Sunday Scribblings

#190 - Beauty

2009-11-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

Tell us what you think about beauty. Is is really in the eye of the beholder? Is it all around us, or only there is you look for it? What does beauty look like? What does is sound like? Feel like? Tell us what beauty means to you.

#189 - Oracle

2009-11-13T09:05:00.000-08:00

Whether you see it as computer software, a character from a movie, or a way of getting advice or predictions, I am sure that you will have something to say about: Oracle.

#188 - Interview

2009-11-07T09:35:00.000-08:00

I just spent the day conducting eleven interviews. It was a very interesting study in people and a real twist on people-watching! So I thought it might be a good topic for this week. Is there anyone you want to interview? Have you been interviewed? Have you thought of interviewing yourself? Your inner child? Your muse? Your partner? Do you have a secret hankering to do Oprah's job? Does the thought scare you or excite you? What do you make of interview?

#187 - Adventure

2009-10-31T00:02:00.000-07:00

I had to scroll through all of the old posts to see if we had done this one before, and it doesn't look like we have! So tell us about adventure: have you been on one lately? Are you planning one? Do you see adventure as something you can have daily or do you save it up for a rainy day? What are your thoughts on adventure?

#186 -- Shame

2009-10-23T11:13:00.001-07:00

I read once that there's only one emotion that is just as powerful in recollection as it is on the spot. You know, when you remember an instance of being happy or sad, you don't re-experience the full happiness or sadness you were feeling then, but when you remember feeling shame, you have a physical reaction and it's just as powerful as when it was fresh. Crazy.

So, write something about shame.

#185 - Junk

2009-10-15T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! In honour of the 20 minutes I have just spent deleting spammy comments and resetting the comments feature on the site (apologies for the fact that you will now have to word verify) the prompt for this week is: Junk. (Or if you would rather, you could use 'spam' as your prompt!)

Have a great week!

#184 - Bump in the Night

2009-10-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

I thought we'd go for something a little darker this week - literally! What is your take on 'bump in the night?'

#183 -- First Kiss

2009-10-01T14:05:00.000-07:00

A surprise: this week's prompt has a potential prize! My (Laini's) new book, Lips Touch: Three Times comes out TODAY from Scholastic! YAY!!! If you've been here at Sunday Scribblings for a long time, you might know that the book started life right here. The whole reason Meg and I founded this site was to get ourselves writing for fun. For myself, I'd spent more than two years on my first novel, and after it was done I really wanted to do something different: quick, fun, not precious. The kind of writing where you don't know or care where it's going and serendipities can just roll off your fingertips. So I wrote short fictions and had a blast, and I noticed after a few months that a number of these little fictions shared a theme:

Kissing. First kisses. Kisses with consequences. My husband Jim had the idea that the stories could be a book, and since he's an illustrator and we love to work together, we thought it could be an illustrated book. I spent some time revising and expanding the stories, Jim did some sample art, and to our delight, editor Arthur A. Levine at Scholastic went along with our vision and now, several years later, here is that book:
It's got gorgeous art by Jim:

And it's printed in two colors, which is really unusual for a novel. It's so beautiful, I'm swooning! Also, to my great delight, it has so far garnered two starred reviews, from Publisher's Weekly and Booklist. Yippeee!

All this is to say, thank you very much, Sunday Scribblings, and thank you Meg for the prompts without which these three stories would not exist. And thank YOU all for participating! The prompt this week is "First Kiss" and if you're interested in winning a signed copy of the book, you can email me your entry as per the guidelines in this post. I'll be picking two winners.

Whether you enter or not, this week write about first kisses: yours or someone else's or an entirely fictional one. Have fun!

(I've still been unsuccessful in resolving my Linky issues, so put comments in the box, but perhaps Meg can swoop in and fix it?)

Cheers!

#182 - Cheese

2009-09-25T13:31:00.001-07:00

The prompt for this week is: cheese. Okay! Now before you go rolling your eyes and judging the prompt, I'd like to explain. Cheese can be a great many things, and have a great many emotions attached. You say, 'Cheese' when someone takes a picture. You eat a certain cheese when you are a kid depending on where you are from. Things can be cheesy in attitude and in flavour. Think outside of the box a little and let us know what you think of cheese.

#181 -- Hungry

2009-09-17T23:49:00.000-07:00

[First of all, I'm sorry to say I haven't heard back from Mr. Linky regarding server issues, and as a result, the link box is still not activating. I'm sorry! Again, leave your links in the comments box. Hoping to get this remedied soon.]

The prompt this week is "hungry." Interpret it how you will. My inspiration came from feeding an skinny, abandoned cat today, but there are other kinds of hunger than that. What comes to mind?

#180 -- Tattoo

2009-09-10T23:22:00.000-07:00

Tell a true story about a tattoo or make one up. Do you have one? If so, what of? If not, what would you get if you had to get one? Best one you ever saw? Worst? Tell your tattoo stories!

[And I apologize for the absence of Mr. Linky. I'm still having glitches. Put your link in comments and check back in a day or two. I'll try to get Mr. Linky working :-( Sorry!]

#179 - Key

2009-09-03T11:38:00.001-07:00

The prompt this week is: key. What is the key to your problem? The key to your heart? Who is the key member of your group? What key on your ring is the most important? What key does the music in your head play in? What is the key issue that is the problem today? Do keys jingle? Do you lose your keys? What do you think of: key.

