HeyJaredWhimsical Writing with Wake
A set of weekly whimsical writing prompts every Wednesday and daily explorations of what’s on my mind, and writing on my own whimsical prompts. Write with me, suggest prompts, or follow along with no pressure at all to do anything.
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Wednesday (opens the original)
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I had a full day of chatting with individual wondrous humans. It’s 11:42pm and I have 18 minutes to write the prompts for the week.Week 41A Day in the Life of a LeafThat Deserved a Second PerusalPity the Frog Who Has Lost Its PondA Terrific Wind Carried My Thoughts AwayAnd Her Shadow Continued to Dance After She Left the SunThe Day Was so Clear He Thought He’d Go For A Very Long WalkTuesdayHeart,Wake<a class="ima
The moon (opens the original)
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Rainy day (opens the original)
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It’s Monday.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!se0T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f1ddc68-beda-418d-a06
Full Moon Magic (opens the original)
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My partner and I just got home from the last leg of our anniversary adventures. It 9:04pm, and I want to tell you EVERYTHING.But I am tired, so instead I’m eating the most AMAZING farm carrots from a new little co-op grocery in Bear River. <img
Bookstore magic (opens the original)
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It is 9:24pm. I left the house today to go to work at 9:24am.It was a magical day. The bookshop was FULL of brilliant interactions.I sadly do not have the energy to write about any of it right now, and am hoping I’ll remember all of it tomorrow.My partner and I hopped in the car as soon as I got home and are now in Digby. That’s all the way across the province from where I live. And I forgot a piece of printer paper so sadly can’t make this tiny book that would likely have been hilarious.The pro
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