Find Wonders

"I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again." 

- Anais Nin

"Wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table. Even a tiny fleck of it stops time. 

- Diane Ackerman

Think of all the ways wonder has stunned and called you to stillness. 

What has happened in those moments?

Find wonders to call you away.

Discover Details in Your Decades

"I don't think you can be a writer unless you feel things not just for the moment but they live in you." - Eric Bledsoe

Mine for stories when considering five topics during life's decades. What memories fit into these A categories for you?

l. An amazement 

     2. An achievement 

          3. An amusement 

               4. An absurdity 

                    5. An amiable friend

Begin with a child's eyes and respond from 10 years and under.

Move into adolescence for your next five.

See where you fit from then on:

What memories come to mind from 20-30?

Delve into the 30-40 era.

Years from 40-50 will provide additional insights.

If you respond from 50 and above, notice how your wisdom reigns. Let your wisdom rain upon the page.

Write one line responses at first. Then go back and detail the decades.

Play With Numbers

Do you coast in 4 5 7 beats?

Make mathematical magic excite your writing. Follow numbers. To begin your arithmetic awarensss of the day, write about your first experience with numbers as a child.  What's the first house number you recall?  Did you keep time to the music by counting?

observe shapes and images

Follow the digits.  Collect house numbers. Discover numbers and word connections. Notice signage. Search for numbers written out like two instead of 2.

What mysteries await above the 9s?

Count  groupings of flowers, the number of individuals in a crowd, or a group of cormorants.

Pursue numbers to uncover secrets and make discoveries. Add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Do these numbers make you feel like running?