December 2010
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Tumblr entries didn’t allow for me to receive feedback, so experimenting at Blogger.
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Prompt 5: "Let Go"
December 5 – Let Go.
What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?
(Author: Alice Bradley)
Fair warning, I’m thinking this is going to be a length entry.
Recommended playlist:
All American Rejects - It Ends Tonight
Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
Relient K - Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been (Acoustic)
When I first read this prompt, I thought “Man, I’m going to...
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Prompt 4: "Wonder"
December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? (Author: Jeffrey Davis)
Alright, this one almost broke my resolve to participate in Reverb10, I have to admit. When I first read this prompt on Saturday I thought “Really? These prompts are starting to sound like a condescending sunday-school teacher asking “Rain. Why did God flood the whole...
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Prompt 3: "Moment"
December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). (Author: Ali Edwards)
I read this prompt just after I woke up today, and it’s now a few hours after I should have gone to bed. Unfortunately, nothing has stood out. I’ve done a fair amount of reflecting all day long. I thought...
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Prompt 2: "Writing"
Yesterday I didn’t include the prompt verbatim, I will for the remaining entries.
December 2 Writing. What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? (Prompt Author: Leo Babauta)
I read the prompt around 2:00 today but let my mind just work on my reply throughout the afternoon, while I checked e-mails and read Gawker, while I cooked...
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Prompt 1: "One Word"
The very first prompt for this year’s Reverb project calls for me to summarize 2010 in a single word. Well I think that’s fairly easy:
Slow
Why was 2010 slow, despite the magic of being named after Arthur C. Clarke’s Odyssey II? Well, mostly because it took me half the year to get a job, another month to get a place to live, and then by the end of the year I was out of the job...