Sunday Scribblings #5: Why I live where I live

Write the story of why you moved to the place where you currently live.

This prompt comes via a wonderful little book called 52 Projects: Random Acts of Everyday Creativity that is very much in the spirit of our goal at Sunday Scribblings to push ourselves in new creative directions. While reading the endorsements on the first page, I saw that Keri Smith had written a blurb, and that she was excitedly beginning Project #10, so I flipped through and discovered it was this one. I've already caught glimpses in different writers' blogs about the reasons why they live where they do, and it's endlessly fascinating. You could write about why you moved to your city or country, or your particular house or apartment or neighborhood. Or feel free to take a flight of fancy, and go wherever your imagination wants to take you!


1. andrea
2. greenish lady
3. shuku
4. chest of drawers
5. jessie
6. ink on my fingers
7. shannon (sentimental)
8. jennifer
9. flood
10. gogo
11. paris parfait
12. jennifer (she said)
13. ott
14. becca's byline
15. beansprout
16. kerstin
17. AnnieElf
18. mary jane
19. caley
20. the nut
21. julie (rarely-home mom)
22. hundred and one
23. john tran
24. soozphotoz
25. joy eliz
26. nan
27. cheripop
28. ascenderrisesabove
29. eeekat
30. c. delia scarpitti
31. jamie
32. bella
33. krista
34. stephoto
35. rebekah
36. cate
37. megg
38. writing anam cara
39. kate
40. jen
41. maria
42. bohemian girl
43. carolb
44. laini
45. tongue-in-cheek antiques
46. verity
47. endment
48. the bold soul
49. we is
50. just johanna
51. karen
52. amber
53. tinker art
54. angi
55. la vie en rose
56. kelly
57. stunt mother
58. anny
59. teresa
60. ian russell
61. notes from the laundromat
62. gkgirl
63. melba
64. poetic justice
65. eliza
66. sarah
67. mardougrrl
68. kim g.
69. rebecca
70. kara
71. vicci
72. creative stumblings
73. hobess
74. lunar musings
75. tj
76. rampian
77. lindsey
78. la page francaise
79. aithbhreac
80. marilyn

a moment on the lips...

Well another Scribblings session has come to an end and I for one am slightly glad! I have spent the last few days gleefully licking my chops. I have finished the Easter chocolate and have been tasting and living vicariously through your stories as I have nibbled them one by one off of the list. (I'm still not through it - but I will be!!)

When we decided on chocolate I knew we were in for a tasty week, but again I was surprised at your responses. There seems to be a nearly unanimous liking for the movie Chocolat (and more than one mention of Mr. Depp!) Chocolate cake, chocolat chaud, truffles, the cocoa bean, pain au chocolat, chocolate bars, the list alone makes my mouth water. We have confessed our secret loves (and in a few cases dislikes or ambivalence.) We despair over the effect on our hips and waistlines, and we just like the taste.

Whatever our varying takes on the post, "Chocolate" took us to ever stranger and more wondrous parts of your writing - I can't wait to see what you come up with for next week. Thank you so much for continuing to Scribble!!

#4 - Chocolate

Welcome to Week Four of Sunday Scribblings. WOW, that is a whole month gone already! In the past month we have learned about your deepest desires, your childhoods and your real lives. So far the Sunday Scribblings have been pretty heavy and pretty intense. So for this week we thought that we would lighten it up a little. (Well, I wouldn't say that this topic is light - try rich and creamy and obsessively delicious!) With Easter behind us, spring springing up all over, and all of us needing a little sweetness and a little whimsy, (or a little dark indulgence) this week's topic is: "Chocolate."

As always, leave a comment with the link to your Sunday Scribblings entry when you've posted your piece. Please be patient if we don't get to it right away. (And if you want to be on the sidebar and you aren't, please let us know here too.) Happy Scribbling!

