Friday Writings #137: At the Last Minute

 

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Today's optional prompt was inspired by a visit to TV Tropes. The one that caught my eye was Last Minute Reprieve. Although TV Tropes says it really isn't used much anymore in a serious way, a related trope The Cavalry definitely is alive and well (and regularly memed by the youth of today). 

So many memes with this clip show how well loved this trope is

So while your take on it does not have to be as dramatic as the Avengers (though who am I to stop you is you want to include lightning bolts, magic hammers, or bedazzled gloves that control reality), today's optional prompt is "at the last minute". I'm taking prose and poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Just remember to keep your pieces 369 words or fewer and one post per person, please.

Next week, Rosemary will be asking for reflections on the advice, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’

Friday Writings #136: “begin by doing small things”

How do you begin a new project, get involved in a new cause, or start over after life has forced you to take a break from the kind of living you’ve always done? Do you make a list? Do you leap into things and hope for the best? How do you begin to live differently… when you must?

All those questions have been dancing in my skull. And the more I think about them, the more I believe that, for me, doing a wee bit at the time is the only way to go. With that in mind, dear poets and storytellers, for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to write poetry or prose inspired by a quote that’s starting to feel like a mantra for me and my current needs: “We can begin by doing small things…” ~ Grace Lee Boggs

Required: Add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please. 369 words maximum (excluding title), for prose and for poetry.

Optional: You may share old or new pieces of poetry or prose, and you may write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing.

Requested (not compulsory but strongly recommended): Visit other writers. Read their contributions. Let them know how you feel about their inked feels.

for next week, our Rommy will ask us to be inspired by the phrase “at the last minute”.