Daily writing prompt What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? View all responses If you’ve known me for a while, you’d know that there is nothing more I’d love than having some time to myself, just so I can read, listen to music, make art, or binge-watch something. All of them are some form of creativity or consuming art. If there is anything at all that I would love in life, it would be to be able to be able to monetize my art enough to a point where it doesn’t even feel like work anymore. I don’t know how close I am to realizing that dream, but it is obviously up there ..read more

Have you ever looked back at all the things you’ve attempted but immediately backed out of, simply because you weren’t good at it right from the beginning, or because your first couple of times trying it led to disastrously bad results? Yeah, that seems to be the problem for a lot of people, me included. I learned to drive, got my driver’s license, took my Dad’s car out for a drive, and then ended up accidentally scratching one side of the car on the gate because I miscalculated the gap. It wasn’t even a big damage or anything. Barely anything happened to the car, and I did pretty well as long ..read more

I want to talk about a common issue that many people face these days– taking on too much. No, this isn’t about me. Personally, I have been fortunate enough to figure out where I need to focus my energy in a short amount of time. However, I have seen many people around me trying to accomplish too many things at once, often resulting in exhaustion and burnout. It’s important to remember that while we should aim to experience everything life has to offer, we must also prioritize our goals and ensure we don’t stretch ourselves too thin. Of course, trying to upskill and become a well-rounded person ..read more

Having been done with NaPoWriMo for the year, I have to admit: I am quite free today. I have absolutely nothing to do. After a month of writing every single day, sitting around idly today feels like an awful waste of time. I have kept up with all things work, and caught up with my latest crochet commission, which means I have nothing but free time, which is rather inconvenient to me. I could be catching up on my massive backlog of books on my TBR list, but I doubt I have the attention span to focus on starting a new book. So, I have decided to do a round-up of all my favourite poems from this ..read more

Having been done with NaPoWriMo for the year, I have to admit: I am quite free today. I have absolutely nothing to do. After a month of writing every single day, sitting around idly today feels like an awful waste of time. I have kept up with all things work, and caught up with my latest crochet commission, which means I have nothing but free time, which is rather inconvenient to me. I could be catching up on my massive backlog of books on my TBR list, but I doubt I have the attention span to focus on starting a new book. So, I have decided to do a round-up of all my favourite poems from this ..read more

As we come to a close on the NaPoWriMo season, I have my favourite prompt for the season so far: Today’s prompt via napowrimo.net was to take a word from Merriam-Webster’s list of words used in Taylor Swift’s songs, in honour of her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’! If you know me, you also know that I love all things Taylor Swift, and it’s no surprise that this is my favourite prompt of the month! I chose the word ‘elegy’ used in her songs titled ‘the lakes’, which happens to be one of my most favourite songs of all time! And as we go into the second to last day of NaPoWriMo, I ju ..read more

My favourite poetry form is back and nobody is happier than I am! Today’s prompt for napowrimo.net is to write a sijo. A sijo is a lot like a haiku, but every line has 14-16 syllables. The first line introduces something, the second line discusses it, and the last line ties everything together. I really enjoyed writing sijo, 2 years ago when I was introduced to this format through the NaPoWriMo challenge. After all this time, it has still been one of my most favourite forms of poetry to attempt. Anyway, I don’t have a lot to say except, I hope everyone had a great weekend. Happy ..read more

Today’s prompt via napowrimo.net was to write an American Sonnet, which is… uh just like a regular sonnet, but with a lot less rules. It needs to be discursive, like a regular sonnet, and needs to go off with a bang. One of the best things about the NaPoWriMo season is that I get to explore a variety of forms in poetry. It is so fun to attempt different kinds of poetry and figure out what we’re most comfortable with. I’ve always been the most comfortable with free verse because there are so many possibilities there. Then again, how will I ever be able to figure out what I am best at if I ..read more

Today’s prompt via napowrimo.net is to write a poem that consists of alliteration, consonance, and assonance. If you’re unfamiliar with the terms, take a look at this post by NaPoWriMo here. When I looked at the poetry resource provided, I immediately thought of an evening from years ago where I decided I wanted to take a train all the way to the other side of the city just so I could sit on the rocks by the sea and watch the sun set. There is a lot to learn from nature, and just one evening by the sea can give you endless inspiration. It was, as some would call it, a ‘core memory’ for me, to ..read more

For day 25, the prompt given by napowrimo.net was to write a poem that is either an answer to a Proust questionnaire, a questionnaire in itself, or the answers to some (or all) questions given in the form of a questionnaire by NaPoWriMo. I chose to go with the last option. I couldn’t answer all 35 questions, but I did answer a solid 32. That’s not too bad, right? I chose to write the most unfiltered thoughts I have every time I am asked these questions. Usually, a lot of people answer questionnaires in a very filtered manner, which I really did not feel like writing about, today. But regardles ..read more