1. ott
2. journey through life
3. jennifer (she said)
4. krista
5. caroline
6. Laini
7. ann marie
8. paris parfait
9. hundred and one
10. megg
11. alexandra
12. kara
13. AnnieElf
14. beansprout
15. di
16. cate
17. deirdre
18. bella
19. word spinners
20. life's snapshots
21. cookie
22. cee
23. gogo
24. ink on my fingers
25. chest of drawers
26. felicity
27. joy eliz
28. we is
29. soozphotoz
30. doc-t
31. ascenderrisesabove
32. laura
33. john tran
34. rebekah
35. marilyn
36. greenish lady
37. sassy brit
38. renee
39. vegan monkey
40. kristine
41. c. delia scarpitti
42. tara dawn
43. in otter space
44. shannon (sentimental)
45. liz elayne
46. kim g
47. la vie en rose
48. harmony in line
49. amber
50. eliza
51. mardougrrl
52. hobess
53. sarah
54. right brained gal

Beautiful youth

Thank you everyone for another wonderful collection of writings! I admit part of the reason for this topic was curiosity to read about the childhoods of all these amazing folks I've been meeting through blogs, to get a glimpse into your lives, what first put you on the path to being you. Also, to see what was common to us all in our different states and countries, and what might be very different. As with the previous prompts, the variety was tremendous and exciting. There were long summer nights, games after dark, and rowdy siblings, but there was also loneliness and fear, abandonment and illness and tragedy.There was apartment life, and there were big houses on school campuses, or houses without plumbing, or even growing up at a summer camp! There were wonderful grandparents, adventures, boredom, and even one wartime childhood. A few writers imagined how their own children will one day describe their childhoods, which seems to me a beautiful exercise! So again, thank you all, and please, keep submitting throughout the week. The new prompt will go up on friday. (also, if you don't mind, do your best to return the word "wee" to common usage. It's so fun to say.)

#3 - When We Were Wee

Here's our third writing prompt: When we were wee...

Reading the collection of writings thus far has been such an amazing experience. I admit that starting this site, my own primary interest was in getting my hand moving, doing simple, non-precious writing exercises. But already it's so much more than that. The way the previous two prompts shaped up, we learned first about our fellow writers' hopes and dreams, and next about their "real lives," and I felt, reading them collectively, that there's no better way of getting to know each other than this! So, inspired by my own recent reach into my childhood, I thought it would be neat to read about YOUR childhoods, too. Of course, you may interpret the prompt any way you choose. I hope you have fun, both writing it and reading all the others!

Also, to answer the concerns of some non-blogger-users about the difficulty of leaving comments on some blogger sites, the simplest thing to do would be to start a blogger account. You don't have to post a blog, just a basic profile page. You don't even need to fill out the profile page. See this example (note that you can put a link to your real blog under the contact section). It's free and should only take a minute or two to set up and then you'll be good to go.

Remember, just post a comment here with your permalink and we'll add you to the list. Have fun!

1. greenish lady
2. meg
3. jennifer (life's snapshots)
4. paris parfait
5. maggie
6. cate
7. gogo
8. deirdre
9. annieelf
10. alexandra
11. jennifer (she said)
12. kerstin
13. nichole
14. chest of drawers
15. journey through life
16. tongue-in-cheek antiques
17. cee
18. hundred and one things
19. beansprout
20. marilyn
21. ascender rises above
22. bella
23. laini
24. jessie
25. john tran
26. kara
27. ink on my fingers
28. shannon (sentimental)
29. gk girl
30. harmony in line
31. c delia scarpitti
32. in otter space
33. la vie en rose
34. notes from the laundromat
35. cookie
36. susan lavonne
37. melba
38. hobess
39. di
40. mardougrrl
41. kim g
42. starshyne productions
43. liz elayne
44. we is
45. lunar musings
46. M
47. rebecca
48. Jana's Journeys
49. aithbhreac
50. caroline
51. eliza

amazing.

I am currently about half way through the list of Sunday Scribblings posts for this week. I think that I can speak for both Laini and I here when I ask your forgiveness if we can't read or respond to everyone's post as quickly as we'd like. When we started this we wondered if anyone would want to do it, and instead the response has been overwhelming.

I felt compelled to write this tonight because I am only half way through your posts. I have been alternatively shaking my head, gasping, giggling, sniffling, and sighing as I read your words. I find that I am unable to continue tonight. I am full. I have been filled up by your honest, real, brave, creative words. I am humbled to know that you have taken our prompt so deeply into your hearts. You have mulled over it, thought about it, taken it out for coffee, and asked other people about it. You answered it in stories and poetry and fiction and fact. You have shared yourselves so deeply. I said it already, but I am going to say it again. I am humbled.

