Writober Recap This Writober was a huge success. Thank you everyone who participated, linking up their images, poems, and stories. Your work was intriguing, thought provoking, entertaining, and fun. And you kept me inspired to keep working every day. Congratulations to Circe of Baldacchino di Perla, ladyleemanila, Carol anne at Therapy Bits, and A.M. MoscosoContinue reading “November Expectations”
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Intense Fear of Phobias
Welcome back for the eighteenth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring our third universal fear, loss of autonomy, through the intense fear of phobias. Phobias are different than our regular fear response. The fear response is no longer from the stimulus, but from the fear of the stimulus. Phobias can become debilitating. There are asContinue reading “Intense Fear of Phobias”
Fear of Control
Welcome back for the seventeenth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring our third universal fear: loss of autonomy through fear of control. Fear of control could mean many things: fear of losing control of oneself, fear of losing control to another, fear of being controlled physically or mentally. What other fear of control can youContinue reading “Fear of Control”
Fear of Loneliness
Welcome back for the twelfth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring the universal fear of separation by looking at fear of loneliness. After looking for fear of isolation yesterday, but finding fear of being alone, today I’m wondering if fear of loneliness is also different from fear of being alone. I think it is. IContinue reading “Fear of Loneliness”
Fear of Isolation
Welcome back for the eleventh day of Writober. Thank you to everyone who has been linking up their poems, photos, and stories. You are making this year’s event so much fun. Today we’re exploring the universal fear of separation by looking at fear of isolation. Isolation may be physical or social. Some use isolation asContinue reading “Fear of Isolation”
Fear of Rejection
Welcome back for the ninth day of Writober. Today, we’re exploring the universal fear of separation by looking at fear of rejection. Fear of rejection makes me think of a middle school dance, or being picked last for teams on the playground. However, the fear of being socially excluded can make a person display needyContinue reading “Fear of Rejection”
Writober Week Two: Separation
Welcome back for the seventh day of Writober. How did last week go? Did you dig deep into ego death: face it and find ways to fight it? Most of all, did you write, create, and have fun? I sure did, and I really enjoyed the poems, stories, and photos you linked up to theContinue reading “Writober Week Two: Separation”
The Twenty-seventh Day of Determination in Reluctance
This month each day’s study of contradictory abstract nouns has been synonyms of my personal Big Five contradictory abstract nouns. These last five days are the Big Five. Today I’m out to capture the determination in reluctance and the reluctance in determination. I reviewed its synonyms on the second: perseverance and indolence; the seventh: resolveContinue reading “The Twenty-seventh Day of Determination in Reluctance”
The Twenty-sixth Day of Doubt in Certainty
This month each day’s study of contradictory abstract nouns has been synonyms of my personal Big Five contradictory abstract nouns. These last five days are the Big Five. Today I’m out to capture certainty in doubt and doubt in certainty. I reviewed its synonyms on the first: inevitability and ambiguity; the sixth: conviction and disbelief;Continue reading “The Twenty-sixth Day of Doubt in Certainty”
The Twentieth Day of Resignation in Rashness
Today I’m trying to find the rashness in resignation and the resignation in rashness. Resignation is also a janus word: a word that means its own opposite. Resignation as opposed to rashness means the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable. However, it also means an act of retiring or giving up a position. Where bothContinue reading “The Twentieth Day of Resignation in Rashness”
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