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Fun For Friday: Images on a Theme

| September 24, 2021

This week has three images on a theme of blues and purples. The first photograph depicts a collection of brightly colored houses, bounded by a body of water and two hillsides, both of which are covered in trees. The hillside upon which the houses rest has a consistent pine forest look, while the trees on […]

Fun for Friday: Warm and Homey?

| September 17, 2021

This week, I’ve got a few images that feel a bit warm and homey to me. The first image is a photo of the interior of a fairly standard coffee shop. The room has a few wooden tables surrounded by wooden chairs, and then has taller wooden chairs at the edge of the room, where […]

Fun for Friday: More Random Images

| September 10, 2021

This week, I’ve got a few more random images, with a theme of golds and greens. The first image is a photograph of a pineapple, showing about 2/3 of the body of the pineapple and all of the leaves at the top. There is a wooden fence in the background and snow on the ground […]

Fun for Friday: A Few Random Things

| September 3, 2021

This week’s Fun for Friday is a few random images that I’ve picked out, this week on a theme of black, white, and red. The first image (deleted) is a black and white photograph of a small building that seems to serve as a general store. There are two male-presenting people posing in front of […]

Fun for Friday: September 2021 Writing Prompts

| August 27, 2021

It’s time for the September 2021 writing prompts, as the northern hemisphere slides into autumn. The prompts this month are mostly September-related words, with plenty of random stuff to keep you guessing what you might do with the combination of the three words for each day! You’ll also see lots of things reminiscent of autumn, […]

Fun for Friday: More Writing Games!

| August 20, 2021

I had a short list of writing games a couple of weeks ago, but now, here’s a list of twenty-five games from Scott William Carter! These games appear to mostly be geared toward productivity, but if they provide some fun with that productivity, they might be a great way to trick yourself into doing work […]

Fun for Friday: Water Images!

| August 13, 2021

This week’s photo prompts are based on a search related to water, which seems like a nice thing as the summer continues on! The first image depicts a person in a bridal gown with a very long veil standing beside a placid swimming pool, with the water reflecting the person. The sky is blue, and […]

Fun for Friday: Interactive Creative Writing Games

| August 6, 2021

If you’re looking for some writing games to play, check out this list from Language is a Virus! There are ten different games to check out, so give them a look and see what seems like a fun or productive way to play with words!

Fun for Friday: August 2021 Writing Prompts!

| July 30, 2021

It’s the end of July, so it’s time for the August 2021 writing prompts! The words this month come from all over the place, but there are quite a few summer words tossed in to suit the month. You can focus your writing on the dog days of summer or on the fleeting freedom before […]

Fun for Friday: Three Summery Images!

| July 23, 2021

For this week’s Fun for Friday, I’ve got a handful of summer photographs, all of which have a bit of a vintage look to them. The first image (deleted) is a field of very small lavender flowers that appear to be on an uphill slope. Above, the sky is blue with puffy white clouds. The […]