#23 - Fortune Cookie

You can write your own fortune or tell a story of one that came true or didn't. What comes to you? What are you fortune cookie memories and imaginings?

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1. viviane
2. kerstin
3. -kathryn-
4. swampgrrl
5. shelley
6. yak attack
7. verity
8. alyndabear
9. autrice deldrago
10. maisymac
11. paris parfait
12. kamsin
13. dailypanic
14. tongue in cheek antiques
15. laini
16. message from the muse
17. djpare
18. chelle y.
19. sundaycynce
20. commongal
21. mardougrrl
22. journey through life
23. megg
24. catherine
25. ascenderrisesabove
26. papyrus
27. nuttersnotes
28. ceebie
29. panoptica
30. sheryl
31. bug
32. michelle
33. jessy
34. mandi
35. belle
36. remiman
37. leonie
38. amber
39. sophie
40. jessie
41. charlea
42. di (spot on)
43. pip
44. hundred and one
45. chest of drawers
46. britt-arnhild
47. jvs
48. chest of drawers
49. giggles
50. greypemaquid
51. greenishlady
52. marilyn
53. jayne
54. susannah
55. january
56. bella
57. susanlavonne
58. kay
59. kristine
60. lisa (oceandreamer)
61. wendylou who?
62. the quintessential feline
63. brittany
64. maggie
65. the friendliest flower
66. star
67. daisy lupin
68. pacian
69. pilar
70. sharon
71. deirdre
72. left-handed trees
73. beccabee2005
74. rachel
75. jillypoet
76. acumamakiki
77. kim g.
78. michelle
79. yes is a world
80. kellie
81. brenda
82. a.b. chairiet
83. ti
84. donatesomerum
85. boliyou
86. liz elayne
87. marti
88. tinker
89. sonya
90. stick it in your eyes
91. road chick
92. alexandra g
93. kraftyscraps
94. elaine
95. doe

Sunday Scribblings #22 - "The Monster..."

Inspired by one of my favorite childhood books, this week's prompt is: "The Monster..." (and you finish it as you are inspired to do.) Will it be the monster under your bed, the one under your child's bed, or the monster that was your grade three teacher? You could write about your favorite monster costume, a monster in your past, your favorite Muppet, your strange and scary pet, or the big shark that you met scuba diving off the coast of somewhere strange.

I realize that this prompt could also open up some dark scary places in your past or present life. Whatever monster you choose to write about, be brave. As with many things, monsters come in all sizes and shapes, but as this little book shows us - sometimes the monsters we believe in are scarier than the ones that are actually there.

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Happy Scribbling!!

1. commongal
2. the tart
3. autrice deldrago
4. alyndabear
5. tongue in cheek antiques
6. chelle y.
7. kamsin
8. shelley
9. bug
10. the bold soul
11. renasainceman
12. kay
13. journeythroughlife
14. sharon
15. caley
16. kerstin
17. nuttersnotes
18. fever
19. becca
20. desert rat
21. hundred and one
22. magpie
23. jayne
24. ascenderrisesabove
25. djpare
26. carolb
27. remiman
28. susannah
29. paris parfait
30. papyrus
31. january
32. miss*r
33. acumamakiki
34. viviane
35. mia and miks mom
36. daisy lupin
37. rachel
38. mardougrrl
39. megan
40. ang
41. braen
42. gogo
43. marilyn
44. michelle
45. gemma
46. susanlavonne
47. donatesomerum
48. greenishlady
49. tara dawn
50. jvs
51. sophie
52. boliyou
53. meredith
54. rachel
55. ti
56. the quintessential feline
57. cynthia e. bagley
58. kristine
59. star
60. bella
61. fatcharlatan
62. lisa (ocean dreamer)
63. yes is a world
64. road chick
65. bohemian girl
66. squeaky
67. maisymac
68. tammy
69. littlemissflora
70. wendylou who?
71. the view from here
72. geosomin
73. gular
74. twilightspider
75. la vie en rose
76. melba
77. ali la loca
78. tinker
79. briliantdonkey
80. samantha
81. zandria
82. teresa
83. miss meep
84. giggles
85. deirdre
86. laini
87. karen the neid
88. colors on my mind
89. sticking it in your eyes
90. m
91. brenda
92. yak attack
93. -kathryn-
94. sundaycynce
95. charlea

