Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
This last prompt was to write a ballad. Ballads are a bit of folk poetry that possibly came from oral story telling traditions. On that note, one of our club members wrote a short ballad, memorized it, deleted it, and then recited it allowed. It was impressive. At its most basic a ballad is a
The prompt for this week was birds in any context. Maybe something about a specific bird, maybe birds aren’t real, maybe about bird Pokemon. Keltin wrote about blue jays, one group member wrote about swans and how they are represented in myth and media. Another group member wrote a short little horror piece about crows.
This was the prompt for my first official week as club leader. It was supposed to be the week of the Haikus but the weather made us cancel. This prompt was to write a story from the point of view of an NPC from a book, movie, or game; pretty much any piece of media.
The first week that I was supposed to lead Writing Club the Texas weather decided to ensured that it wasn’t safe to drive. So to still get those creative juices flowing we all sent each other Haiku poems while staying safe at home. Haiku: unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5,
So this was an odd and fun prompt. The prompt was to write about an obscure topic that we enjoyed. Yes, my topic of choice is weird but history and nature are weird. This is as much history lesson as it is writing prompt. I hope you enjoy it and I would love to know
Life throws us interesting curve balls. A little over two years ago Keltin and I joined the Denton Writing Club on a whim as a chance to explore creative writing with like-mined people. We have made some amazing friends being part of this community. That being said: I never thought that I would end up
This week’s prompt was to write about the circus in any way. Maybe you are a circus performer, maybe one of the circus animal, maybe the circus personified. I wrote about looking at the circus through the eyes of a child and the eyes of an adult. I really like the imagery invoked by the
This is a combination of pictures that both Keltin and I have both taken on film. There is something magical about the cyclical nature of life. I hope that you enjoy these and here is to winter’s gray so that we may appreciate spring’s blooms. There is a beauty in decayTo quote The Lion KingThe
The prompt that sparked this poem was we were given a random adjective and to write prose, story, or poem that came to mind when that adjective was said. Enjoy my thoughts on what it means to be loving. Love well, write what makes you happy, and read everything. Loving: adjective – warmly affectionate; fond
It has been a moment since I have posted a piece from writing group. Sometimes I don’t like what I have written, sometimes the piece is too personal. This was a fun pieces to warm us in the heart of a cold January. The prompt was comfort. I went through a few ideas before setting
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