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PROMPT: DAY 8/30
PROMPT: Are you currently where you thought you would be in life ten years ago?
Hmm. Wow. Deep. My first thought is, “Yes and no.” Yes, because I have done quite a few things on my bucket list (such as attend the Paris Writing Workshop and go on a road trip across the United States). No, because 21-year-old me just had her entire life uprooted against her will and had no idea what she wanted…
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PROMPT: Day 7/30
PROMPT: Why are you so angry?
I am currently consumed by rage. I do not know why. Anger is rarely a rational emotion. The behaviors accompanying it are even more irrational. I don’t know why I have so much anger inside of me. I could sit here for hours making a list of everything that is making me angry right now and it still wouldn’t make me feel better. The only solution I’ve come up with so…
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BLOG: The Rage Comes Out
BLOG: The Rage Comes Out
Currently sitting at The Stick Shack alone, bored out of my ever-living fucking mind. I have no one to talk to here. It drives me crazy. I have a lot of ~feelings~ about Bloody Mary’s, but at least I was never short of conversation there.
Ugh.
Salt in the wounds.
Remember what I wrote in my last post about passive-aggressive people who don’t make any effort to resolve things because…
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BLOG: All Over the Place
BLOG: All Over the Place
Sitting here killing time before the fundraiser event I am attending tonight. There’s not much to do in town, but it’s something. It’s a cultural event, so I’m sure the “Verm Gentrification Committee” will be there glaring at me. I don’t really care. They completely lost my respect recently when they held an “Artist Meet & Greet” event at Bloody Mary’s. It pissed me off so much. It was like…
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PROMPT: Day 6/30
PROMPT: Write about an experience you’ve had at a gas station or convenience store. Taken from 365 Creative Writing Prompts
Do you know what a gas station casino is? Neither did I, until I moved to South Dakota. Out here, gas station casinos are EVERYWHERE. I would estimate that the majority of gas stations in SD have at least one video lottery machine, if not several rooms full of them. In…
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PROMPT: Day 5/30
Author’s Note: I am resuming my prompt challenge until my mind goes blank again. I will not be defeated by a blank page.
Prompt: Write about your ultimate dream travel destination.
For me, it’s Africa. Hands down, Africa. It’s not even a contest. Africa all the way. I truly desire to see all of it, but when I think of my ultimate dream trip, I think of the South Eastern region of the…
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BLOG: Nothin’
Blank page… vile blank page… how I detest thee so…
Someday I will write again.
Maybe.
……
………..
……………….
Nope. I’ve got nothing.
This has been a total and complete waste of time. Brought to you by Writer’s Block.
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BLOG: Crap
Dear Diary,
Today I continued to struggle with writer’s block. It seems like I will never write again. Every minor burst of creative energy fizzles out and dies within 24 hours. The waters have run stagnant. There is nothing left to say. All words are meaningless.
Well, at least my front page looks nice, I guess. Nobody is clicking on any of it, so I guess they are all bored with it too.…
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BLOG: Le Fou
Back from NOLA… unfortunately. The good news is, I made a very big decision while I was there. Yes, it is exactly what you think it is. After careful research into the many tips provided to me by locals regarding jobs, housing, and activities, I have committed to making The Big Move.
Now, this will take some time. I obviously did not skip my flight, crash on a stranger’s couch, and pick up a…
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BLOG: Here To Stay
BLOG: Here To Stay
Here I am in New Orleans. Yes, the answer to your question is that I totally fucked up the school thing. Yes, the answer to your other question is that it’s okay, I’m okay, and I still love it here it anyway.
So I did exactly what I told myself I was not going to do, which was get black out drunk and miss the open house as a result. While I did eventually make it to campus, I missed the entire…
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BLOG: GOOD NEWS!!!!
It happened today. The novel finally started moving again.
Yes, it’s true. Even I can’t believe it.
It was a strange feeling to sit down and work with it again. I encountered no resistance from Andrew. None. He just… sat there and cooperated with me while I sat there organizing the pile of stories. He even offered helpful suggestions. Consider me shocked and surprised.
The most…
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BLOG: Still Kina Blocked
BLOG: Still Kina Blocked
Ahh… life. What is it if not routinely unstable, eh? Sometimes I ask myself, “Why do I still bother trying?” I have no idea, truly. I remain unconvinced that this life isn’t actually just a massive waste of time.
My prompt challenge got off the rails, of course, because my life suddenly upended itself. To the surprise of no one, I suddenly lost my job right before I was scheduled to work the…
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PROMPT: Day 4/30
A/N: This is late due to WordPress error.
Prompt: What does it feel like to have writer’s block?
It’s true. I am an angry person, albeit significantly less angry than I used to be. Writing on this website has allowed me to cleanse myself of the anger and negativity I was holding inside for so long. It’s frustrating that I am still working it all out, but that is the way it must be. Therapy…
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PROMPT: Day 3/30
Prompt: What is the most important life lesson you’ve ever learned (so far…)?
I would definitely say the most important thing I’ve learned in my life so far is not to chase after men, especially stupid ones. Chasing men is a total and complete waste of time. Writing letters to and stories about some douchebag will not make them like me. It will not make them stop cheating on me. It will not…
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PROMPT: Day 2/30
Prompt: What is your worst fear?
My worst fear is definitely men. Specifically, being kidnapped and held prisoner by a man in his custom-built torture dungeon. I fear being locked in a cage and repeatedly violated by some psychopath. I also fear attractive men who try to pick you up at the grocery store by pretending to have a broken arm and then turn out to be serial killers. I fear being…
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PROMPT: Day 1/30
The BetseyHorton.com 30-Day Prompt Challenge Begins today, January 27th, 2020. Why today? Because I was inspired by a prompt, of course. It came from one of these popular party card games that we were playing at work yesterday. I thought about it just long enough to justify turning it into a blog.
The Prompt: If “God” (quotes mine, for reasons that will follow) appeared in front of you and asked…
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BLOG: Sunday Funday???
The blank page continues to torment me.
I continue to follow the advice of one of my great teachers, “Always Write, even when you are writing crap.”
This is all definitely crap.
At least I am working in the meantime. It would be torture if I was sitting around the house doing nothing all day. I would probably just be drinking, which would be bad. Instead, my time is filled with the…
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