#21 - The Inner Life of Pets

Pets are people, too. We all anthropomorphize our animals, even hearing in our minds what their voices would sound like if they were to speak to us. We imagine them playing cards and making long-distance phone calls when we're out of the house. We see them falling in love with other dogs at the park, or getting in gang fights with the cats from the next block over.

Imagine your pet's inner life. If you don't have a pet right now, get creative. Remember a beloved long-ago pet or just imagine one.

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1. the bold soul
2. alyndabear
3. ally bean
4. ian russell
5. kamsin
6. commongal
7. miss meep
8. hundred and one
9. autrice deldrago
10. chelle y.
11. hobess
12. greenish lady
13. chris d.
14. michelle
15. deidre
16. papyrus
17. bill
18. swampgrrl
19. fat charlatan
20. becca
21. mia and mik's mom
22. harmony in line
23. nutter's notes
24. kate
25. alexandra g
26. jzr
27. tinker
28. message from the muse
29. desert rat
30. yes is a world
31. belle
32. chief biscuit
33. bar
34. leonie
35. bella
36. amber
37. pip
38. jvs
39. bonnie
40. bonnie
41. melissa
42. pacian
43. kerstin
44. ceebie
45. donatesomerum
46. ascenderrisesabove
47. gemma
48. roadchick
49. sophie
50. djpare
51. twilightspider
52. crafty green poet
53. daisy lupin
54. kristine
55. wendylou who?
56. gular
57. cynthia e. bagley
58. lisa
59. bostonerin
60. tammy
61. michelle fry
62. sharon
63. boliyou
64. mardougrrl
65. brilliantdonkey
66. yak attack
67. -kathryn-
68. earth monkey
69. bug
70. la fuerza art
71. geosomin
72. lunar musings
73. perplexed text
74. vintage collage & quilts
75. verity
76. tammy
77. karen the neid
78. sundaycynce
79. laini
80. msshad

Sunday Scribblings #20 - "Who Else Can I Still Be?"

Inspired by Laini's prompt and by a comment and a suggestion made by Kerstin last week, this week's Sunday Scribblings prompt is: "Who Else Can I Still Be?"

Last week many of us prompted regrets, sadness, excitement, determination or wistfulness. With this week's prompt, hopefully you can open yourself up further to the possibilities. Maybe you are still determined to be a movie star or to change the world or to have children (or not!) Maybe you will write a book or live abroad or enjoy becoming a grandparent. You could use this as a prompt for some fiction and let one of your characters ponder this question. You could send us a list, a poem, a song, a timed piece, or anything really! Be gentle, be bold, and be honest: who else could you still be?

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If you feel like it when you leave your comment, let us know how many weeks you have participated. We're at 20 weeks now - imagine how far we can go!!

Happy Scribbling!

