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.

PROMPT: Perfect Space

Daily writing prompt
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?

Quiet, simple, and in other ways not distracting.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes From French Market

DAILY PHOTO: Sunrise in New Orleans

PROMPT: Favorite Automobile

Daily writing prompt
What is your all time favorite automobile?

I may be getting older, but I’m not old enough to concede to an “all-time” anything.

DAILY PHOTO: Christmas in NOLA

PROMPT: Creative

Daily writing prompt
How are you creative?

The answer depends upon stress.

If it’s, “How are YOU creative?” then I think the question is a little insulting and I wouldn’t dignify it with a response.

If: “How are you CREATIVE?” (then it’s missing a comma before the last word, but) I’ll just say, “Very well, thanks for asking.”

If: “How ARE you creative?” Then I’ll assume it’s as opposed to how I was creative in the past, and would reply, “Better, thanks for asking.”

If: “HOW are you creative?” The answer is, of course, “practice!”

DAILY PHOTO: Canal Street, New Orleans

DAILY PHOTO: St. Louis Cathedral by Night

PROMPT: Year You Were Born

Daily writing prompt
Share what you know about the year you were born.

I’m told Nixon was in the White House and the Beatles broke up, but I don’t really know anything about it. (If you want to get epistemological about it.)