This is far worse than Writer’s Block — I’ve got a couple of essays in mind to write, but I am stuck — I’m not completely blocked. This is far worse. The words are there. Sentences can be formed. Paragraphs can be created. So why am I stuck? Both topics are deeply personal. One can be triggering to…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — It’s Saturday again! And another opportunity to play around with words! I will give you a list of ten words and you can choose up to five (or more) to create a piece of fiction, a poem, an essay, or creative non-fiction piece. How fun is that? Let’s get started! How This Works …

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — It’s finally Friday! I hope you all have wonderful plans for the weekend, but just in case you plan on staying in, why not prompt yourself into a bit of fiction writing? This week’s prompt will be a bit different. I am going to give you some dialogue to play…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Welcome to another Thursday’s Thoughts prompt. This week, let’s consider what it means to trust oneself. Below, you will find a quote from a book I read while recently stranded offline for two weeks. The main premise of the book is Yvonne Pierre’s struggles and triumphs over a life of…

Tired of asking why and seeking help — It has been ten days now since the reoccurrence of vertigo symptoms — the swimming head, the nausea, the dizziness when standing up, the unsteady walking, seeing auras, and the mental confusion. A new symptom has popped up — a constant thrumming sound in my ears. I had another check-up…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Can you believe it has been a week since I relaunched PW? Neither can I! Yet, here we are… a new week of prompting. Let’s start things off with another Either/Or scenario to dip your pen in. How This Works You may use this prompt to write poetry, fiction, an essay, or creative…

Spiritual and life lessons from two weeks offline — As I recently explained in this essay, Derailed By Robbery, our home was broken into while Maddy was in Puerto Rico and I had gone out to dinner with one of my nieces. The whole event could have, and probably should have, caused a mental breakdown for me; however, I…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Welcome, welcome, me lovelies! Can you believe it is Tuesday already? Time sure is flying by quickly these days. And yet, there is always time for prompts! That means it’s time for a Tuesday Twosome! I will give you a theme and two possibly related objects. …

For the week of September 21–25 — What an amazing week it has been! I cannot even begin to tell you how lovely it has been engaging with all of you again. Your words of love and encouragement remind why I began Promptly Written in the first place — to interact with writers and readers. …