Hey, Good Looking,

Summary

The undefined website is a creative writing community update from IdeaStream, featuring poetry prompts, limerick challenges, a short story introduction, recommended reads, and a profile on guest writer Marla Bishop.

Abstract

The IdeaStream Week 21 update on the undefined website offers a variety of creative writing content, including a personal anecdote about habit formation and the rekindling of a Caribbean cookery club. It invites readers to engage with poetry salvage prompts using specific words, continue the limerick corner tradition, and contribute to a collaborative short story. The update also showcases recommended reads from various authors, covering diverse topics such as ancient comedy, quarantine experiences, and personal transformations. Additionally, it introduces Marla Bishop, an editor and writer working on her first novel, as a guest writer profile.

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The author acknowledges the difficulty in maintaining good habits, despite having successfully developed the habit of writing daily and meditating consistently.
Cooking is presented as a theme for the week, with the author having resurrected a Caribbean cookery club.
Poetry and limerick writing are encouraged as creative exercises, with the limerick corner proving to be particularly popular.
The community aspect of IdeaStream is emphasized, welcoming writers of all skill levels to contribute and support each other.
The recommended reads suggest a range of writing styles and themes, indicating a diverse and inclusive community.
Marla Bishop is highlighted as a multifaceted contributor to the writing community, with roles as an editor for various publications and as a novelist in progress.

Whatcha got cooking?

Hello beautiful people,

Have you noticed how easy it is to slip back into bad habits, yet good ones are so hard to keep going?

This year, I got myself a habit-forming diary; the idea is to list between one and seven habits you wish to develop in the fifty-two weeks of the year, then tick off the number of times you do them each week.

Mine started off so well, Five new habits. seven ticks a week.

Now, for last week I see this:

Nada. Not, One. Single. Tick.

Oh, dear.

I console myself that I can try again this week, After all, this is the method I used to make myself write every day and meditate consistently, so I know it works.

Onwards and upwards.

This week’s theme is cooking cos I’ve resurrected my Caribbean cookery club…

Ideastream Week 21

Hey, Good Looking,

Whatcha got cooking?

Writers Prompts

Poetry Salvage

Offerings from last week.

Let Go and Love

A poetic reflection on mere images.

Exactly Who I Need To Be

A poem

Limerick corner

Limerick Starter

Nothing to Snicker at

A quickie quartet of lewd and lovely limericks.

I Trust Your Ticker Can Endure These Snickers

There may be a Twix in these lush limericks

Finish the story

Recommend Reads

Adam’s Eggplant : A Limerick Of Ancient Comedy

The Garden Of Eden story as it might have happened. In the format of a Limerick.

Bleached Highs in Quarantine Times

The smell of bleach was intoxicating. The bucket spilled across the already polished floor. The fluid flowed and…

I am all over the place

Sometimes I am over-energetic and over-active and sleep for four hours in a day.

I Smoked A Joint Rolled By Fela Kuti

It turned me into a zombie and I never smoked cannabis again

On the Cusp of Freedom

Strung to our dreams.

The Fire

Fire can destroy and heal

Fire Up Your Endorphins

A response to Sherry McGuinn’s “Endorphin Rush”

How to Take Your Creative Writing to the Lowest Standard Ever

I cling to cliches when words fail me

I Realized I Wanted a Divorce While Having Sex With My Husband

This was my moment of clarity. I needed to leave my marriage.

How to Write a Damn Good Sonnet

Forget the ruffles. Forget the “thee” and “thou”. Kick this form’s ass, 21st century style.

Living Abroad Transformed My Life For The Better

'Do you want to sit', a middle-aged lady said as she got up to give me her seat. My grandmother smiled at the lady and…

What is IdeaStream?

What is IdeaStream?

A source of writing prompts & community.

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Updated 3/8/2020

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