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To the Girl I Was Daily writing prompt What advice would you give to your teenage self? View all responses Today, I feel like answering this question as it relates to how I feel in this moment, which is happy. I am happy because I know that I am resilient and loved beyond my wildest dreams, and that there is so much more life in store for me. I am one hundred percent ready for it. I am even embracing that tinge of fear that springs up as a result of knowing that I do not know what I do not know when it comes to the future, or even the present for that matter.

To the Girl I Was

Daily writing prompt What advice would you give to your teenage self? View all responses Today, I feel like answering this question as it relates to how I feel in this moment, which is happy. I am happy because I know that I am resilient and loved beyond my wildest dreams, and…

Tyrants Should Never Rule

Daily writing prompt If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? View all responses Convicted felons could not run for President because, well, you know and below is a poem. England in 1819 By Percy Bysshe Shelley An old, mad, blind, despised, and…

Repost: The House That Found Us

Daily writing prompt Write about your dream home. View all responses I remembered writing about my home, so I thought this prompt was a repeat. Turns out, the piece that I had in mind wasn't for this particular prompt at all but it's befitting anyway so here's the…

How I Celebrate Good News First, I do my happy dance. It’s a hyped rock left to right with a shoulders bounce. My smile is wide and deepens the dimple in my left cheek. My eyebrows shoot up like there is gossip in the air and my eyes are shining, 💯 Tyra Next Top Model “I know I did that” energy. Next, I yell, “BABE!” at my husband. He won't hear me because he‘s in his office minding his own business. So, I run down the hall from my office to his office, wrap my arms around him from the back and plant a bunch of smooches on the top of his head.

How I Celebrate Good News

First, I do my happy dance. It’s a hyped rock left to right with a shoulders bounce. My smile is wide and deepens the dimple in my left cheek. My eyebrows shoot up like there is gossip in the air and my eyes are shining, 💯 Tyra Next Top Model “I know I did that” energy.…

Happy Black History Month! In honor of Black History Month, here’s a list of Black-owned businesses you may want to support. And remember, Black history is every day, so consider patronizing these incredible companies all year long. Much of this list is courtesy of @RolandMartin, but I added a few and personally checked the links, created a Black-owned business favorites folder, and saved them there. I’ll be supporting these brands in my own household and gifting their products to friends and family throughout the year. If you have any favorites that aren’t on this list, drop the links in the comments!

Happy Black History Month!

In honor of Black History Month, here’s a list of Black-owned businesses you may want to support. And remember, Black history is every day, so consider patronizing these incredible companies all year long. Much of this list is courtesy of @RolandMartin, but I added a few…

Just so we are clear on the differences between immigration policies.

These are terrible times. I pray that this country can turn away from the brink but my hope is thin. For those comparing Obama’s policies to Trump’s here are some facts:

Making Peace With the Unknown What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I have fewer years ahead of me than behind me. Since turning 50 almost seven years ago, I’ve thought about death daily. After my mother’s passing in 2024, that awareness became more profound. Grief pushed me to question why we experience it the way we do, especially since we all know none of us are getting out of this alive. Over the years since turning 50, I’ve moved from the unimaginability of no longer existing to a place of anxiety-free curiosity.

Making Peace With the Unknown

What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I have fewer years ahead of me than behind me. Since turning 50 almost seven years ago, I’ve thought about death daily. After my mother’s passing in 2024, that awareness became more profound. Grief…

Learning to Speak Online In what ways do you communicate online? I communicate online with intention. I credit the internet and early AOL chatrooms with setting me on the path to becoming a stronger written communicator, more curious, and a deeper thinker overall. Engaging online mirrored how I experience people in real life. I was never the popular one in those rooms. I would find another lonely soul, start a conversation, and slowly build a presence. That presence, sooner or later, always seemed to invite conflict. One particular time, I offered an unflattering critique of a poem that many people were head over heels over.

Learning to Speak Online

In what ways do you communicate online? I communicate online with intention. I credit the internet and early AOL chatrooms with setting me on the path to becoming a stronger written communicator, more curious, and a deeper thinker overall. Engaging online mirrored how I…

A New Year’s Clichè! I will just pic one and that is staying committed to an exercise regiment. I have to start one now and I will. To get me started, 30 Minutes 3 days a week should be doable. Wish me luck.

A New Year’s Clichè!

New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled

Let’s follow suit and keep our integrity intact in 2026! I have the utmost respect for these true artists!❤️❤️❤️

New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I’m really looking forward to getting back to Prompt Responses after the first of the year. As excited as I am about a new year, I also know it’s really just a continuation of the last one—365 more days where we get to choose change, choose kindness, and choose love. Those choices start with us, and they show up in who we support and what we’re willing to stand behind. The future is still ours to shape. Let’s make loving choices this year!💕

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I’m really looking forward to getting back to Prompt Responses after the first of the year. As excited as I am about a new year, I also know it’s really just a continuation of the last one—365 more days where we get to…

The Avon bottle was the surprise guest on S5 E2 of Stranger Things.🤣

Date Night Over 50 Be Like YouTube video by The Taliaferro's

#datenight #blueskyover50 #funnyreels #just4laughs

Honey, WTF! Podcast Trump's Hit List, Gavin C. Newsom America's Favorite Governor, and More! YouTube video by Honey, WTF! Podcast

Hey Bluesky! I hope you'll take a peek at the latest episode of Honey WTF! Podcast! We're talking Trump, Newsom, amongst other things! Subscribe and leave a comment. We could use the support! :-)
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I’m Still Here Hey everyone. Just wanted to stop by. My blog is still on my list of things to do and I will be back soon with more Prompt Responses. I've been busy phone banking for Prop 50 here in California and also teaming up with my husband for another episode of our Honey WTF! Podcast. I'd love it if you all would check out the latest episode, subscribe and drop a comment if you are so inclined.

