Tag: dailyprompt
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Division and hatred
What makes you nervous? I don’t often feel nervous, not in the usual ways. For example, I’m not really afraid of speaking in public. I don’t panic or lose sleep when I need to take big decisions. When I take tests or exams, I am naturally composed. I focus on answering all the questions to…
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Gay and witty
How do you unwind after a demanding day? It’s a tradition in our home: after our normally stressful days we unwind watching TV series, specially sitcoms. We watch both old and new ones. Just now we watched Mid-Century Modern which premiered recently on Hulu. After finishing Mid-Century Modern, we started Will & Grace right after…
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Show, don’t tell
How do you use social media? I use social media mainly to share links to my posts. This helps my friends know about the latest ones. This prompt actually feels like déjà vu. I have covered this topic in another post where I explored in what ways I communicate online. What I’m going to do…
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Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. Last weekend I went to see an special exhibition on the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto: Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. The title alone give me chills. The display is out there for years. The curators couldn’t have known with certainty about everything…
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A lovely couple
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. Oh, I just remembered a random encounter with a lovely couple! This happened during our literary road trip last year. We were in Providence and decided to check a highly recommended seafood place, the Dune Brothers Providence Shack. The food was truly…
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Man and His Symbols
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. I know that I like a book, specially when it’s non-fiction, when I want to highlight every paragraph on it. It’s when I feel I’m learning something. This happened recently to me when I was reading Man and His Symbols by…
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Gay pride
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? There are 66 countries in the world where it is illegal to be gay. The penalties range from death penalty, passing through life in prison, some time in prison, forced labor, to fines. As a gay man, I have gay pride. Deciding whether…
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Acts of love
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. Every family has its blessings and challenges. My own family isn’t different. We have struggled with some difficult situations, sometimes too heavy for one single member to bear. We have helped each other through the years, each one according to their capabilities. Many times…
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Dona Estrela
What is your favorite restaurant? So many options to choose from… it’s hard to pinpoint a single restaurant as my favorite. There was one though that I used to go many years ago, back in Brazil. I looked it up, I was sad to learn it doesn’t exist anymore. I don’t know what happened, I’m…
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Ten years from now
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Ten years from now, I see myself not just as an author. I envision myself as a curator of mysteries. I also see myself as a cartographer of the symbolic. Additionally, I will be a weaver of stories that flirt with the veil between the visible and…
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Everyday happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? I’m glad you asked! At the beginning of the year, I said I would do things that are fun. And one of them would be writing daily at this blog. I’m on a 100-day streak and counting. I have covered so much ground lately. I will…
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Constant flux
Describe something you learned in high school. Something happened while I was in high school. My parents got separated. I had to change schools. Twice. I had gone through other big changes in my life before, but those hit me hard. Ultimately, I went from a private school to a public one in my last…
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