teacher. I also wanted to be a writer, maybe not when I was five,… →

  • Bring Back Snail Mail!

    Today has been marked on my calendar for a while. It is none other than the day that the Betty White stamps are available. I hustled to the post office and bought a conservative three sheets of them. Apparently someone who came in earlier than me bought five sheets. Please observe this selfie of me… →

  • Always Saying Yes

    How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I don’t ever say no. Or at least I never used to. That’s how I ended up where I am right now. For years I said yes to everything I was asked to do. I’m thinking about my job as a… →

  • To Write or Not to Write

    What do you wish you could do more every day? When I had just finished grad school last year and was about to leave my job, I was completely enamored with how much free time I had outside of work. No more grad school assignments. No lesson plans or papers to grade. It was heaven!… →

  • Just Let Me Write!

    You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? The last time we had this prompt, didn’t it ask for the title? I had a good title then, but as far as an opening sentence, I don’t have one. I am indeed writing a book that tells my story. When I started writing it, I didn’t… →