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  • Write toward obsessions, toward fun, toward compression


    “I want to write to test forms and to break them. I want to write toward my obsessions. I want to write toward fun, and toward compression. I want to know, and I want to experiment . . .”—“What is Your Ambition? The Reasons to Write,” by Beth Kephart, The Brevity Blog, January 2, 2025




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  • What you create lives on.

    “What you create lives on. If you are a writer, your words live on. You have a unique creative voice, and writing and publishing is a powerful…

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  • Hailing Sleep

    Hailing Sleep By Ken Delpit Something I don’t do,But I used to, readily,Is sleep through the night. These days, not the case.  Now, it’s hour by hour,Two,…

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  • I used to and now I don’t . . . Prompt #868

    Defrost a freezer Change oil Empty ashtrays in a car Go to bars Go to outdoor concerts Look for a phone booth Bake Use a camera that…

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  • Childhood Games . . . Prompt #867

    Write about games you played or things you did as a child. Slinky Silly putty Rubik’s cube Chatty Cathy Barbie GI Joe Mr. Potato Head Matchbox cars…

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  • Remembering Favorite Food . . . Prompt #866

    Write about: Favorite food from childhood. Party food when you were a teenager. Menu from early adult dinner parties. Animal crackers in a box with a string…

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  • Proofreading

    “No matter how many proofreaders one has, there can still be errors/typos. Reading for typos/errors is like a Sherlock Holmes mystery; looking for that stray character lurking in…

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  • Can’t Help but Wonder

    Can’t Help but Wonder By Ken Delpit Can’t help but wonderWhat’s to become of us all.Can’t say it’s a blunderWhen it’s done as resolved. Can’t help but…

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  • Writers: It ain’t easy being so aware.

    “Writers, remember to take care of yourselves. It ain’t easy being so aware.” — “Meet the Agent,” Writers Digest, March/April 2026, Ericka Tiffany Phillips, literary agent at…

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  • Calculus

    Calculus By Deb Fenwick I show up at dawn, stepping into the murky slipstream of a new day, considering whether a patch of sunrise or a bruise…

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