Eleanors Living Diary
Poetic reflections, tender truths, and storytelling straight from the soul of Eleanor Grace—one diary page at a time.
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A Questionable Production
What’s the weirdest movie you’ve ever watched? View all responses Weird is a matter of perspective. But I suppose we could start with every movie featuring talking animals and talking cars. Dogs solving crimes, pigs giving advice, cats plotting world… Continue reading
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The Secret Ways of the Daily Prompt
Tell us about your morning routine. View all responses What time do I wake up? What do I do? Where do I go? Tell us about your childhood. What time do you go to bed? Do you enjoy talking to… Continue reading
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Close Encounters of the Family Kind
If aliens arrived tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d ask them? View all responses Come on in! Now look at y’all. No offense, but you look tired and hungry. “Agnes, come help me heat up them leftovers for our guests.”… Continue reading
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The Bucket Is Not on the List
What’s a country that’s at the top of your bucket list? View all responses A bucket waits to be filled. Ask my chickens. And the only list I have is the honey-do list, and I’m fairly certain my husband wishes… Continue reading
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Moonlighting: Terms and Conditions Apply
What are your favorite side-hustle ideas? View all responses I’ve been walking around with a portfolio of after-hours enterprises, ranked according to preference. Like all of us. I have the main job. Apparently, one job is no longer enough. So,… Continue reading
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The Well-Mannered Illusion
What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? “The mirror doesn’t lie.” EXCUSE ME. We’ve known since childhood that mirrors can lie. We literally built fun houses around the evidence. One makes you six feet wide. Another turns your head… Continue reading
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I Used to Collect Permission Slips
What’s something you used to worry about but don’t anymore? My dear girl, I have found your permission slips. You left them everywhere. For decades, you kept them—little quotations, photographs of memes, verses of Scripture, scraps of encouragement saved at… Continue reading
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The Kitchen Broadcast System
Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? Like most Saturday mornings in the 1980s, I sat cross-legged in front of the television, completely mesmerized by The Jetsons. I couldn’t wait for the future. Flying cars, video calls,… Continue reading
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Ordinary, On Purpose
What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? Where the sea met a rugged coastline and fog often blurred the line between sea and sky, a lighthouse keeper began each evening the same way. He climbed a narrow… Continue reading
