Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: 365 writing prompts

  • “What is most surreal thing you’ve ever seen?”

    I don’t know. But I can tell you what the most surreal thing I’ve seen this weekend is. We had an ice storm Saturday and it was crazy weird.  In the evening we heard trees cracking and limbs hitting the ground. Some of them came perilously close to cars in our parking lot.  The sound…

  • Think Global, Act Local

    Think Global, Act Local

    “Think Global, act local.” Write a post connecting a global issue to a personal one.   My take on this is different from what is probably meant by the author of this prompt. Hopefully it won’t seem shallow. On the surface it might seem that way but I believe there is something very profound going…

  • Raspberries in the garden on a hot summer day

    Raspberries in the garden on a hot summer day

    I downloaded WordPress’s free e-book 365 writing prompts and thought it would be fun to blog some of the things that I write from that book. Here is the entry for Jan 18th.  Free Association: Write down the first words that come to mind when we say ….home…soil…rain. Use those words in the title of…