Prompts

A building . . . Prompt #739

Write about a building that has or had meaning to you. Describe the building. Where is it? Or, where was it? Write about the energy of the building or the place. Did you like being there, or going there? If you no longer go there, would you like to go back? If you continue to go there, what draws you to this place? In your mind’s eye, turn to the building. Wave good-bye. Tell it you will see it again, either in your imagination or for real. “A Building,” by Cheryl Moore, might offer inspiration. #justwrite #iamwriting #iamawriter

Prompts

Sensory Detail . . . Prompt #738

Writing Prompt Look around. What catches your eye? Choose an item near you, or in your room,  to write about. Hold it in your hands, if you can. Move it around in your hands. Feel it. What is the weight? The heft? The texture? Where did you get the item? What meaning does it have for you? You can start your freewrite like this: “I want to tell you about . . .” Use sensory detail Sight: Color, shape Feel/Touch: Smooth, bumpy, texture Smell: “Smells like . . .” Sound/Hearing: If it makes a sound, what do you have to do to make the sound? More posts about Sensory Detail.

Prompts

Reaching . . . Grasping . . . Prompt #737

Sit comfortably in your chair. Feet flat on floor. Hands on lap. Sit up tall. Take a deep breath in. Hold for a few counts. Release your breath. Take a couple more deep breaths. Relax into your chair. Notice your non-dominant hand. Lift it and rotate it in a circle a few times. Rotate opposite direction a few times. Gently stretch fingers out. Relax hand. Stretch and relax hand a couple more times. Stretch arm in front of you or to the side. Stretch and notice your arm. Relax Arm. Return hand to lap. Take a deep breath in. Hold breath for a few counts. Release your breath. Notice your dominant hand. Lift it and rotate it in a circle a few times. Rotate opposite direction a few times. Gently stretch fingers out. Relax hand. Stretch hand a couple more times. Stretch arm in front of you or to the…

Sparks

A Simple Building

Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. A Simple Building By Cheryl Moore A simple building lacking in flare Why am I so often drawn there? Roaming its shelves, tasting its wares A whole wide world available there Journeys take me around the world And when I no longer want to roam Work on gardens, on business On cooking and art And English lit and Shakespeare To keep me smart Not to mention poetry To suit the fussiest muse So much to read, no time to lose. Cheryl Moore grew up in the mid-west, went to college in San Francisco, then lived in foreign lands before returning and eventually settling in Sonoma County. In recent years, she lives in a house and garden where deer nibble on roses,  raccoons dine on fallen figs, and her bird feeders are busy. A nearby river offers…

Guest Bloggers

Stressed? Sensory Awareness might be the answer for healing.

Today’s Guest Blogger Jean Grant Sutton writes about why we are stressed.  The Great ‘Post Covid’ Unwinding It has become so very clear to me of the havoc that has been wreaked on our world from the Covid Pandemic. Of course, for most of us the disruption to our financial stability is still having ripple effects. For those in small business or even those that lost jobs or needed to let their job go because of the lockdown may still be struggling to get back above water.  Where I am experiencing the most clarity of devastation is in our human nervous system. With the knowledge of physiology and how we are wired in our brainstem for survival, I personally feel and witness in others the huge contraction that was triggered by this threatening virus. Huge repercussions to many connected systems take place when the stress response is activated as it…