three prompt thingy
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keilissMy three prompts come from lindahoyland. At the time I said I hoped they'd prod me back into updating, I'm really falling out of the habit. Took a few days, but here they are. Anyone wants to play, you know how this works.
The sea.
Except for six years in Johannesburg, I've lived most of my life with the sea no more than a short drive away. I even spent five years in a fishing town (since become a major tourist trap) where I could sit on my bed and watch the whales in the bay. The weekend after my cancer diagnosis, I went to walk along the water's edge with Paddy-dog, letting the fear and illness flow out into the ocean. There's a little place not far from here, next to the railway line with the sea on the other side, and one of the best things in winter is to go there for a chai latte and watch the waves.
Dogs.
Love dogs. Love medium to big dogs especially. Paddy crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago at the fine old age of 16 and I still miss him. We live in a 'no pets' complex now, and maybe it's as well, I think I might still struggle to adjust to a new dog. I love the companionship and the way they think you're cool even if no one else does and just seem to enjoy you so darn much. Of course our dogs all thought they were big cats because the cats were the dominant animals in the household (seriously, little guy Toby used to jump up on the low front wall and walk along it just like a cat). Never tried to find a dog either, they always found us.
Mobile phones
Okay, this is embarrassing. My whole life is in my phone and if I lost it I don't know where I'd begin. It started as this really useful tool and rather quickly became so much more --- Phone numbers, emails, games, weather, music, Whatsapp for chatting, news feeds, photographs, 'Keep' for all my notes... I even have fic notes in there from ideas occurring to me when I'm out. I'm that person waiting for the doctor with her eyes glued to her phone's screen, playing games, lol. Currently I have a blue Huawei and love it (and its really good camera). If Trump hasn't taken his trade war elsewhere by the time I'm due for an upgrade I'll become collateral damage.
I was going to try the 10 first lines meme I saw Oshun had done, but they'd have to be chapter first lines, not fic. 2018 was a very slow year for writing and the first half of 2019 hasn't been much to get excited about either. Hoping things pick up now.
lindahoyland. At the time I said I hoped they'd prod me back into updating, I'm really falling out of the habit. Took a few days, but here they are. Anyone wants to play, you know how this works.The sea.
Except for six years in Johannesburg, I've lived most of my life with the sea no more than a short drive away. I even spent five years in a fishing town (since become a major tourist trap) where I could sit on my bed and watch the whales in the bay. The weekend after my cancer diagnosis, I went to walk along the water's edge with Paddy-dog, letting the fear and illness flow out into the ocean. There's a little place not far from here, next to the railway line with the sea on the other side, and one of the best things in winter is to go there for a chai latte and watch the waves.
Dogs.
Love dogs. Love medium to big dogs especially. Paddy crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago at the fine old age of 16 and I still miss him. We live in a 'no pets' complex now, and maybe it's as well, I think I might still struggle to adjust to a new dog. I love the companionship and the way they think you're cool even if no one else does and just seem to enjoy you so darn much. Of course our dogs all thought they were big cats because the cats were the dominant animals in the household (seriously, little guy Toby used to jump up on the low front wall and walk along it just like a cat). Never tried to find a dog either, they always found us.
Mobile phones
Okay, this is embarrassing. My whole life is in my phone and if I lost it I don't know where I'd begin. It started as this really useful tool and rather quickly became so much more --- Phone numbers, emails, games, weather, music, Whatsapp for chatting, news feeds, photographs, 'Keep' for all my notes... I even have fic notes in there from ideas occurring to me when I'm out. I'm that person waiting for the doctor with her eyes glued to her phone's screen, playing games, lol. Currently I have a blue Huawei and love it (and its really good camera). If Trump hasn't taken his trade war elsewhere by the time I'm due for an upgrade I'll become collateral damage.
I was going to try the 10 first lines meme I saw Oshun had done, but they'd have to be chapter first lines, not fic. 2018 was a very slow year for writing and the first half of 2019 hasn't been much to get excited about either. Hoping things pick up now.
