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About B Gourley

Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.

PROMPT: Play

Daily writing prompt
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?

Yes. Frenetic and chaotic creativity.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk

PROMPT: Challenges

Daily writing prompt
What are your biggest challenges?

Finding the humor in the collapse of Western civilization.

PROMPT: Nostalgic

Daily writing prompt
What makes you feel nostalgic?

Reminders of my time in the military, particularly an overseas tour in England.

DAILY PHOTO: Tuscaloosa Mansions

Jamison-Van de Graaff Mansion
University Club, University of Alabama
University of Alabama

DAILY PHOTO: Sculptures in Besthoff Garden, New Orleans

DAILY PHOTO: Winter on the Bayou

PROMPT: Sports Team

Daily writing prompt
If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?

The Chiaroscuro Churros. The colors would be black and white, and the mascot would be Jaime the Angry Churro, a ten foot high tasty Mexican dessert with rage issues.

DAILY PHOTO: Ogden Museum of Southern Art

PROMPT: Political Views

Daily writing prompt
How have your political views changed over time?

I’m far less intense in my belief, allowing more room for nuance. The biggest change is seeing the value in a dialectical competition of ideas that would benefit from all political parties being at their most competent and making their most sound arguments. Unfortunately, both political parties where I live are – each in its own way — complete and utter shit.