Author Archives: 0wlmachine

The French Poster

If this wall could talk, it would say, “please stop watching FRIENDS over and over and over again.” In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Wall.”

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Let Me Out Of This School NOW

It’s hard to imagine feeling energized or rejuvenated when it’s the morning and I have to get ready for class in 2 minutes. But why not post a half-baked prompt in the meantime? Better than working on the case I didn’t … Continue reading

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I Need Better Books

Well it’s midnight, and I’m sitting around doing nothing, so why not do a daily prompt? Do you ever feel like everyone in your life is sick? I made a big pot of soup today and then didn’t eat it … Continue reading

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Bluffer’s Bluff

Be kind to your Bluffer-footed Bluffers For a duck may be somebody`s Bluffer, Be kind to your Bluffers in The Bluff Where the weather is always Bluffest. You may think that this is the Bluff, Well it is. I could … Continue reading

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IE Sucks and Some Actual Things

My immediate response to this prompt was, “I have no idea. I just ramble on about minutia in my daily life and call it writing.” This is why I shouldn’t read prompts pre-coffee. The truth is that I didn’t create … Continue reading

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Cats Don’t Get Masters Degrees (or Jobs)

Were I to spend the new year as a completely different person of my choosing, I think I’d like to be a house cat. Hear me out. A cat’s biggest problem in the day is deciding where next to sleep. … Continue reading

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I’m Still a Robot

When was the last time I shed tears of joy? Never. I don’t cry easily, so when I do, it’s usually because I’m having a panic attack or watching the Appa-theft episode of Avatar. I know this prompt is a duplicate but … Continue reading

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All Groan Up: The Story of My Toaster Oven

This Christmas, I wrote the most boring wish list of all time, and found it deeply exciting. This was the moment when I felt grown up. On this wish list, I included the following things: A shelf for my bedroom, … Continue reading

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Sicko: The Emetophobia Story

Well, it finally happened: I’m getting sick. GETTING SICK WITH EMETOPHOBIA Emetophobia lends itself to hypochondria quite nicely. Hypochondria, according to Google, is “abnormal anxiety about one’s health, especially with an unwarranted fear that one has a serious disease.” It’s … Continue reading

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Control Freak – The Emetophobia Story

This week, I’ve been nauseous every morning. Again. It tends to come back every time I eat, and then fades away for the afternoon and evening. It has been exhausting, but not as exhausting as my latest challenge to myself: … Continue reading

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