Spring Wedding Decor
Does He Love me?
Dealing with Break-ups
Honeymoon Destinations for One
New Relationship- Taking it Slow
Fall Wedding Decor
Husband’s Favorite Recipes
Signs He’s having an Affair
Post-divorce Makeover
Stop Crying, Start Living
Adoption for Single Women
Mommy-Daughter date ideas.
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Ed’s note about this piece (yay!) –
When you don’t have a lot of words to work with, the best thing you can do is get your reader to (is anyone seeing a theme here) bring as much to the story as you do. For example, Hema’s story invited the reader to bring their knowledge of Pinterest and how the boards are set up to the story without having to do a lot of explanation. This sparse structure used the reader’s own memory as connective tissue, saving words without the old “trick” of dropping articles so that you sound like William Shatner.
I’m an unashamed Pinterest addict, so I really appreciate this piece!
I am too! I had to spend a lot of time on Pinterest for research for this piece. Only kidding 🙂 but these are names of real boards!
This was an emotional rollercoaster. I had no idea Pinterest lists could be so poignant and heart breaking and uplifting all at the same time.
Thank you! I’m really glad the emotion came through 🙂
Oh, I like this! The use of pinterest boards is very clever. I like the way you show the ups and downs, and that you end on a positive and hopeful note.
Thank you so much, Myna!
Ahhhhh! I’m so happy you’re writing again! I really like what you did here — the life cycle of relationships as expressed through Pinterest boards. Also, now I’m a little worried about the titles of my own Pinterest boards
Thank you, Asha! I searched Pinterest and turns out these are names of actual boards of real people!
Really liked this, the progression was so clear and really liked the hopeful end!
Thank you so much!
The ending is pleasant and full of hope.
Thank you!
I love this. It is so true that our boards tell so much about our lives. What made you think to create for the prompt in this way? So interesting!
I was on Pinterest when the prompts dropped. I typed spring and the first thing it showed was “spring wedding decor” 🙂 and I just went from there 😁
I also went back and took a good hard look at my own boards and their titles 😁
So entertaining. Maybe our Pinterest choices are more revealing than what we choose to put on Facebook 🙂
Pinterest knows our deepest secrets 😆
This is absolutely 100pc perfection. I love the ending so much. It brought a much-needed light to the piece. Great job.
Thank you, DL! ❤️
This was a very clever…psuedo poem? It rose, it fell, and it say so much with just titles. It kept my attention moving forward.
Thank you, Tara!
Hema, I love this!
Thank you so much, Margaret!
Love this! The life of a person in 44 words. Beautiful.
Thank you!