Tag Archives: Daily Prompt

Flavor #32

Posted on June 27, 2014 by RaineBalkera

A local ice cream parlor invites you to create a new wacky flavor. It needs to channel the very essence of your personality. What’s in it? **UPDATE: 216 spam comments caught for this post alone to-date. Amazing.** There were a … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Scents

Posted on June 25, 2014 by RaineBalkera

 S’mores, salty ocean breezes, veggie burgers on the grill, sweaty people on the bus — what’s the smell you associate the most with summer? As a child, I could list at least a dozen scents reminiscent of the greatest season … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Week

Posted on June 24, 2014 by RaineBalkera

If you could relive the past week, would you? Would you change anything? I don’t like complications. I don’t like Billy Murray. I don’t like the way they yank that poor, defenseless gopher from his burrow each February 2 and … Continue reading →

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Longest Day of 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by RaineBalkera

So, today will be the longest day of the year, and this year I can say with some truth that I’m as happy about this annual fact as I have been in all the years past. The mark of summer … Continue reading →

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Verbal Tick

Posted on June 13, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Daily Prompt Is there a word or a phrase you use (or overuse) all the time, and are seemingly unable to get rid of? If not, what’s the one that drives you crazy when others use it? Maybe yeah. When … Continue reading →

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City Planners

Posted on June 12, 2014 by RaineBalkera

If you could clone one element from another city you’ve visited — a building, a cultural institution, a common street food, etc. — and bring it back to your own hometown, what would it be? The heat & humidity of … Continue reading →

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Antique Antics

Posted on June 11, 2014 by RaineBalkera

What’s the oldest thing you own? (Toys, clothing, twinkies, Grecian urns: anything’s fair game.) Recount its history — from the object’s point of view. I’m a superstitious person, and I’m here at WP to get over myself in a few … Continue reading →

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Terminal Time

Posted on June 10, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Daily Post You’re at the airport, your flight is delayed for six more hours, and none of your electronic devices is working. How do you pass the time? It probably wouldn’t even depend on where this plane landed for me. … Continue reading →

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Living Art

Posted on June 9, 2014 by RaineBalkera

One day, your favorite piece of art — a famous painting or sculpture, the graffiti next door — comes to life. What happens next? This isn’t my favorite sculpture, and it isn’t even mine. I do enjoy artwork, but you … Continue reading →

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Aw, Grow Up Will Ya?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Binding Judgment Does it ever make sense to judge a book by its cover — literally or metaphorically? Tell us about a time you did, and whether that was a good decision or not. The simple response to this daily … Continue reading →

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