Category: Daily Writing Prompt

Envisioning My Future: 10 Years From Now

In 10 years, my 67th birthday will be approaching. I hope, I pray I am retired from my government job and perhaps have a small Reiki practice up and running. I have a daily morning exercise and stretch routine. In the summer I swim off our lake frontage. During the winter, I ride the stationary…

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My High School Lessons: From Physics To Prom Drama

I graduated from the 1987 inaugural class of Millwood High School. Something I learned in high school? Nothing outstanding except fun memories. I was interested in physics, but only because a boy named Blake Barkhouse was in the class. During biology class I dissected a fetal pig with Lisa Winters. We named the specimen Fred….

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One Positive Life Change: Finding Peace Through Daily Spiritual Practice

Originally Published: April 10th, 2025 2026 One positive change I have made in my life is nurturing a spiritual practice. To spend time each day in prayer, talking to the God of my understanding, then listening with meditation. I haven’t yet attained the level of discipline where I sit in quiet practice over an extended…

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Books I Reread: Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey Detective Stories

Originally Published: April 8th, 2025 2026 I enjoy rereading Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey detective stories in order: I discovered Dorothy Sayers and her famous fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey many years ago in a second hand book store I frequently visited. I would sit on the second story floor, surrounded by thousands of old…

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Rescue Dogs Make The Best Pets

Originally Published: April 6th, 2025 2026 We adopted two young dogs from rescue shelters in Texas, USA. Vinnie and Pebbles spent the beginnings of their lives in kennels. Alive, yes. Fed and in a warm shelter. Yes. But lacking consistent human cuddles and contact. Vinnie was a little over a year old when he arrived…

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