Friday Writings #177: Comfort Food

 

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Getting sick when the weather outside is gorgeous is a bummer. I'm rarely ever sick, so getting a stomach bug near the beginning of May was a bit of a surprise. Fortunately, it stayed pretty mild. Not enough to make me feverish or spend most of my waking hours in my bathroom, but enough to make me grumpy.

Yeah, about this level of grumpy.

Fortunately I had an ample supply of my favorite comfort food for an out of sorts tummy, oatmeal. Most people find my preferred preparation method to be strange. I like my oatmeal on the watery side, sort of like a melted milkshake, with a generous sprinkle of cinnamon. I know I've gotten some weird looks about it. But when my stomach feels off, that's the first thing I want.

This week's optional prompt is comfort food. You can opt for prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction. Please be sure to keep it to 369 words or fewer, and one entry per person.

Next week's optional prompt will ask you to find a piece of visual art which inspires you to poetry or prose.

Friday Writings #176: Slice of Life

Greetings, word lovers.

 All the days of my last few weeks have been nearly identical copies of each other: sickness, giggly gossip, exhaustion, soothing cuddling, too much time with doctors, listening to audio books, getting just well enough to sneak in a bit of house cleaning and gardening… repeat. I need a bit of variety (even if it’s just someone else’s). So, for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to let your poetry or prose be a Slice of Life.

Please, add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant. 369 words maximum (excluding title), for prose and for poetry. You may share old or new pieces of poetry or prose. You may write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing. Visit other lovers of words. Read their contributions. Comment of the words their muse slices out of their lives.

next week, we will invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by comfort food.