…The Rest Is His Story

dailyprompt

Posts inspired by WordPress’s daily prompt—a fresh take written in Eleanor Grace’s voice, with grit, grace, and a wink.

  • Where the Past Still Blooms

    What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? Gosh, it’s been years since those old rules were made,The paint has all peeled and the memory delayed.No use in looking at how we were raised—Safe to say we’ve… Continue reading

  • Notifications I Actually Enjoy: The Sunrise and the Coffee Pot

    What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone? The coffee pot doesn’t ask permission to track my activity. The rooster requires neither Wi-Fi nor a subscription—and unfortunately has no mute button. The dogs don’t need location services to find… Continue reading

  • A Gallery of Unforgettable Sounds

    What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street? The street stops being merely pavement that carries you to your next destination the moment a sound makes you stop. A guitar from the corner. A saxophone beside the… Continue reading

  • The Absolutely Enormous Pile of Lovely Things

    What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? The kindest thing I have ever experienced is the collective presence of certain people. The accumulation of small, daily kindnesses often carries more weight than a single, isolated grand gesture.… Continue reading

  • Take This JOB and Shove It

    If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why? EG: First of all, the word job. WP: It’s the prompt. EG: I object. WP: You can’t object to the prompt. EG: Objection, Your… Continue reading

  • A Living Thought Has No Tombstone

    Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it? A hobby is a distraction. My brain lacks the architecture for such things,  forcing me into a corner with a word that fundamentally minimizes. When forced there,… Continue reading

  • Caught Red-Handed

    What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? I sat at the bar of a saloon in Jackson Hole, the ambient hum of classic country music and clinking glasses filling the room, but my eyes kept drifting down to the floorboards.… Continue reading

  • The Book With No Last Page

    What’s a book you never finished but still think about? I finished the book. I can prove it. There is a last page. I have been there. More than once. I turned it. Closed the cover. Finished. Except the book… Continue reading

  • Somewhere Beyond the Frame

    Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in? There are places I would love to see, but most of them suffer from the same unfortunate condition. They exist. And if I am being offered a vacation somewhere… Continue reading

  • The Guest from Tomorrow

    If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick? I would, of course, need something to wear. If I have been granted the extraordinary privilege of going anywhere in history, I refuse to squander… Continue reading