avatarLucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Summary

The website content introduces a poetic concept of asking questions without providing answers, invites writers to explore their relationship with questioning and answering, and promotes related writing challenges and submissions.

Abstract

The web content presents a creative notion where the author fantasizes about a job that involves posing questions without the necessity of answering them. This idea is seen as a potential foundation for an entire collection of poetry. The text transitions into a writing prompt that encourages readers to reflect on their own preferences between asking questions and providing answers, suggesting that the two activities might be interconnected. The prompt is directed at various writers, inviting them to break their writer's block by composing a response in any form they choose. Additionally, the content includes links to submission opportunities for poetry and articles, as well as other writings by the author, Lucy Dan.

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  • The author expresses a desire for a role that focuses solely on inquiry, suggesting a fascination with the process of questioning.
  • There is an implicit value placed on the act of questioning as a catalyst for creativity and reflection, as evidenced by the invitation to other writers to engage with the prompt.
  • The inclusion of a diverse group of writers indicates an open and collaborative approach to writing and creativity.
  • The promotion of submission opportunities and other works by the author implies a commitment to community engagement and support for fellow writers.
  • The content suggests that the dichotomy between questioning and answering is a rich topic for exploration, potentially leading to insightful writing and self-discovery.

If My Job Could Be To Ask Questions But Never Answer Any Of Them, That Would Be Great

a poem and potentially a collection of questions?

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

If my job could be to ask questions but never answer any of them, that would be great.

I could probably build a whole poetry collection from this idea alone.

Perhaps this will be the first poem in this collection.

#WritingPrompt: Your relationship between providing answers vs. asking questions? Which one do you like better? Is there even one that you like better or are they more integrated as one entity (Q&A) for you?

Inviting Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles | Urfa | Campbell Christensen | O.M. Fernandes | Ali | Rusty Alderson | Lubna Yusuf | Divina Grey| Joshua J. Lyon, BSQP | if you’re up to it and anyone else interested to smash that writer’s block, join in on this tiny challenge and write a response, wherever it takes you! It can be a tiny poem, a shortform piece or an essay — whatever comes into that brain noodle! If you want to be added/ removed from the tag list, please leave a private note! ♥

Hi, I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and maybe this WILL be the first poem in the collection. Stay tuned.

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