Denise E Lindquist
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I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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Three Of Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts
What will you contribute to future generations? Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts When my children were young and I was in recovery, I heard about the alcoholic family rules and decided to break those rules for my children. Rule 1: Do not talk or ask questions. Rule 2: Do not trust. Rule 3: Do not feel.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Conversations With a Granddaughter
When our granddaughter gets to our house with her mother, I tell them that her grandpa may be sleeping. We all tiptoe into the living room where he went back to sleep earlier. As we approach the living room we can hear, softly, his head is covered up.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Challenge Four — Metaphor
Day #4: Finding noun-verb collisions Pat Pattison, Song Writing without Boundaries Metaphors will continue to be a struggle for me! I enjoy them but struggle with writing them, and I am not finding these exercises easy to do in much the same way I have difficulty writing fiction.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Gratitude For Life. Top Story - June 2024.
The last time I laughed so hard that my belly hurt was ___________ Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts When I was 24 and going to a women's support group we would laugh, I would go home with a sore face and sore sides. Why? I wasn't used to smiling or laughing. After a few months of doing that, I never have a sore face, sides, or belly from laughing as I laugh enough.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Gratitude
Write a love letter to the home you currently live in. Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts To our home: First I want to apologize for the lack of improvements I promised. When I moved into this house in 1997, it was in great shape as was the yard, back porch, and outbuilding. When we retired in 2012, we moved this house with the idea of building on the land we moved it to and selling this home.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
A Pantoum
There are more formal interpretations of how to write a pantoum, but I’ve decided to try this one, mainly because it’s easier. Write 8 lines of poetry Then put them together using this basic structure: Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, Line 2, 5, 4, 6, Lines 5, 7, 6, 8, Lines 7, 3, 8, 1 Tree Langdon
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Tuesday, Today, Thursday
Challenge: Write a poem where every word starts with the same letter. A tautogram is basically a fancy term for a word game where every word starts with the same letter or sound. It's like alliteration, but taken to the extreme! It can be a fun way to play with language and create a memorable effect in writing or speech, as well as an effective way to challenge yourself as a writer.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
