Filed under: Emotions, Life and Stuff, Six Word Stories, Three Sentence Stories | Tags: 100th Post, blogging, Challenge, Daily, Stories
For years, I’ve wanted to challenge myself to do something, anything, for 365 consecutive days–besides breathing, feeding and dreaming.
Imagine 365 six word stories. How will they distinguish themselves?
I’ve never identified myself as a blogger, but here I am, 100 posts here, almost 50 posts on DIY Romance, with a grand ambition: a six word story, a three sentence story, writing challenges–writing daily stories for a year, and, if I manage that, an ambitious five years of storytelling. Well, at least three, if the power stays on, there aren’t any earthquakes or hurricanes, and I keep my appendix.
Imagine the stories. Thousands of stories. Simply put stories. Stories I’ve written. Every darn day.
I’m familiar with the creative process. I understand pushing addled I’ll-refine-it-later and regurgitating it-worked-then ideas. These always precede another stage of creation—the one I wish would visit me every day—the stage where I crack my limitations to drop something of value.
Imagine 365 days of telling stories, all the fits and starts, the mental pounding I’ll take, the mirific, stopdrous, pleajorvous eurekas.
I’ve lived my life striving to be a better person. Every darn day. If stories renew our love for life, realign our priorities, or help us feel more compassion for others—then my daily posts will stand as celebrations of that quest.
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Robin Hawke 
Congratulations to you. Please keep writing.
Comment by xoxdede September 26, 2011 @ 7:14 PMCongratulations on your 100th post, and here’s to 100s and 100s more.
Comment by Tara R. October 18, 2011 @ 11:59 PMThank you, and the feeling is returned! Robin
Comment by Robin Hawke October 19, 2011 @ 2:05 PM