I’m snowed in (and cut off from civilization) while writing this. Thank you. Winter Storm Fern. What a name for a storm in the winter. Anyway, while I was outside in this snowy weather feeding my outdoor cat, I saw something that amazed me. I’m walking back and forth on my front porch, making sure to avoid a huge strip of ice on the edge, when I saw something moving through my yard out of the corner of my eye. What would be out and up here in this kind of weather?
My encounters with birds have been few. Except for me saving the birds that have smacked into my windows from my outdoor cat, who probably would have loved to attack them, most of these encounters have not ended well.
Just as a lot of us have pets that we love—I have two dogs and six cats—many of our president’s have also had pets. Not surprisingly, dogs have been the most popular pets, but some presidents have had pets that just about anyone would consider unusual. In this article, you will find out about the pets of President George Washington to the pets of President John Quincy Adams.
What New Year’s resolutions have you made? Do you have any New Year’s traditions? What would you do if your baby was born pregnant? Is such a thing even possible? Would you bundle your baby up and leave them out in the cold to take a nap?
Christmas should be a time of love, joy, and giving, not a time of fear. But for those affected with certain phobias, Christmas is a time of unease and terror.
I woke up this morning with a mouse in my bed. A mouse isn’t something I want in my bedroom, especially not in my bed. Granted, it was already dead, and that is preferable to it being alive and running around. I’m assuming it was already dead when it ended up under the covers. And at least it wasn’t right next to me. Still, I will be changing my sheets today.
Christmas is a very special time of year. The giving of gifts and showing love for others is in the air. It is when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. It is also the time of year we watch 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ and 𝑅𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑝ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑑-𝑁𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑅𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑟. But some suffer from Christmas/winter phobias that make this joyful season into one of terror for them.
What would happen if your xenophobic character ended up stuck in a crowded elevator? Another character ends up with a severe case of poison ivy. Thanksgiving week, you get to write about a mother (or father) reuniting with their children.
The spookiest day of the year is just around the corner, and wicked creatures have been around since the beginning of time. You will find many of these creatures in the Bible and others in Jewish mythology.
Inside this month’s writing prompts, you’ll find Hansel and Gretel, gingerbread houses, pumpkin carving contests and Stringy Jack, black cats, and rainy days.
