When the Universe Sends You a Message

 

"Shocked" by Christine Graves via NightCafe Studio

So, as I was working on upgrading the scenery around here, I decided that maybe I should look at some of the old pieces I left on this site. I knew there was a lot of stuff that had absolutely no reason for existing anymore, but I'm leaving it right where I found it. But here's the thing, I think I time-traveled.

Okay, let me explain. I found this blog on the 10th or 11th of this month...June 2026. I was excited and did a quick scan of the site, but didn't really look deep. I just knew I had to get something posted on this site and get it back into circulation. 

I posted my last post a couple of days ago, June 13th, 2026. I was so happy, and it just felt right. I didn't know why, it just did. But then, I got the shock of a lifetime. 

I was looking a little deeper at some of the stuff I'd posted in the past 19 years, then thought, "What was my first post???" It was just a little piece of fodder to get myself in the right frame of mind. But it wasn't WHAT I had posted that freaked me out, it's WHEN I posted it. The first post on this site was on June 13th, 2007. 

WHAT????

No, it wasn't on purpose. I had no idea I brought this site back to life exactly 19 years to the day after I'd first started it. That's when I knew I was on the "write" path. I've been saying for some time now that my calling is to bring back old-school blogging, and I think that was the Universe's way of saying, "No shit". 

In fact, when I created the image at the top of the page, I noticed the book at the bottom of the image said: "The Universe has a Sense of Humor". That sealed it. Now, mind you, the prompt I used in the AI image creator said nothing about adding any words. In fact, here's the full AI prompt:

A whimsical illustration of an older woman sitting at her desk, a look of shock on her face, and eerie wisps of mist surrounding her. 

That's it. That's the whole prompt. And this image is what came of it. Tell me that's not a sign. 

I now have 5 Blogger blogs up and running, the newest of which is about to turn a year old. I've been doing this for a long time. I remember the days of super bloggers. I have to admit, I made quite a bit of money blogging. I know that's not going to be the case this time around, but it wasn't just about the money; it was the creative freedom. But, yeah, the money was nice.

I've decided that this site will be geared toward the everyday stuff in my life, little op-ed pieces I find interesting, TV shows and movies I've watched, and stuff like that. Nothing fancy, just real stuff from off the top of my head. That's a little scary, if you think about it. 

I'm getting more and more excited about blogging again. Even if I only have a handful of readers, I'm still doing what I love. This is my calling and I think it's time to answer the call. Wanna tag along? Come on, let's see where we go from here.

Until next time,
Miss Chris!!!

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Bringing Back My Dream

I am so happy I could just spit. Ok, that's not the word I was going to use, but thought I'd better be a good girl. LOL. I'm way happy right now because I've finally gotten one of my very first websites revamped and done in blog form.

In 2003, I started a website for writers called The Prompt Writer. I posted 20 different writing ideas each week, in 20 different categories. Everything was going great until about a year ago when I could no longer gain access to the back end of the site. The site was being hosted by a friend of mine, but I lost contact with her and ended up putting the site on hold. It remained online, but I couldn't do anything to update it.

Well, this past weekend I finally decided to do something about it. Thanks to my friend Garry Conn, The Prompt Writer is back online and able to be updated. I've given the whole thing a brand new look and feel, as well as added all the old writing prompts from the original site.

It's been a long time since I was able to work on this site, and I've really missed it. This is my very first site, and my baby. I thought about giving it up, but I just couldn't do it. It still means too much to me. I invite everyone to come see the new look of my old site. I'm hoping to turn it into one of the best sites for writers, though that's probably only a pipe dream. But I've always said, if you're going to dream, dream big.