Marcus had always been a solitary man, content with his own company and the tranquility of nature. The bustling city life, with its incessant noise and constant demands, had never appealed to him. He longed for a place where he could find true peace and quiet, a sanctuary where he could escape the chaos of … Continue reading The Hermit of Arcadia
Solitude
Solitude
High above the frozen wastes of the Arctic Circle, a lone fortress stood sentinel over the icy landscape. Carved into the side of a massive glacier, the crystalline edifice gleamed in the midnight sun, its smooth surfaces and angular planes at odds with the rugged, natural features surrounding it. This was no mere human construction, … Continue reading Solitude
Sunday Scribblings #160
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I’ll provide you, my blogging friends, with a new prompt. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no rules for what you write. It can be fiction. It can be non-fiction. It … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #160
Question of the Week #353
Happy Question of the Week Day! Today, I want to pose another question from Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions: Would you enjoy a month of solitude, all alone in an isolated, beautiful natural setting with food and shelter provided? Now, I can't speak for everyone, but as a proud introvert, I've got to say that … Continue reading Question of the Week #353
Bloganuary the Twenty-Seventh
Welcome back to Bloganuary, the daily encouragement from WordPress for bloggers to post something each day. Today’s prompt asks: Where do you go when you need solitude? Home. I just go home. I go home and sit on my sofa and watch YouTube videos. Or I crawl into my bed and pull the comforter over my … Continue reading Bloganuary the Twenty-Seventh
Question of the Week #157
If you had to spend the next two years inside a small but fully provisioned Antarctic shelter with one other person, whom would you like to have with you? This is one of those questions that would be super easy to answer if I were married. Because then I'd just say my wife and be … Continue reading Question of the Week #157
A Dater’s Guide to Disney Princesses: Elsa
I know. Elsa is not a princess. Once we hit the second act of Frozen, Elsa makes it through the coronation ceremony and becomes a queen. She's only a princess for the first 15 minutes of the movie. She is not included on Disney's official list of princesses, nor is her sister, Anna. As a … Continue reading A Dater’s Guide to Disney Princesses: Elsa
Question of the Week #80
Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at age 80? Assume that most of the last 30 years would be good ones. Ugh... never assume. And if I choose to die peacefully among friends at 50, I'm more than halfway into those last 30 years. Not that I'm … Continue reading Question of the Week #80
Question of the Week #77
Do you feel ill at ease going alone to either dinner or a movie? What about going on a vacation by yourself? I do dinner and movies by myself all the time. Well, not all the time. Money gets tight from time to time. But I have no problem with it. Sure, these things are … Continue reading Question of the Week #77
Question of the Week #74
Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person. I do like my alone time. I'm picturing some kind of shipwrecked, tropical island setting. There are times when I go a day or two without contact with another … Continue reading Question of the Week #74
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