PROMPT: Unique

Daily writing prompt
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique?

Literally everything about a person — except (conscious or unconscious) attempts to copy others –contributes uniqueness.

The only reason we are not each entirely unique is that we make active attempts (for both good and bad reasons) to not be.

NOTE: Identical twins may have a different perspective.

Deceased [Free Verse]

Photograph taken in Greenwood Cemetery of New Orleans, Louisiana.
clouds drift over
the cemetery -

unseen by all those
upturned eyes.

What a glorious day
to be deceased!

Play Mind [Common Meter]

Photograph of a sculpture called "Imagination" in Vardanians' Park in Yerevan, Armenia.
What is this cloud above my head
on such a sunny day?
You may think it foreshadows rain.
I think that it brings play.

PROMPT: Judge of Character

Daily writing prompt
Are you a good judge of character?

While I might flatter myself that I can recognize an asshole when I see one, the truth is that stealth assholes are real.

PROMPT: Positive Events

Daily writing prompt
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?

Positive? Negative? Who’s to say? Like the Taoist farmer, I’ll withhold judgement.

PROMPT: Animals

Daily writing prompt
Do you ever see wild animals?

Sure, I just saw a bird fly past my window, and I’m fairly certain that it wasn’t domesticated.

PROMPT: Routine

Daily writing prompt
What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?

The part that feels routine.