1. alyndabear
2. ~kathryn~
3. gigergal
4. hundred and one
5. kamsin
6. kate
7. papyrus
8. jessy
9. kerstin
10. djpare
11. roadchick
12. bug
13. maisymac
14. all-on-paper
15. swampgrrl
16. tara dawn
17. r wayne palmore
18. kay
19. susan lavonne
20. acumamakiki
21. fat charlatan
22. ascender rises above
23. laini
24. mandi
25. nutter's notes
26. paris parfait
27. severtheties
28. melba
29. commongal
30. bella
31. michelle
32. marti
33. carla
34. greenishlady
35. michelle fry
36. tammy
37. boliyou
38. kj
39. january
40. lisrobbe
41. patry francis
42. yes is a world
43. belle
44. message from the muse
45. miss*r
46. amber
47. chiefbiscuit
48. marilyn
49. megg
50. leonie
51. pacian
52. daisy lupin
53. susannah
54. shannon (sentimental)
55. gemma
56. bb
57. jblack designs
58. susanna's sketchbook
59. brittany
60. miss meep
61. mardougrrl
62. mia and mik's mom
63. cynthia e. bagley
64. ptcakes
65. star
66. my backyard
67. deirdre
68. squeaky
69. letha sandison
70. becca
71. madeleine
72. autrice deldrago
73. colors on my mind
74. earth monkey
75. chad simpson
76. sox knitter
77. michelle
78. wendylou who?
79. heartsleeve
80. bohemian girl
81. john tran
82. vesper
83. kim g.
84. BrilliantDonkey
85. catherine james
86. felicity
87. samantha
88. donatesomerum
89. the view from here
90. yolanda
91. verity
92. gary
93. littlemissflora
94. la fuerza artemis
95. shelley
96. ali la loca
97. karen the neid
98. kristine
99. aithbhreac
100. the bold soul
101. m
102. tongue in cheek antiques
103. lunar musings
104. tinker
105. sundaycynce
106. kay
107. tammy
108. jana b
109. zandria

#19 - "Who else might I have been?"

You can take this prompt in several ways. My first thought was: "If I was born in Palestine/Sudan/Siberia/etc... to a farmer/refugee/seal hunter/etc... who might I have been?" Suppose that everything that is essentially YOU as far as the nature part of it goes was the same, only the nurture was very different. Think for a moment about how the circumstances of your life have shaped who you are, and then mentally rearrange those circumstances. How about if you were an heir or heiress? Could you have avoided becoming Paris Hilton and maintained some sliver of a soul?

OR... Has there been a dramatic crossroads in your life? A road not taken? If you had taken a left turn instead of a right that day back in 1980... might your whole life had turned out differently?

OR... ruminate on your past lives.

OR... go wherever else your imagination leads you when you ponder: Who else might I have been?

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Happy scribblings!

1. alyndabear
2. kunal
3. gigergal
4. -kathryn-
5. maisymac
6. jessy
7. autrice deldrago
8. kay
9. swampgrrl
10. roadchick
11. kerstin
12. carolb
13. felicia
14. chelle y.
15. verity
16. papyrus
17. allonpaper
18. sandra
19. meena
20. jessie
21. kristy
22. karen the neid
23. kamsin
24. commongal
25. boliyou
26. loraloo
27. becca
28. ascenderrisesabove
29. laura young
30. deidre
31. jennifer
32. rachel
33. djpare
34. paris parfait
35. megg
36. hundred and one
37. emmie
38. nutters notes
39. the tart
40. gary
41. michelle fry
42. perplexed text
43. fat charlatan
44. miandmiksmom
45. chiefbiscuit
46. supa anhanh
47. epersonae
48. bella
49. michelle
50. brilliantdonkey
51. leonie
52. bill
53. pacian
54. joy eliz
55. january
56. jblack designs
57. daisy lupin
58. gemma
59. bee
60. melba
61. ceebie
62. ian russell
63. bug
64. chad simpson
65. cynthia e. bagley
66. chris d.
67. anu
68. marilyn
69. wendylou who?
70. brittany
71. yummyteece
72. braen
73. liz elayne
74. malachijones
75. aithbhreac
76. melissa
77. sundaycynce
78. littlemissflora
79. slicesofserendipity
80. samantha
81. tongue in cheek antiques
82. mandi
83. lisrobbe
84. jamsey
85. kelly
86. ang
87. tinker
88. ali la loca
89. amber
90. kristine
91. yolanda
92. annieelf
93. laini
94. la fuerza artemis
95. my pink sky
96. vicki knitorious
97. amber
98. alex
99. star
100. m