Daily writing promptWhen is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?View all responses You were the last risk I tookor at least the last one that meant something to meThose words falling from my lipsyour eyes, panicked staring back at mineMe looking to the floor in the awkward silenceYou taking... Continue Reading →
Time
Daily writing promptJot down the first thing that comes to your mind.View all responses Sitting here on my computer- I'm supposed to be writing my next short story. Seinfeld is playing softly in the background. My mind keeps drifting off to places unrelated to the task at hand which in turn spikes my anxiety. I... Continue Reading →
Losing You
Daily writing promptDescribe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.View all responses At the time cutting you from my life felt foreign, torturous. My heart bled. The pain in my chest was so loud. It bubbled up into my eyelids, falling freely in droplets of salt- the only way... Continue Reading →
5 Doses of Happiness
Daily writing promptWhat are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?View all responses 1. 6:00 am: My fur babies nestled into my side. Warmth radiating from their small bodies. Bed feeling like a warm cloud. 10 minutes of pets and snuggles. A small moment of calm before the demands of the day start to stack... Continue Reading →
Love yourself
Daily writing promptDescribe something you learned in high school.View all responses High School was where I first learned to tune out what others think. This was of course after being pushed to the brink by a group of high school boys. They'd gag at me as I passed them in the hallways- "fat whale" "bitch,"... Continue Reading →
Laid off for the Better
Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses After losing my job I went through a whole lifetime of feelings. I was sad, I was scared, I was frustrated- for years I had put all of my effort into this company. So much time invested. So many days of... Continue Reading →
Dancing
Daily writing promptWhat's the most fun way to exercise?View all responses The beat of the music pumping in your chestyour heart dancing along side ita shot of dopamine floods your brainresulting in more movementjumping, flailing, wigglingallowing your body to movewithout inhibitionfully at one with the vibrationsa sweet melodya cathartic releaseheart pumping fastpushing the toxins from... Continue Reading →
Gymnastics
Out of all of the Olympic sports my favorite to watch has always been Women's Gymnastics. I never participated in the sport. Well, my mother did force me to attend classes when I was four years old but I spent the sessions on my teachers hip, terrified. So, I wouldn't say I was ever involved... Continue Reading →
When I was 5…
When I was 5 I wanted to be so many thingssome were tangiblesome were fantasiesin my naïve mind all were achievableI could be every single thing any whim concocted in my minda vetan author a zookeepera dog a tigernever a doubt that my wishes would come trueLittle me, my biggest cheerleadercarrying the utmost confidence not... Continue Reading →
Chase Yourself
The most important thing you can do in this life is invest time into getting to know yourself. We are implored to seek a high paying job"Money is happiness," preached, bored into our brainsWe are persuaded to find a life partnermarriage, the house, the kids, a familyFed this American Dreamand most people spend their entire... Continue Reading →
K.J Stafford 