Malcolm's Twenty

Another response to the Lois Peterson prompt "Write a list of 20 things you know a lot about" from her book *101 and More Writing Exercises."

1.      Pain

2.      Self-pity

3.      Humour

4.      Laughter of that stinging, accusatory kind

5.      Humiliation

6.      I said “pain” already

7.      Peace

8.      Inner-peace

9.      Alcoholism

10.  Eating disorders

11.  How to make people unhappy and sad

12.  How to make people leave

13.  How to make myself so miserable no one wants to be my friend

14.  How to make people laugh

15.  How to make myself laugh

16.  How to hide how I really feel

17.  Well, not always because I blush a lot

18.  Words

19.  Fabrications
20.  Love, and it's not what you think

Margo's Twenty

On the prompt "Write a list of 20 things you know a lot about" from 101 and More Writing Exercises by Lois Peterson.
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In no particular order:

1.        Calligraphy

2.        MS Word, Publisher

3.        Fonts, typography

4.        Five men

5.        The Windsors; Amarna Period in Egyptian history

6.        Alexander the Great > Cleopatra & Rome; Greek history; Roman history; bull leaping in Crete

7.        Changing diapers – cloth and paper

8.        Reiki

9.        Giving cats medicines

10.     Nonverbal communications

11.     1950s cars; 1940s songs

12.     Preparing 3x7 meals a week for kids

13.     Kuan Yin, Chenrezig, Avalokitesvara; HHDL & 17K

14.     Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue; managing pain

15.     Oracles, divination, pendulums, scrying

16.     Autogenics; visualization

17.     Low income creativity

18.     Journaling

19.     Overcoming tedium

20.     Sleep hygiene; cleaning toilets

Jane's Twenty

This is Jane writing to the Lois Peterson prompt, "List 20 things you know a lot about."
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I am four time zones and god only knows how many miles away from my list [the one she did at The Grind Writers], so I am going to make another one. Probably very similar. 

What fun it was to think that through. It is so easy to NOT make an inventory of what I know a lot about...

1. Travelling - but still a lot more to learn...
2. The people I love.
3. How to fake it in Spanish (talking language:)
4. Building design and construction and the practical logic of buildings. But I watched a documentary about Frank Gehry twice on the plane and realised there is so much I do not know.
5. Contemporary literature. Have forgotten most of what I knew about early lit (except Shakespeare). See 6.
6. Contemporary art. Making and enjoying. See 5.
7. Helping people find their arty parts.
8. Colour.
9. Unitarian ways.
10. Family history.
11. Ireland.
12. The Cuban example.
13. Teaching English as another language.
14. Efficient cooking.  
15. Haida Gwaii. (These are not in any particular order of dearness to my heart)
16. The sacred headwaters and other sacred places and why they must be saved.
17. Friendship. (Marriage remains a mystery to me. Why and How)
18. The salmon fishing and canning industry.
19. Academic action.
20. The joys of belonging in groups. Dancing, book clubs, round the fire, church, singing, making things together, working together, and I am glad I found the Grind too.

(Ed. note: So are we!)

Susan's Twenty

We invited other writers, who weren’t at the Grind Writers the day we did the prompt from Lois Peterson’s *101 & More Writing Exercises.”  to contribute their lists.
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Hey! -- I wasn't there but I loved this exercise and would like to contribute it for the blog. Awesome prompt.  Quick but very inspiring.  

1. Art
2. Social Media
3. Dog training
4. Games boards--Parcheesi and Snakes & Ladders
5. Métis Arts & Culture 
6. Arts & Crafts architecture 
7. Prayers in the bible
8. Entrepreneurship
9. Wedding & event planning
10. How to make myself smile even when I don’t feel like it
11. Jim Reeves
12. How to travel on a dime, especially in France
13. Dying children & bereaved parents
14. Patient- and family-centred care
15. Marketing
16. Blogging
17. How a Bucket List can change your life 
18. Thrift stores
19. How to find really cool stuff on Craigslist for free or cheap
20. How to order my Starbucks 6 pump, no fat, no water, no foam, Tazo Chai Latte in the order the barista writes it on the cup ;)

(Ed. note: Do watch Susan’s “I’m Not Dying, I’m Just a Goal-setter” #17 – also very inspiring.)

*The prompt was: Write a list of 20 things you know a lot about.