Prompt: “Describe something you wanted badly and, once you got it, never used.” It was an art set, one of those ones that came in an attractive box with a built-in easel. It had all sorts of different art supplies, all in their own drawers. It had pencils of all different grades, colouring pencils, acrylic … More #35. The Art Set
Back in February I went to my very first convention for The 100 and I had an absolutely amazing time. After about a week of being home I knew there was absolutely no way I could wait another 14 months before I went to my next convention. I had definitely been bitten by the con … More A Weekend At Polaris Con
This is another one of those prompts that I feel can be interpreted in more than one way and personally those are my favourite kind of prompts. Right this second if I weren’t doing this there would be one of two things that I’d be doing. The first is that I’d be playing Sims 4, … More #34. What Would You Be Doing If You Weren’t Doing This?
It was the first time I killed a man. It was something I had been preparing for ever since I was a young child, and yet it was nothing like I expected. I’d run the scenario over a thousand times in my head, ever since I had received the news of my target. Planned how … More #33. Write A Scene That Begins: “It Was The First Time I Killed A Man.”
This prompt interested me, because I feel like there’s two distinct lines that I could go down. The first is just a generalised favourite tree. For which Id go with a big old oak tree, one which has lived for centuries with a huge sweeping a canopy. A tree that has a tree-house nestled up … More #32. Your Favourite Tree
Prompt: “You’re the high school sweetheart from the previous prompt. Write your reply to the breakup note” Dear Sophie, I don’t even know where to start. Where to begin. I’m not even sure if I know what I want to say. I want to be angry at you, I want to be mad, I want … More #31. Dear Sophie
Prompt: “Write a ‘Dear John’ letter breaking up with your high-school sweetheart who’s in the army.” Dear John, I think this is the hardest letter I’ve ever had to write. I want to start by saying I’m so sorry and I hope that one day you’ll be able to forgive me. I’ve been trying to … More #30. Dear John
Prompt: A storm destroys your uncle’s shed and kills his six-year-old son. Describe the colour of the sky right before the storm hit. Before the storm arrived the sky was peaceful, one of those days where the whole sky is just a wash of blue, no clouds, no change, just blue as far as the … More #29. Right Before The Storm Hit
I never used to understand how people could travel so many places and still want to see more of the world. I travelled a lot as a child and a teenager, mostly on school trips and things like that and it never really inspired me particularly much to see more of the world. It wasn’t … More I never Believed In The Travel Bug – Until It Bit Me
Honestly, I don’t really remember what I was doing this time last year. I do know that I was in a pretty bad place. I was going through a lot of shit, and was in the midst of a pretty bad depressive episode. I actually had a look back on my blog for anything I … More #28. What You Were Doing This Time Last Year
A Place of Mine 