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Carys is a human. She is not an alien from another planet, living cleverly disguised among you.

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Carys
@carys Apr 19, 2022, 5:30 PM UTC

Not a Prize-Winning Potato (Zapfic Monday)

This is Monday Zapfic in which we try to create a story in 240 characters or less! Today's prompt is "stamp." The instructions are here in case you want to try. ## Not a Prize-Winning Potato She had…

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Carys
@carys Apr 19, 2022, 5:05 AM UTC

Spinning Robot (Freewrite)

This is a fictional freewrite, using the prompt: "design feature." Here are the instructions for the daily freewrite, in case you are interested. ## Spinning Robot "It's not a bug. It's a design feat…

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Carys
@carys Apr 15, 2022, 5:38 PM UTC

Oops... That is Not Chocolate. (It's Probably not What You Think.) (Zapfic Friday)

This is my entry for the weekly Zapfic Friday contest. The goal is to write as complete a story as possible with the given prompt in precisely 50 words. This week's prompt is "chocolate." Confession:…

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Carys
@carys Apr 14, 2022, 8:53 PM UTC

QOTW 10.3: Habits and Addictions

## QUESTION OF THE WEEK SEASON 10.3 ### What habits or addictions, both good and bad, have you developed, and which you would like to get rid of? This week, I decided to get involved in the ecoTrain…

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Carys
@carys Apr 13, 2022, 11:28 PM UTC

Hello. May I Hold Your Baby?

Freewrite using today's prompt from Marianne West: bliss. ## Hello. May I Hold Your Baby? I walked right up to the woman. It was pouring rain, and she looked harassed. I pointed to the stroller. “Hel…

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Carys
@carys Apr 13, 2022, 3:50 AM UTC

Can't Stop Laughing (Freewrite)

This is my freewrite for the prompt "Move Your Money" by Marianne West. “Move your money,” he said as he held the barrel of the gun against the small of my back. The room was crowded, and I wasn’t re…

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Carys
@carys Apr 11, 2022, 11:13 PM UTC

Zapfic Monday: Shock

This is my entry for Zapfic Monday, a story in 240 characters using the prompt "shock": ## Shock Lisa was not a fan of pasta. This was probably because Mom took "al dente" to mean "barely cooked." Ho…

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Carys
@carys Apr 4, 2022, 6:24 AM UTC

After the Explosion - Fiction

## Freewrite using prompt: Inflation Freewrite introductory post ## After the Explosion... After the explosion, I sat at the side of the road on my suitcase. All the valuable stuff was in there anyho…

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Carys
@carys Mar 2, 2022, 7:13 AM UTC

Standing With Ukraine

I live in Alberta, Canada. What might not seem obvious is that I take this war in the Ukraine very personally. We should take all threats to freedom and democracy personally, but my province has the…

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Carys
@carys Feb 12, 2022, 12:06 PM UTC

Styrofoam Wedding Cake and Procrastination

Source: It is Saturday. There are 83 reasons to write and I want to procrastinate. Do you like to procrastinate? I love it. And I am good at it. Play to your strengths. That's what my Aunt Elma alway…

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