I’ve been working on The Project, and I’ve come to think of it as TURTLE FEATHERS. It has turtles in it, and it has birds in it, so….
Here is the cover. Whaddya think? I think it’s kinda snazzy-jazzy.
The background picture is one I took of a mandala on a wall at Mount St. Francis in southern Indiana when I was there on a writing retreat. It has two little turtles right in the middle, and the rays on the outside look kind of feathery. I looked around the internet for a picture to use, but nothing struck my fancy, so I browsed my own and came up with this one.
In other “news”, I went on my first mushroom foray yesterday. I found three, which I post about cooking today at Fatal Foodies. I hope three isn’t all I find this year but, if it is, they were worth it. I love free food.
WRITING PROMPT: Grab two books at random. Open them at random and plop your finger down on the pages at random. Take the words you’re touching (or, if the words are generic, the words nearest) and put them together. Come up with a story idea that connects them.
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KatFrench
March 13, 2012 at 10:06amI’ve seen that same mandala hiking around Mt. St. Francis–it’s on my way home, and sometimes I walk there instead of Buffalo Trace if I’m feeling particularly adventurous. Are there buffaloes in the Project? Because Buffaloes are kind of awesome. They look like mammoths, but just a little smaller. Plus, I’ve learned you need a fence like the ones from Jurassic Park to keep them in, apparently. 🙂
Marian Allen
March 13, 2012 at 10:34amNo buffalo, alas! Have you seen the statue of St. Francis preaching to the attentive wolf? I wanted to use that picture, but nobody else thinks it’s as funny as I do that St. Francis has no fingers.
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Jane
March 13, 2012 at 12:23pmHi. THANKS for the belly laugh. Glad I wasn’t drinking milk.
Alex J. Cavanaugh
March 13, 2012 at 6:41pmI like it. Very imaginative and creative.
Marian Allen
March 13, 2012 at 7:20pmThanks, Alex! 🙂
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Nicholle Olores
March 13, 2012 at 10:13pmSuch a very creative one Marian, I like it very much. Turtle Feathers, such a great idea as well.
Marian Allen
March 14, 2012 at 6:37pmThanks, Nicholle!