PostsCommentsPayoutscarys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoNot a Prize-Winning Potato (Zapfic Monday)This is Monday Zapfic in which we try to create a story in 240 characters or less! Today's prompt is "stamp." The instructions are here in case you want to try. Not a…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoSpinning Robot (Freewrite)This is a fictional freewrite, using the prompt: "design feature." Here are the instructions for the daily freewrite, in case you are interested. Spinning Robot "It's…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoOops... That is Not Chocolate. (It's Probably not What You Think.) (Zapfic Friday)This is my entry for the weekly Zapfic Friday contest. The goal is to write as complete a story as possible with the given prompt in precisely 50 words. This week's prompt…carys (54)in ecoTrain • 3 years agoQOTW 10.3: Habits and AddictionsQUESTION OF THE WEEK SEASON 10.3 What habits or addictions, both good and bad, have you developed, and which you would like to get rid of? This week, I decided to get…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoHello. May I Hold Your Baby?Freewrite using today's prompt from Marianne West: bliss. Hello. May I Hold Your Baby? I walked right up to the woman. It was pouring rain, and she looked harassed. I…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoCan't Stop Laughing (Freewrite)This is my freewrite for the prompt "Move Your Money" by Marianne West . “Move your money,” he said as he held the barrel of the gun against the small of my back. The room…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoZapfic Monday: ShockThis is my entry for Zapfic Monday, a story in 240 characters using the prompt "shock": Shock Lisa was not a fan of pasta. This was probably because Mom took "al dente" to…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoAfter the Explosion - FictionFreewrite using prompt: Inflation Freewrite introductory post After the Explosion... After the explosion, I sat at the side of the road on my suitcase. All the valuable…carys (54)in Proof of Brain • 3 years agoStanding With UkraineI live in Alberta, Canada. What might not seem obvious is that I take this war in the Ukraine very personally. We should take all threats to freedom and democracy personally…carys (54)in #ocd • 3 years agoStyrofoam Wedding Cake and ProcrastinationSource: It is Saturday. There are 83 reasons to write and I want to procrastinate. Do you like to procrastinate? I love it. And I am good at it. Play to your strengths.…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoYou're No Spring ChickenSpring Chicken This is my response to the five minute writing prompt "spring chicken": You can't be a spring chicken if you're actually a duck. "You're no spring…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoRevenge Can Be So Sweet.The evil smile spread across her beautiful, full blood red lips. He would think he was getting away with it, but she would know the truth. She was secretly delighted. This had…carys (54)in Freewriters • 3 years agoSkin ProblemsThis is my entry for the freewriting prompt given here. What do I like to do with problems? I treat each problem like an orange. My goal is to get that thick, luscious…carys (54)in #ocd • 3 years agoAre You Spending Christmas Alone? We Will Get Through it Together!Christmas this year will just be me, the dog, and the cats. So, I won't be completely alone. I am grateful for so many things. I got a writing grant, and, while it's not a lot…carys (54)in Silver Bloggers • 3 years agoTime Passing By: The Importance of Goals in Writing and LifePhoto Credit: "You Miss 100% Of The Shots You Don't Take." -Wayne Gretzky Time Sometimes, it feels like time just passes by. One day follows after another and…carys (54)in Silver Bloggers • 3 years agoMy Happiest MemorySource: Which Memory? I am so Blessed! I have been very fortunate, and when I look back on my life, it is difficult to pick out just one memory as my happiest. However, I…carys (54)in Proof of Brain • 3 years agoDo You Have a Bad Relationship with this Number? Self-fulfilling Prophecies and Oedipus Rex, the Greek Tragedy.Source: It seems almost silly to think of having a relationship of any sort with a number, but that's what it feels like. I simply do not enjoy the number 13. I have had an…carys (54)in LeoFinance • 3 years agoHive Value Increase Awesome, But Is It a Case of Mistaken Identity?I was very excited to see the sudden and huge increase in the value of the HIVE token today. As many of you know, it shot up by over 80%. It made me wish I bought a whole lot…carys (54)in Ladies of Hive • 3 years agoAlberta: The Weather is Good Here in the FallSource: Author Ian Tyson Was Right There is a Canadian folk song by Ian Tyson called, "Four Strong Winds." You may have heard it because it is somewhat famous. There is a…carys (54)in Hive Gaming • 3 years agoHanging Out in the MUD at the Space BarJillWellington, Pixabay.com Way, Way Back in the Olden Days... The year was 1991. Can you believe that? I had been quite a nerdy girl most of my life, learning to program…