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Today’s prompt: What is the condition of my heart? What is it like for you to see the condition of your heart? The condition of my heart? Well, when I make it to 9:00 pm without crying then burst into tears when I ask one of the cats if he misses Cooper, misses being calledContinue reading “Prompt #16 ~~ 01/21/21”

Today’s prompt: Has anything developed or become clear in your writing that you hadn’t seen before? Have you learned anything about yourself, or your grief, or the ways things live in you? Has anything surprised you? Disappointed you? When I read that we are halfway through this course, my first thought was that I wishContinue reading “Prompt #15 ~~ 01/20/21”

Today’s prompt: Your world is entirely new, now. It’s not the same place it was before death entered your life and your home. Not only do seasons change the landscape, but familiar landmarks come and go. How you connect with the place around you has changed, which also changes the place itself. Both literally andContinue reading “Prompt #14 ~~ 01/19/21”

Today’s prompt: For today’s writing, can you imagine yourself in the fairytale? Are you the old wise person who brings an uncomfortable gift? How do the people around you see you? Are they afraid, superstitious, uncomfortable? Well this is awkward. Here I am, The Old Wise Woman, and no invitation to the party. Good thingContinue reading “Prompt #13 ~~ 01/18/21”

Today’s prompt: What would it take? For today’s writing, let’s back up a step from what my dear friend Mirabai suggests. In order to go looking for that pain, in order to feel it directly and with love, what would it take? What would need to happen in order for you to feel safe or strong enoughContinue reading “Prompt #12 ~~ 01/17/21”

Today’s prompt: How has this loss made all things feel sharp? What might nourish or feed you – even briefly – as you live inside this grief? Do you have something to say about your inability to “behave better”? Which version of you is more “real”? The moment of feeling nourished, or the moment ofContinue reading “Prompt #11 ~~ 01/16/21”

Today’s prompt: This is an amorphous prompt – where do you find yourself in this piece? What comes up? Can you write your own version of what’s here, in a similar style or tone? Or, start with “melancholy suits me” and go from there. An excerpt from today’s sample: My friend told me that melancholy and IContinue reading “Prompt #10 ~~ 01/15/21”

Today’s prompt: Set your timer. Choose any color. Let your mind follow that color to a memory, or a scene, or a story of any kind. Put your hand to the page and begin. Green. I choose green. You weren’t very old when I realized that you had one and a half blue eyes and aContinue reading “Prompt #9 ~~ 01/14/21”

Today’s prompt: Tell us about a guiding star inside your grief. Are there people – whether real, mythological, or fictional – who live their own grief in a way that gives you encouragement, inspiration, or direction? I’m fortunate to have supportive friends and family, and for that I am grateful every day. When my sonContinue reading “Prompt #8 ~~ 01/13/21”

Today’s prompt: What you’re doing is building a found-word poem, or a short prose piece, by taking single words from various sentences and joining them together. This one’s tricky. I’m still working on it.