Writing Exercise

Filling
I have fillings in almost all of the teeth that I have left. It's a lot cheaper to have them taken out than to get root canal treatment. I take care of my teeth nowadays, but I didn't when I was younger and I've paid the price. Literally from my bank account, and figuratively from now having fewer than the normal number of teeth in my head.
By Alix 4 months ago in Writers
Lit Lit Word Game Directory
I’m sure everyone remembers Mad Libs, the absolute best play in the car on long trips game ever. The concept is simple: words are omitted from a passage of writing, and the players fill them with any word that’s the same part of speech. One person records, simply stating what part of speech is needed. After filling in all of the omitted words, the person recording reads the passage from beginning to end. Think Jabberwockyesque.
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
My Writing Online Goals for June 2026
May was one of the most surprising months this year. I accomplished the hardest goals this time around, and I have decided to make a lot of changes to the rest of the year. I have decided to give up on Blogger and TikTok, since I've made a huge change with one of the platforms I have been working on lately. Plus, I have decided to add a new goal to this list.
By Emy Quinn4 months ago in Writers
I Tested 100 Claude Skills: These Are the Best Ones That Actually Save Time
If you've ever asked Claude to create a presentation and received something that looked like it belonged in a high school computer class from 2010, you're not alone.
By Mohib Ullah 4 months ago in Writers
Higher
When I was in late primary school when I started showing some ability for athletics. 100m sprint, high jump and long jump were my events.
By Alix 4 months ago in Writers
The Author Who Never Believed She Was One. Honorable Mention in The Posthumous Author Challenge.
When Sara Wilson died, the literary world reacted with the kind of reverence usually reserved for writers who knew that were important. Wilson never did. In life, she spoke of her work with sarcasm and deflection. She described herself as "someone who only writes because she can't shut up." Her family once described her as "creative, but unrealistic."
By Sara Wilson4 months ago in Writers
All "Ancient Wonder, Modern Review" Entries
My May challenge was inspired by a real review on TripAdvisor where someone how had no idea of an importance and history of an ancient tourist attraction wrote a review from the point of view of a modern traveler concerned about comfort and amenities.
By Lana V Lynx4 months ago in Writers
Mass
Growing up my family wasn't very religious. Personally, I'm a staunch atheist. Mum went through a phase of being heavily involved with the church, but I think it was more about the social connection than religion. She always had to be the main character, so when she found a church that was made up almost entirely of over 60's and she was welcomed as 'fresh'blood' as a 40-something, she kept going because she was the centre of attention. At least thats how I interpret it, thirty years later and from childhood memories. I don't even remember what flavour of Christianity that church was.
By Alix 4 months ago in Writers
How to Make AI Writing Feel More Human in 2026. AI-Generated.
If you have been reading a great deal of AI-generated writing lately, you have probably noticed something similar over and over again. The grammar is good. The structure is clean. There is confidence in the sentences. But it feels strange to read, as if assembled rather than written.
By Text Humanizer4 months ago in Writers
Walls and Bridges
Before we read our prompts from the previous session we did the usual warm up exercise of being assigned a letter from the alphabet and spending about three minutes writing down as many words as possible beginning with that letter. Last night it was "H" and this was my contribution:
By Alan Russell4 months ago in Writers
Opal
I grew up in South Australia where a lot of opal is mined. Most of those mines were far off in the outback as far as I know, but I spent most of my years in less regional areas.
By Alix 4 months ago in Writers
Dollar Challenge - Quote Me Baby (Vocal Legends Edition)
Today is the day! The deadline for my most recent unofficial dollar challenge. And for once, I 'm bang on the deadline. (You may applaud.)
By L.C. Schäfer4 months ago in Writers