We are both wowed and amazed by the response to this week's Sunday Scribblings. We're working on deciding on the next post now & it should be up and ready early in the weekend. Thank you again for this week, and we'll see you on Sunday!

#2 - Real Life

Well, even though it is Saturday, the scribblings are already coming in. YAY!!! (Don't forget to read the previous post for this week's instructions.)

P.S. Don't worry about posting your answers on Saturday. Sunday is the ideal day but if you are inspired early, that's okay!! xo

1. Bella
2. Journey Through Life
3. Megg
4. Cate
5. chest of drawers
6. spirit doll
7. gogo
8. tinker
9. maggie
10. greenishlady
11. life's snapshots
12. marilyn
13. rebekah
14. gkgirl
15. Jamie
16. chest of drawers
17. soozphotoz
18. Laini
19. Jim
20. in otter space
21. poetic justice
22. nichole
23. harmony in line
24. earth monkey
25. my boredom rebellion
26. marvelous madness
27. shannon (sentimental)
28. la vie en rose
29. melba
30. gipsy life
31. jessie
32. bohemian girl
33. laura
34. alyssa
35. notes from the laundromat
36. mardougrrl
37. tongue in cheek antiques
38. stunt mother
39. jennifer
40. cookie
41. hobess
42. embroider the silence
43. moments, musings
44. paris parfait
45. spot on creations
46. creative stumblings
47. deirdre
48. ascender rises above
49. lunar musings
50. aithbhreac
51. rampian
52. caroline
53. john tran
54. eliza
55. caroline

Week Two

Welcome back to another week of Sunday Scribblings!! This week's prompt is:

"Real Life"

There are just a few things that came up last week that we wanted to make sure that everyone knew:

1) ANYONE can participate in Sunday Scribblings! (You don't even have to tell us that you did the scribblings if you don't want to.) All we ask is that you try to respond to the prompt - even the ones that don't appeal or feel tricky - to see what happens!

2) We quickly realized that publishing people's writing on the Sunday Scribblings site was going to create posts of massive proportions. So the way it works changed from publishing the writing to publishing the links. So again, if you post a Sunday Scribbling on your blog, please leave a comment on this post and we will link you up!

3) It got a bit complicated in the who is posting and who wants to be on the participants side bar so if you are not on the participants sidebar and you WANT to be, please leave a comment on the very first Sunday Scribblings post and you will be added to the sidebar.

As we said before, we were thrilled by the response and the feedback for Sunday Scribblings. We both really enjoyed doing it & we hope that you did too. We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with for this week! Happy Scribbling!

Leap and the net will appear... maybe

Hi writers! I was looking for a lovely parachuting photo to accompany this post and I found this instead, captioned: "Training the first paratroopers, 1940" and I thought, dang, how scary to be the FIRST paratroopers! How's that for having no guarantee you won't fail? I thought it was a pretty appropriate image for our theme. Of course we have no guarantee, but the point is, those things you really really would do, fantasies aside, what you REALLY would make of your life if you had that guarantee... they're just as vital and important with all the real risks and fears of failure. I loved reading everyone's responses (if you haven't posted yours yet, please leave us a comment throughout the week and we'll grab it). There were serious, soul-searching answers and mighty silly ones, and everything in between. From religion, fear of flying and singing out loud, to inventing a pizza topping that will bring about world peace! Running for office, baking a 14-layer cake, time traveling, working from home. falling in love, writing a novel, joining the Peace Corps, carpentry, art school, travel, learning languages, helping people, adopting babies, being lazy, being loud, being heard... Wonderful, wonderful, the ways dreams spilled out for all to see. We're thrilled with this first scribble, and hope you'll all be back next week! Thank you all!

And here they are...

Yayyyy! The entries for our first prompt are starting to come in! If you've got one for us, leave us a comment and we'll swoop it up and link to it. Here they are!
Megg
Cate
Doc-T
Gogo
Krista
Jim
Laini
Jamie
Chest of Drawers
Susan
Nichole
Caroline
Shannon
Beansprout
Stunt Mother
Di
Tara Dawn
Vegan Monkey
Jessie
Mardougrrl
In Otter Space
Terri Tinker
HoBess
Anne Marie
Harmony in Line
M
Jennifer (she said she'd think about it)
Kara
Aithbhreac
Jennifer (Life's Snapshots)
John Tran
Deirdre
Lunar Musings