Let’s do a short one to get us started. Set your timer for 7 minutes.

Write about: the cutest thing you saw today.

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I hope you enjoyed the short break from the prompts. It’s been quite cold in Ohio and I’ve been hunkered inside the house with aging parents who seem addicted to HGTV and a dog that wants a lot of attention. I could use some sunshine at the moment.

Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. solar
2. iguana
3. steep
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Here are five random words to prompt your writing today:

1. Password
2. Marriage
3. Bean Soup
4. Turtle
5. Paint Brush

Last month I began a new job which included a new wardrobe. One pair of shoes I wore created blisters and inspired today’s theme. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. blisters
2. infection
3. impaired
4. limp
5. fever

Recently I heard about Albert Fish and thought I’d use parts of his life in today’s theme. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. hallucination
2. sadistic
3. abduction
4. trial
5. single parent

One of my summer guilty pleasures is the Big Brother tv series. Part of the appeal for me includes the cheesy competitions and the paranoia that runs through the housemates. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. alliance
2. competition
3. cash prize
4. privacy
5. hammock

Today is my wedding anniversary so I’ll use anniversaries as the theme for today’s prompts. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. porcelain
2. traditional
3. contemporary
4. commemoration
5. jubilee

I’m cleaning out a lot of old writing magazines. In the May 2006 issue of Writer’s Digest is an interview with Louis Sachar. I used that interview to pick out today’s words. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. holes
2. award winner
3. lyrics
4. schedule
5. outline

I haven’t read any of the Walt Longmire books by Craig Johnson but I have watched the tv series. The series inspired tonight’s five words. Include these specific words/phrases or use them to jumpstart your writing:

1. missing person
2. reservation
3. luddite
4. rodeo
5. monosyllabic Gary Cooper