DAILY PHOTO: Autumn Forest

Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Photograph taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

PROMPT: Nervous

Daily writing prompt
What makes you nervous?

Chemical interactions in (and between) my nervous, enteric nervous, and endocrine systems make me nervous.

DAILY PHOTO: A Temple in Chiang Mai

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Photograph of a Buddhist Temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

PROMPT: Unwind

Daily writing prompt
How do you unwind after a demanding day?

I’ve heard it said that it’s kind to rewind, but everyone who’s said that is quite old.

But I just lie on my back and contemplate the ceiling.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats at the Shore, Koh Phi Phi

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Photograph of Ton Sai Beach of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand at sunset with small boats arrayed along the shore.

PROMPT: Social Media

Daily writing prompt
How do you use social media?

I don’t use social media. It uses me, or — more precisely — it uses my information and attempts to use my attention — as it does of us all. Perhaps it was a symbiote but it’s becoming ever more parasitic.

DAILY PHOTO: The Ao Nang Monolith

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Photograph taken from Pai Plong Beach of the Ao Nang Tower in Ao Nang, Thailand.

PROMPT: First Thing

Daily writing prompt
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

How does one mambo to the banana patch?

DAILY PHOTO: Green Shore, Yehliu Geopark

Photograph of rocky outcrops surrounded by green vegetation in the Yehliu Geopark.
Photograph of a cliffside tree and green vegetation at Yehliu Geopark.
Photograph of greenery at the Yehliu Geopark in Northern Taiwan.

PROMPT: Stranger

Daily writing prompt
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.

I once hitched a ride and was not murdered. [I hope it goes without saying that neither did I murder the person who gave me a ride. If it does not, I did not.]