I’m Still Here

Hey everyone. Just wanted to stop by. My blog is still on my list of things to do and I will be back soon with more Prompt Responses. I've been busy phone banking for Prop 50 here in California and also teaming up with my husband for another episode of our Honey WTF! Podcast. I'd…

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

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Two’s Company, Three’s a No Daily writing prompt Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. View all responses I love this question because I always feel a little out of place—and I’ve made my peace with it. At most social events, I can feel an invisibility cloak sliding over me. I people-watch, sip a drink, and drift into my own thoughts like…

Two’s Company, Three’s a No

Daily writing prompt Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. View all responses I love this question because I always feel a little out of place—and I’ve made my peace with it. At most social events, I can feel an invisibility cloak sliding over me. I…

The Long Cord Daily writing prompt Your life without a computer: what does it look like? View all responses It looks like an electric typewriter, trying to figure out margin settings, and lots and lots of whiteout.It looks like a commute to work.It looks like sitting in an office and rebuilding office etiquette and enduring microaggressions in person.It looks getting my news from newspapers again.

The Long Cord

Daily writing prompt Your life without a computer: what does it look like? View all responses It looks like an electric typewriter, trying to figure out margin settings, and lots and lots of whiteout.It looks like a commute to work.It looks like sitting in an office and rebuilding…

The Pause of the Wolf Spider Daily writing prompt What's your #1 priority tomorrow? View all responses Happy Monday dear readers. I'm back. I decided to take a short break and let go of all of the have-to-dos in my life, those that are imposed upon me and those that I had imposed upon myself. I allowed myself to get up each morning without one single thought of what I had to do.

The Pause of the Wolf Spider

Daily writing prompt What's your #1 priority tomorrow? View all responses Happy Monday dear readers. I'm back. I decided to take a short break and let go of all of the have-to-dos in my life, those that are imposed upon me and those that I had imposed upon myself. I…

I find it so odd how science and measure is used to discuss these white (u forgot to say that) murderers versus how gang violence is discussed. I have never heard language like “young men adrift” attributed to troubled young black men whose behavior can be assessed the same human way but never is.

@bradleywhitford.bsky.social great interview on @cnn.com! I hope Bob Iger was watching.

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

I read this article with a critical eye and landed on more erosion of rights from this administration this is a part of their continued attack on minorities and liberal women.

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Continued corruption. The Trump administration is a joke.

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

I would love to see viral #DisneyHulu cancellation confirmations. I will go first.

When Substitutes Fail and Success Tastes Sweet Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. Another food prompt, I see. Well, my biggest recent fail wasn’t entirely my fault—I was conned by a recipe for cauliflower mash that promised to be a good substitute for mashed potatoes. Please hear me and hear me good: cauliflower does not replace potatoes. I don’t care how much parmesan cheese you throw in.

When Substitutes Fail and Success Tastes Sweet

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. Another food prompt, I see. Well, my biggest recent fail wasn’t entirely my fault—I was conned by a recipe for cauliflower mash that promised to be a good substitute for mashed potatoes. Please hear…

Substack Reboot: How We Decide Who Deserves Our Tears I’ve been experimenting with different platforms and have decided to give Substack a try. My plan there is to take some of the short prompt responses I’ve shared here and flesh them out into fuller, essay-style pieces — the kind of writing I hope will one day move toward publication. Poetry will remain a companion to my work, woven in as it has always been.

Substack Reboot: How We Decide Who Deserves Our Tears

I’ve been experimenting with different platforms and have decided to give Substack a try. My plan there is to take some of the short prompt responses I’ve shared here and flesh them out into fuller, essay-style pieces — the kind of writing I…

The Joy of Beans and Other Inheritances What are your favorite types of foods? Today my favorite type of food is beans. A local nursery I go to carry several varieties of Rancho Gordo beans. I usually get the small black and red beans that a soak, slow cook, then freeze to pull out to make chili from time to time. The other day, I went to the nursery in search of a new houseplant and found a beautiful one with silvery-purple leaves that reminded me of my mom, so I scooped it up.

The Joy of Beans and Other Inheritances

What are your favorite types of foods? Today my favorite type of food is beans. A local nursery I go to carry several varieties of Rancho Gordo beans. I usually get the small black and red beans that a soak, slow cook, then freeze to pull out to make chili…

This Training Ground How often do you walk or run? One memory of my mom that always stays with me is the care and commitment she gave to my youngest brother, who has been blind since the age of sixteen after a drunk driver hit his vehicle in 1997 and nearly took his life. This memory comes from the last year she lived in Stockton.

This Training Ground

How often do you walk or run? One memory of my mom that always stays with me is the care and commitment she gave to my youngest brother, who has been blind since the age of sixteen after a drunk driver hit his vehicle in 1997 and nearly took his life. This memory comes from…