"Would you keep the old maid?" he asks, not looking up from the butterfly he holds on his finger. "She has been of use to us. Possibly she still has another year or two in her. I just hate to throw her out before I have gotten all that I can from her."

Peter stood, perturbed by the thought of having to throw a woman of eighty-five onto the street. It was going to be him if he suggested she stay on until her life is called on by the higher powers. What if he were in her position? What would she do?

"Excuse me?" he says. "Were do you think you are going?"

"Oh daddy," his daughter says as she whirls to face him before being able to sneak out the front door, "I told you about the party. You agreed to it weeks ago."

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Tools:

• The Most Dangerous Writing App - This program keeps me from getting to bogged down with what I think is the perfect way. It forces me to keep writing no matter what comes to mind.
• Grammarly - I use this app all the time to catch my mistakes. If I didn't have a spell checker, you would be lost in my world. haha!
• Hemmingway App: Another useful tool to help you make your writing more clear, comprehensive, and easier to understand.
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• Pixabay: Photo that you can use freely in your blog posts.

My Completed Freewriting prompts:

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Non-Fiction
Dude	Bittersweet	Hook	Housecoat	Nail
Faster Than Light	Sweater	A Ridiculous Amount of Fun	Mosquito	Bamboo
The Entryway	Party	Important	Her Homemade Jams	Back Pain
Mother	Milk	Swing	Bored Stiff	Monkey’s Wedding
Appetite	Travel	Frosting a Cake	Bones	Clouds
Scratch	Wet	Depression	Camping	Quadrillion
Describe the Room You Are In	Dew	Skinny	Mold	Herbs
Wood	Core Values	Players	Syrup	Sell-out
Spa	parachutes	Grapevine	Nothing	Mishap
Eagle Scout

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Fiction
Cane (Bonus: Red Wine)	Basket	Parasol	Wire	A Kiss
Cherry	Miami	Lizard Cave	Phone	Prototype
Discord	A Jumble of Words	Suffers in Silence	Bath	Talking Dog
Grand Piano	Epilogue	Chalk	Food to the Table	Basics
Copy	Squash	Fried Chicken	Potbellied Pig	Cancer
Dog Breath	Movement	Breed	Fool

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Ongoing Stories	Numbered in Order of Story's Progression
Detective Story	#1 Trolley #2 Flea #3 Awakening
Suspense/Horror	#1 Late #2 Banana #3 Paper #4 Tree #5 5 #6 Home Alone #7 Doctor’s Office
The Stall	#1 Medium #2 The Stall #3 The Stall #4 Mice #5 Detective #6 Homeless #7 Eyebrows #8 40 Percent Off #9 One Year #10 The Stall
Church	#1 Church #2 Ornate #3 Chips #4 State

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Poems
#52 Caterpillar	#85 Wildflower

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Weekend Freewrites:
The Crooked Umbrella	The Picture	The Chair That I’m Strapped To	A Common Ending
Withdrawal	Richard’s Surprise	The Trap	Canyon Making You Crazy?
The Hawk	Emerge from the Depths	Marjorie's Alcohol Problem

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We-writes (collaborations with community members)
Monster	Eagle Scout 1st Entry: 2nd Entry: 3rd Entry

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How can you make this table or create something even better?

• Go here to see what @svashta suggests.

• Go here to see what @carrieallen suggests.

• stackedit.io, which is great for seeing what you are doing while you are building your page.