Writers' Pantry 86: Pet Training

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! My dog Kit has quite a personality. I think he thinks the only reason he has to wear a leash is to keep me and my husband from getting lost when Kit goes on walks. Lately he’s taken to trying to get us to change the path of his afternoon walks, if the sweet old retirees he loves visiting aren’t around to spoil greet him on his morning walk. We usually let him get away with it. He’s been a bit moody since Darling Eldest went back to campus and it cheers him up. Did you ever have a pet that tried training you too?

We still don't let him get out of taking a bath.

He has Definite Opinions about baths.

Next Wednesday Rosemary asks us to create a poem or story from a journal entry (or several). If you don’t keep journals, try your old emails. If all else fails, write about keeping or not keeping a journal.

Now it’s on to the pantry! I’ll take your old and new pieces, both poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction. Do be sure to keep your prose pieces to 369 words or fewer, and just one entry per person please. 

Weekly Scribblings #85: “Take Care of your body”

Greetings, dear poets and storytellers. I’ve spent the last few weeks discussing nutrition and fitness with my Crohn’s disease group. So, a prompt that focuses on flesh and bones and such felt just right. With that in mind, I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by the following Jim Rohn’s quote: “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Feel free to use the phrase literally or figuratively.

As always, this prompt shall remain open for a week. We welcome fiction and nonfiction, short and long(ish) pieces—if you go for prose, let the word count be 369 words or fewer. Please add the direct link to your contribution. After you share your words, please take a moment to visit other poets and storytellers, and share your thought-filled comments on their words. Significantly rewritten poetry and prose are also welcomed. 

Let us delight in this week’s body of words.