Tag Archives: Daily Prompt

Through the eyes of the puppy, Carly…

Posted on September 17, 2013 by donofalltrades

Carly doesn’t get much love around here so the Daily Prompt for the day was the perfect time to write a pretty stupid post about a pretty stupid dog.  Well, she’s stupid like a fox, I guess. ————————————————– “Woof! Woof!!!” C’mon … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: State of Year Address

Posted on July 29, 2013 by donofalltrades

Whispers and shhhh’s echo in the room… “Shhhh, he’s coming into the room!  The big guy is going to speak to us!” Papers shuffle, throats are cleared and finally, there is silence. DOAT enters the room to thunderous applause as … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt, Fandom: St. Louis Cardinals

Posted on July 11, 2013 by donofalltrades

Daily Prompt: Fandom by michelle w. on July 11, 2013 Are you a sports fan? Tell us about fandom. If you’re not, tell us why not. ————————————————————————————– I am a fan of sports. True fandom doesn’t come from buying a jersey … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Local Flavor – Welcome to south St. Louis…

Posted on March 23, 2013 by donofalltrades

Daily Prompt: Local Flavor – Write a piece about a typically “local” experience from where you come from as though it’s an entry in a travel guide. You’ll find that St. Louisans are eager to make visitors happy. There is … Continue reading →

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I’ll come at you like a spider monkey, Chip! I’m all hopped up on Mountain Dew!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

Todays Daily Prompt – Take a quote from your favorite movie — there’s the title of your post. Now, write! Actually, I prefer this line from the same scene, but it was too long: My teacher asked me, what was … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: All Grown Up | still waiting to feel like a grown up…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today’s Daily Prompt asks when was the first time I felt like like a grown up (if ever)? This DP is apropos for me since I’m less than 15 hours from turning the page on my 30’s.  I’ll miss you … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Places – the beach, it’s always been the beach…

Posted on March 2, 2013 by donofalltrades

Daily Prompt: Places by michelle w. on March 2, 2013 Beach, mountain, forest, or somewhere else entirely? This one’s a no-brainer for me. I’m a beach man for sure. Wife is a beach woman. You’ll have to take my word … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Comedy of Errors | Toddling towards entropy…under 24 hours with G$

Posted on February 27, 2013 by donofalltrades

Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Write about a time everything did — fiction encouraged here, too! I suppose this little post that I was going to write for later sort of ties into today’s … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Buffalo Nickel – Young men jackassery.

Posted on February 24, 2013 by donofalltrades

The site that hosts my blog offers ideas to keep those of us who are running out of silly stories to tell to give us things to write about. I’ve never participated, but I decided to do so this time. … Continue reading →

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