PROMPT: Fictional World

Daily writing prompt
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?

The world of H2G2 would at least be amusing in its absurdity. That said, I don’t know that I want to read much that’s set in a place that’s fun, and I know writers disdain them. Literary utopias always have a dark side. Story tension and interest do not build from a place where everyone is having fun.

Tiny Valley [Haiku]

wildflowers hide
in a tiny valley
between granite slabs.

DAILY PHOTO: Main River from the Holbeinsteg

Photograph of the Main River taken from the Holbeinsteg pedestrian bridge.
Photograph of the Main River taken from the Holbeinsteg pedestrian bridge.

PROMPT: Historical Event

Daily writing prompt
If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick?

I’d like to go back to see the death of Julius Caesar to learn if his final words were truly, “Et tu, Brute” or the more likely, “Oww! Stop stabbing me already!” (Vah! Noli me amplius vulnerare.)

Bright, if Withered [Haiku]

withered daisies
approach season’s end,
but retain charm.

DAILY PHOTO: Tikal Temple Two

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Photograph of Temple II at the Tikal Mayan Site in Guatemala.

PROMPT: Had to Get a Tattoo

Daily writing prompt
If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why?

Uh, the only instance of which I’m aware that anybody has ever “had to get a tattoo right now” was in Nazi concentration camps (and the like,) and they were not given a choice of subject matter. As I can’t imagine the scenario in which I had no say in having something etched on my body, but I could choose what was depicted, I don’t think it’s a meaningful question.

A Duck in Winter [Haiku]

Photograph of the Danube River on a dreary December day with a duck at the river's edge.
a duck preens at river's edge; 
unruffled by the dreary winter vibe.

DAILY PHOTO: A Winter Day in Budapest

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Photograph of the Pest side of the Danube River in Budapest taken from Gellert Hill on a December day.

DAILY PHOTO: Trees & Prayer Flags, Dubdi Monastery

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Photograph taken on the grounds of Dubdi Monastery on the outskirts of Yuksom, Sikkim (India,) featuring trees, prayer flags, and mountains.