How often do you step back and reflect on where you are headed? Would less or more self-reflection be good for you? I think about it all the time. Because I'm not thrilled with my current trajectory. I'm trying to change it. But change is difficult. But the change will come. I have to believe … Continue reading Question of the Week #321
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Arena
Welcome to the 2022 April A to Z Challenge! Each day (minus Sundays) in the month of April will feature a short work of fiction based on a random word beginning with the corresponding letter of the day. Those random words will be provided by various friends and family members throughout the month. Today's word, … Continue reading Arena
I’m Not Ready for This
Tomorrow is April 1. That means tomorrow begins the A to Z Challenge. I am truly unprepared for this thing. I said I would be writing some kind of short fiction every day based on random words beginning with each day's appropriate letter. Thus far, I've received words from friends and family for A through … Continue reading I’m Not Ready for This
Sunday Scribblings #99 – Party
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I provide my blogging friends with a new prompt that fits well with whatever kind of day the following Sunday is going to be. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #99 – Party
Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 45
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this … Continue reading Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 45
49 – Casino
Welcome to The Best Movies I’ve Never Seen! This is the part of the blog where I work my way through 100 films I’ve never seen that are generally considered to be great. You’re invited to watch along with me if you can find a copy or find it streaming. So grab some popcorn and let’s … Continue reading 49 – Casino
Scribble
Because today is National Scribble Day, our Sunday Scribblings prompt for this week is Scribble. If you decide to write a post based on this week’s prompt, be sure to go back here and share your link so everyone can see how you interpreted things! Here’s what I did with it… I started doing Sunday Scribblings on my … Continue reading Scribble
Question of the Week #320
Since being deprived of the Internet would be viewed by many as a serious punishment, do you think it is right to give Internet access to those in prison who are ostensibly being punished for a serious crime they've committed? I think it's okay to allow limited internet access to convicts. The internet can be … Continue reading Question of the Week #320
Paradise
Grandpa always said that Paradise was the place where dreams could come true. He told me that it was the place where you could visit any place in the world, or even beyond. He insisted that, in Paradise, I was only limited by my imagination. The Paradise Theater was a magical place when I was … Continue reading Paradise
Placebos
I feel confident that if I mention the placebo effect that we all basically understand what I'm talking about, right? Okay, just in case, here's the dictionary definition: a beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to … Continue reading Placebos
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