🆆 Micro Monday: A Word After a Word After a Word is Power
Micro Monday Newsletter Prompt #118
Quote #118
A word after a word after a word is power.
Margaret Atwood
Prompt #118
Write about a time when technology failed you.
Set the timer for 10 minutes and start writing. It's Micro Monday, where you get a quote and a writing prompt to help you build a portfolio of work. If you're new to micro prose and writing with me, check out this post here.
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Oh wow, Darien, I had no idea you offered so many ways to connect with your readers and other writers! I love your ideas for community. And the writing prompts. Honestly, just reading this post alone makes me realize how clueless I am in offering "extras" to my paid subscribers. Guess I should've taken at least one business class in college!
All this to say: thank you for your literary citizenship and generosity!