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Physical limitations
Read this on galpod.com. Lately, I’ve been thinking about physical limitations. I’ve gone and tore my left meniscus, the part of our knee...
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- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
Friday Prompt: Natural Inspiration
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about nature this week and how it can inspire us. Today I have a bit of a task. Go outside,...
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- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Gratitude
Read this on galpod.com. Gratitude is one of those magic feelings. Feeling appreciation protects against the adverse effects of stress...
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- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Distractions
Read this on galpod.com. Distractions surround us. There are no ifs or buts about it. I don’t think it’s coincidental. I think...
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- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
Doing Nothing is Hard Work
Read this on galpod.com. My knee has been acting up lately. It forced me to rest, to not do stuff all the time. Sure, I read and listen...
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- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Slavery and Freedom
Read this on galpod.com. Last week, we celebrated Passover. While the holiday's name comes from the Israelites being passed over when God...
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- Apr 1, 2022
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Friday Prompt: Spaces
Read this on galpod.com. Today we’re writing at the British Library, and I’m thinking about our writing space. First of all, I’m thinking...
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- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Self Acceptance and Self Improvement
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been thinking about the tension between self-acceptance and self-improvement. On the one hand, I’m on a...
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- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Writing Prompt: Life Story in Five Minutes
Read this on galpod.com. Here’s an exercise I stole (like an artist) from Melissa Febos. She uses it to get her students to write about...
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- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Foreign Languages
Read this on galpod.com. Last week, I went to a concert at my son’s school. There are always concerts at my son’s school, but that’s not...
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- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
Friday Writing Prompt - Holding the Positive
Read this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about how we tend to dismiss the positive and hold the negative. It’s called a...
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- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Flight Mode for People
Read this on galpod.com. Last week, quite miraculously, I took myself to a writing retreat in Devon. I didn’t really see much of the...
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- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Writing Prompt: Helplessness
Read this on galpod.com. Important note This prompt is not an easy one. Please take care of yourself. If this is something you feel you...
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- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Word Trail: Armour/amour (and a surprise!)
Read this on galpod.com. Come on a word trail with me. This one is fun. So, a while ago, I jotted down in my little notebook to research...
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- Mar 4, 2022
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Writing Prompt: Music
Read this on galpod.com. Music has a way of reminding us of moments in our past. For me, for instance, every time I hear Alice Cooper’s...
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- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
On Eyesight
Read this on galpod.com. This is somewhat related to the prompt I posted on Friday. Have a read here. Missed the post? Consider...
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- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Writing Prompt - The View from Someone Else’s Eyes
Read this on galpod.com. In literature, we talk a lot about POV - Point of View. If we want to write believable characters, writers have...
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- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Prompt: Sensory Writing
Read this on galpod.com. I'm reading Cathy Rentzenbrink's Write It All Down, mostly because I felt like the universe had sent me that...
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- Jan 21, 2022
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Friday Prompt: Change
Read this on galpod.com. I heard a great episode of the podcast Throughline about Octavia Butler. It got me thinking about change because...
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- Jan 14, 2022
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Friday Writing Prompt: Knowing Characters
Read this on galpod.com. This week I’ve been thinking about characters, and how do we know someone, including ourselves. Some character...
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