#178 - Poetry

2009-08-28T14:22:00.000-07:00

I have just come back from attending a poetry reading in Bath. Sharon Olds held the room spellbound as she read her poetry and talked about writing. (I highly recommend a poetry reading if you've never been. It makes poetry into something completely different!) For some, the word poetry conjures up terror; other people's mouths begin to water in anticipation. Very few people feel nothing about it. Either way, your assignment this week is to write some - whether you like it or not!

#177 - Adult

2009-08-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

What are your thoughts on adulthood? What do you want to be when you grow up? Are you scared of being an adult? Have you been forced to be the adult in a relationship? Do you have an adult child who won't grow up? Are you glad to finally be an adult? What do you think?

#176 - Fantasy Dinner Party & Baby News

2009-08-15T01:21:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do something a little different this week, so you are getting more structure than normal. Do you ever play the game where you decide who you would invite to your fantasy dinner party?

The rules are:
- you can invite anyone, living or dead
- you have a table that seats eight, but as you are one, you can invite seven people
- you have to explain why you'd invite them

And for bonus points:
- what would you serve them for dinner?

Enjoy!

P.S. BIG FAT HUGE CONGRATULATIONS and Welcome to the World to Clementine Pie di Bartolo! Laini and Jim welcomed her on August 9, 2009. Congratulations Laini & Jim!!!

P.P.S. As spammers seem to have found our site, I am going to take the comments section down temporarily. If you want to leave a comment for Laini & Jim, please pop over to her site. I think we need to let the spammers rest for a week or two!

#175 - New

2009-08-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

In honour of Laini, the prompt this week is: new. What's new in your life? What new things should you be embracing? What does new mean to you? (Head over to her blog if you don't already know why I chose this!)

#174 - Anticipate

2009-08-01T06:37:00.000-07:00

What are you looking forward to, for better or worse?

[Due to Mr. Linky issues, please leave your links in the comments until the auto-link box appears. Sorry for the inconvenience! -- Laini

Update: Now that there is a Mr. Linky again, please make sure you also check the comments so you don't miss anyone! ]

#173 - Where in the World?

2009-07-24T01:35:00.000-07:00

Have you ever stood still and scratched your head and said, 'Where in the world?' Is there somewhere in the world you would love to go? Are you looking for someone or something or a place that makes sense to you? Where in the world are you?

#172 - The Plan

2009-07-18T02:35:00.000-07:00

One of the most iconic lines from television history has to be from the A-team when Hannibal says, "I love it when a plan comes together!" Have you ever been able to say that? Do you have a Plan? Do you need a Plan? Have you had a plan fall spectacularly to pieces? This prompt isn't just small 'p' plan. This prompt takes it up a notch with a capital P. This prompt is: The Plan. What's yours?

UPDATE: Nice Mr. Linky has now put me on his new server so the links are working again!!! Hooray! I am sorry for all of the confusion. Please make sure you work through the comments as well as the links to catch the people who posted before Mr. Linky was fixed!!! Thank you!

#171 - Indulgence

2009-07-10T10:34:00.000-07:00

I looked to see if we had done this topic before (it's getting trickier to remember!) and found that the only time we had used the word 'indulgence' was on the fourth week and it wasn't even the topic! It has been a little bit too long since we were indulged. What do you make of that?

#170 - human

2009-07-03T23:45:00.000-07:00

... or if you like, you could use 'humanity.'

Have a great weekend!

#169 - Toys

2009-06-26T14:39:00.001-07:00

I thought we could all use something a little lighter for a change. The prompt this week is: toys!

#168 - vision

2009-06-18T23:09:00.000-07:00

There is a lot of talk these days about vision. What do you think about it? Do you create vision boards? Do you have 20/20 vision? Have you seen a vision? Is there a 'vision of loveliness' in your life? How's the view from where you are?

Absurd

2009-06-14T02:06:00.000-07:00

Hello there!

I seem to be constantly apologizing to you all. I am sorry that the prompt is late this week! As I joined as a Gold Mr. Linky member today, I actually said out loud how absurd it was that all of this has happened at the same time. So in honour of what is now a sorted-out and back-on-track Sunday Scribblings, the prompt for this week is: Absurd!

Thank you so much for your continued patience!! I promise the prompt will be up before Sunday next week and links will be in place. (Clearly we were just checking to see that you were all paying attention!)

Happy Scribbling!!

#166 - soul mate

2009-06-07T02:03:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Okay, so I need to say that you must never - NEVER - take your connections for granted!!! I am going on a whole month without any internet except in snatched moments at work and from kind friends. You never know what you've got until it's gone!!!

I was just talking about soul mates with a dear friend. I once went to a psychic who told me that we actually can have several soul mates at a time. He explained that we vibrate at different levels and that as long as someone is vibrating at the same level as we are, they are our soul mate. Who knows? What do you think? Do you believe in soul mates? Do you believe in one person/ thing/ place that meets your soul eye-to-eye? Do you believe that more than one is possible? What is your take on soul mates?

As I am away from home (obviously) I have still not been able to sort out Mr. Linky. For the time being, please use the comments. When I get the internet again (they promised me Monday!!!) I will come back and reinstate Mr. Linky.

Please forgive me for all of this!!