It’s All In The Family
47 years ago today All In The Family debuted on television. It was 1971. I was 10 years old. I remember being shocked even as I was laughing at the show. It was so controversial at the time. Here was the main character, Archie...
Who Is The Woman In The Picture?
It’s 1941. Probably late spring. The Great Depression is ending and it’s just before the start of World War II. A young woman steps off a porch…what’s her story? Who is the woman in the picture? I know who that woman is...
What Do Skeletons Have To Do With Christmas?
No, I’m not talking about the Nightmare Before Christmas when I ask what do skeletons have to do with Christmas. I am actually talking about a keychain that is used as a Christmas ornament on my tree. I had three, but this year, I gave my son one of...
It Would Be The Last Time
This is an old creativity prompt. I might have gotten from Writer’s Digest or somewhere else back in the day. The prompt was to just write as many lines as possible that started with “The last time…” I changed it up a...
Why Is That Teddy In The Corner?
Christmas reminds me of children’s toys. The church I used to go to would hold a Christmas Bazaar every December. One of the parishioners would collect used toys. He would fix them and clean them up and resell them at the Bazaar and then...
What Happens When Cartoons Are Horror
Oh, I thought we’d have some fun with this because Netflix often has fun with me. Have you ever gone into Netflix and had the categories all mixed up? Happens to me all the time which is why I want to have some fun with it in this creativity...
The Delight In Lighting Up Christmas
Remember when the day after Thanksgiving didn’t mean Black Friday sales? Remember when the day after Thanksgiving meant waiting for Santa to arrive and the delight in lighting up Christmas? Santa would turn the key that lit up the tree and all the...
Suddenly There Was A Ring At The Door
Once there was a little girl called Sophie. She was having tea with her mummy in the kitchen. Suddenly there was a ring at the door. Sophie’s mummy said, “I wonder who that could be?” The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr I love opening lines in...
How Will You Write This Story?
There have been millions of soldiers, in thousands of wars. But each has their own unique story. How will you write this story?
