Just Some Thoughts
Fun with Words
The sign reads: Do Not Feed the Pigeons They’re Already Stuffed I like that the sign can have two meanings. Of course they are stuffed birds, but you could also imagine that they are real birds that are stuffed with food. When you’re working on something, what are the two ways it could be interpreted? In your story could one character think one thing and another character something different altogether (introducing the beauty of conflict)? Stretch yourself and have fun. Image copyright © Yucel Moran/Unsplash
There is nothing noble…
And prove it she did…
School finished for me, and I paid Miss N. by giving her all the furniture, and leaving her to do as she liked; while I went back to my writing, which pays much better, though Mr. F. did say, “Stick to your teaching; you can’t write.” Being willful, I said, “I won’t teach; and I can write, and I’ll prove it.” From a May 1862 journal entry by Louisa May Alcott author of Little Women and other works
How do you measure a smile?
What’s the weight of laughter? The length of hope? The height of connection? The magnitude of joy? The nominal value of understanding? Sometimes what’s easy to measure—data, money, things—isn’t always worth as much as it seems. “How do you measure a smile?” © 2018 Dara Girard; Image copyright at top of post © Lidya Nada/Unsplash
What do you see?
Where others saw a drainpipe this artist saw the neck of a giraffe. What do you see when you look at the world? Come on, take a chance…share your quirky, serious, unique vision with us. “What Do You see?” © 2018 Dara Girard; Image copyright at top of post © Chris Barbalis/Unsplash