Tag Archives: Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop

My Last Date

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop 1.) Describe a memorable first date. This prompt is the perfect opportunity to tell you about something that I have never written about on my blog; how I met my husband.  It is, actually, … Continue reading

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Alien Summer Campers!

(After having just a precious 2 days with my beloved laptop, there is a problem with the new hard drive they put in, so once again, I must bring it to the shop!  I am writing this post on my … Continue reading

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If I Had Never Had My Child…

(I am writing this post on my husbands laptop, as mine has crashed.  His laptop has a possessive/quote key that works about 25% of the time.  As he is a professional writer I do not know how he can stand … Continue reading

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My Life In Six Words

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 1.) Six Word Memoir: Write about a significant time in your life in just six words. First asked why.  Found the purpose. http://www.mamasick.com/2011/05/my-2nd-blogiversary-the-mission-continues/ http://www.smithmag.net/community/people.php/MamaSick

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My Mother and I, and The Ways We See Parenting

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 2.) Not your mother’s daughter…how do you parent differently than your mother did? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? When I saw this prompt, an overwhelming sense of dread came over me. … Continue reading

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A Phone Call I Will Never Forget

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 3.) A phone call you won’t forget. Warning:  Intense, emotional theme. During the late 90s I was working in radio on the air doing the night shift.  My shift would end at midnight when “Chris” … Continue reading

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If You Really Knew Me, You Would Know That…

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 3.) If you really knew me, you would know that… I wasn’t always the nice, average looking, sometimes unshowered, sick person I am today. If you do not want to know about my torrid … Continue reading

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A Journal Entry Long Forgotten

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #5:  Share an Old Journal Entry When I saw this prompt I got so excited!  I had kept a diary or journal from age eight to about 30!  What would I PICK?  I finally … Continue reading

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An Hour to Kill on the Telephone

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 4.) You have an hour to kill on the telephone.  Who do you call and why? With no offense meant to friends or other family members, the person I would call if I had … Continue reading

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A Song With Significance

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 5.) A song with significance. The following is written tongue and cheek.  I have no plans to hurt myself, nor do I wish to offend anyone. I think that if I lived my teens … Continue reading

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