Hi Robert, Well, we’ve moved on to email... I’m not really sure how this is going to work out, but you know, as you said, I’m pretty open-minded. My curiosity has got the best of me and life’s too short to hold back this late in the game. I’ll be honest. You’ve stirred things up a bit between Jack and me. He’s delicate. I know that might be a strange thing to say but that’s how it is. You didn’t give us much to go on, and he was confused with how we even knew each other. Do we know each other? I have the feeling we’ve met face to face but I’ve only been to Torun a couple times, and I always had a bit too much vodka and a date with a basebin ;) Tell me about your new girl. That was a pretty quick move, wasn’t it? I don’t even know this new girl’s name. What was the attraction? Would I be wrong in assuming it was mostly physical? Is she a rebound? A party girl? I’m not even that curious. I need more than a shadow woman to consider. Tell me something good. I should know more about you. You are impatient. Impulsive. Inquisitive. It’s not enough. I’ve been sitting alone on my virtual mountain top for a long while. I’m not even certain if the circuits are working the right way to tap into the right frequency. I don’t know if I’ll blush or if I can still believe in sweet nothing. My drive is not like yours. It’s mental. You need to convince me – convince all of us. I’m not doing any heavy lifting. It needs to be feather light if not meaningful. I’ve done emails. Words can do the heavy work, you just need to answer the call. You remember words are sexy to me, no matter the language. Show me the depth in the man from the fighting ring. Make us an intrigue worth unravelling.

I’ve seen writers rewrite the same book three or four times and still feel stuck. At some point, rewriting stops helping. That’s usually the moment when the problem isn’t the writing itself, but the direction of the story. You can polish sentences forever and still miss the core issue. Sometimes clarity beats craft. Has rewriting ever made you feel more confused instead of clearer?

As y'all might've noticed, I've been less active as of late. Tl;dr my nonstop rhythm finally caught up with me and I got sick enough to sleep for a week (minimal exaggeration). Coming back to things now and I'll catch up with the group activity over the next few days; for now I just wanted to do some housekeeping. To those still posting for the February challenge - I see you! Every little bit counts. The new prompt is up, belatedly! Hope you enjoy, tag me if there's any issues with it, of course. Finally, there's a bunch of members that I left waiting at the proverbial door for a while! In lieu of a proper intro post, I'll tag them below - thank y'all for your patience, and welcome in - please ask any and all questions you need, or just jump right in. @Kathleen Tonn @Sloan Brian @Stephen Wynn @Naomi Inks @Lynn Walker @Krissi Driver @T Cooper @Datron Kendrix @Mia Curtis @Orca Mammal Welcome in!

This is a pick-and-choose prompt. Use what helps. Ignore what doesn’t. Write about a room after something has happened. We don’t see the event. We only see what’s left behind. It could be: - a kitchen after an argument - a classroom after dismissal - a hospital room after discharge - a stage after the audience leaves Let objects carry the story. Optional tools: - No characters physically present - No flashbacks - Focus on 3–5 specific objects - Write under(or over) 500 words If you want to push it: - Make the emotional tone clear without stating it directly. Post in Daily Write with the prompt number in the title. Messy is welcome.

As the title says, I caught a nasty flu that laid me out for a few days, I’ve more or less been sleeping it off since Monday. Starting to feel like myself again! Will get back to the swing of things with talking to folks, prompts, membership requests etc, tomorrow most likely.