What’s your first reaction when I say, ‘Next time, you …’? How would you finish that sentence? I can see situations where this might be the beginning of a suggestion. But my immediate reaction when I read these words most recently was, ‘Excuse me? Why are you talking to me like that?’ What follows can…… Continue reading Writing a Customer Service Email
Author: Mariam
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Writing Prompts
Writing prompts are a great way to skip past that blank page hurdle. They give me an immediate direction in structure, tone or plot. They get me writing instead of overthinking how I should start. They get me to write in a way or about a thing I may not have considered before. And I…… Continue reading Writing Prompts
Quarantine Cat
Most tenants don’t try to pet me anymore. There’s been a lot of ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ in terms of whether I can be carrying the virus or not. But really, I’d rather they don’t. Pet me, that is. Some of them have continued to try to feed me. But I’m not sure what’s on that food…… Continue reading Quarantine Cat
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