Sarah asks, When was the last time you looked up at the stars? Actually, April 6. This year. It seems weird to be able to put a date on that. Seems like it should be the sort of thing that's recalled in a purely sensory way, tied together with memories of air and fading light and sound …
It’s a Steady Job But You Want to be a Writing Prompt Writer
Way back when I was doing Think Kit '13, my friend Sarah decided that she liked me blogging regularly so much that SHE wanted to create a list of prompts for me to work through, to keep me motivated and torturing everyone with my blog posts. So she made up a great, cool, awesome, surprising, …
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Unwritten Letters
Think Kit by Smallbox continues throughout the year with a prompt-a-month setup, and I suggested the prompt chosen for February, so I better write it, yeah? Write a letter to someone whom you never got a chance to thank for the role they played in your life. What was it about that person that mattered …
I’m Looking Forward
It's the last day of Think Kit. Boo! I'm really sad it's over. Think Kit has not only challenged me to write daily, but it has also given me the opportunity to grapple with some complicated ideas and issues. In the end, Think Kit has been like a 31-step program for achieving a more thoughtful life. …
2014 Resolutions
Think Kit wants to know: What's one step you can take to support a goal you have for 2014? First of all, let's talk about a couple of my goals for the year, which I'll present here in the form of the ever-popular resolution. I resolve it! Resolution One: Participate in the #Read26Indy challenge and read …
An Obsession
I'm taking a Think Kit lifeline in an attempt to say some things about something I don't talk about much but is a significant part of who I am. Question: What did you obsess over this year? I have been trying to make myself write this post for an hour and a half. I've been stalling. I watched an …
A Gift of Time
Alex had hinted that he was giving me something for Christmas that couldn't be quantified in dollars. I didn't realize how much so until I opened his gift this afternoon. I confess, I burst into tears, and kept saying, "Really? Is this real?" In a way, I receive gifts like this on an almost daily …
Gratefulness
Think Kit, Day 24. (Happy Christmas Eve!) What are you grateful for this year? Easy. Everything. Seriously, everything. I am grateful for (insert every good thing here). I am also grateful for (insert every challenging/unpleasant/unhappy thing here.) And the reason is, is because it's my life. Every thing that has happened has been an important …
Don’t Drift: A Mantra for 2014
Think Kit, Day 21. Write a mantra for the year ahead – how you'll approach it, what you wish it to be. I am alone in my house, and it is so quiet. I can hear the clock on my wall whirring away as it diligently keeps the wrong time. The power went out for about …
Secret Difference-Makers
Day 20. Home stretch? These posts are getting harder. Think Kit asketh: Who made a difference for you this year? Was it a close friend or a stranger? A specific moment in time or the entire year? *exhale* As much as it would be possible for me to write a really nice post about a …
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