Janustory Day 20, 21, 22...

Janustory Day 20: At last I have reached the leaf litter below and I pause to take in this strange huge new landscape.

Janustory Day 21: Each crooked stem, green leaf, and grain of gritty soil has become an entirely new country and I am a foreigner.

Janustory Day 22: I wonder where my other intrepid team members landed after our laboratory shrinking and if they are entirely lost or also exploring.

#janustory #wordcount22

Good heavens, I am behind! This is what happens when I wander down the rabbit hole of an old short story idea. Finally, yesterday, we were treated to sunshine and nearly 60 degrees. As I shoveled the mysterious muck of soil, gravel, and clay back into the hole around our brand spanking new sewer access hatch, birds were singing and squirrels scampering. The new trench went through part of a flower bed, and I was delighted to find a chunk of one of my favorite cranesbills (Geranium sanguineum var. striatum) lurking in the pile of soil. I've tossed it back in the bed with a scoop of dirt and we'll see if it makes it. It's quite possible. They are very tough plants.

The hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and Dave the Elm (Ulmus davidiana) soak in the sunshine.

Breaking Dormancy with a Writing Challenge

Yes, I've let the blog go dormant. It happens. Especially when another writing project becomes all consuming and you have three jobs. Then things change and you find you have more time and it's a new year, after all.

So, after discussion on Facebook among friends, I've launched Janustory. Here's your challenge:

Write a chapter each day using the number of words for that day. January 1st - one word. January 2nd - two words, and so forth. You get the idea.

Bonus points for keeping to one sentence per day and for having a cohesive piece at the end.

Post where you will and share as you like. This is for fun and as a creative exercise for when you might be stuck on something else. Please include #janustory and #wordcount1 (2,3,4,5,) hashtags.

January 1st: Beginning.
January 2nd: Journey underway.

Tiger swallowtail - for a something pretty.