Picture This
I normally hate taking pictures. I love having pictures of different moments in my life, but I rarely actually take pictures. So many…
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Twitter is a Knife and I Stab at Creativity
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All the Exits Are Underground, Unless You Decide to Change Them.
God bless the youtube gods manipulating the algorithm to land this video in my lap. Ever since I saw it, I find this place in my daydreams, I wander back to it in dull classes, and when the train of thought slows, it pulls into this station. It has rotted my brain and in that […] -
Artistic Licence, Better Late Than Never
I didn’t quite transcribe this by Friday, I’m not a huge fan of WordPress. I don’t consider myself artistic in the commonly accepted definition of the word. However, I strongly believe that art is not something that can be defined with words. Art is whatever one finds beauty in, even if it’s not necessarily intended … -
Bon Voyage
If you have seen my bucket list post, Farewell Cruel World!, you may have noticed that I want to visit -
What is in a story?
Outline for A Long Story: When thinking about how to develop an idea for a story, there are many ideas that come to mind. I have been reflecting on some of the greatest short stories of all time like The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper, and A Good Man is Hard to Find. … Continue reading What is in a story? -
Becoming a Storyteller
As of right now, I don’t necessarily have any concrete ideas for a long-form story but here are some potential ideas that I may bounce around and brainstorm more about: A story from the perspective of an impoverished, refugee child in a foreign country. – For this topic, I feel -
To My Sisters: You Inspire The World
Dear Older Sisters: You both have always been my number one fans and biggest supporters. Through all of the chaos and hard times, you have each remained strong and never let me forget that you were there for me. Even though each of you has your own specialties, whether that is nurturing or the tell … Continue reading To My Sisters: You Inspire The World -
Mr. Garrity And The Graves
He’s AliveTwenty-TwoA World Of His OwnIt’s A Good LifeYoung Man’s Fancy,Black Leather JacketsWhere Is Everybody?The PassersbyLittle Girl LostThe ChaserShadow PlaySounds And SilencesNothing In The DarkTwoNervous Man In A Four Dollar RoomLiving DollRing-A-Ding GirlQueen Of The NileThe FugitiveTo Serve ManIn His ImageThe Lateness Of The HourFour O’ClockNick of TimeThe Graves While -
Apocalypse Banishes Class (ABCs)
Ashy beasts crawl downward, ever fearless, grinning horribly in joy. Kids lie motionless, never once piercing quietness. Rubble starts trapping us. Violent whines. Xylophones? Yesterday’s zone. For this story, I wanted to create something with clear direction but a lot of room for the imagination to play. Only being able -
Self Wellness Check
Writing Assignment: 3 stars *** What worries me most about the future? In all honesty, finances. While I love the idea of being a teacher, the paycheck that comes along with the job is far from desirable. The job is emotionally gratifying, but not financially rewarding. I worry about how to be financially independent after ... -
The Right Words Don’t Exist
Dear Mom, I was thinking about this the other day, the power and importance of a strong bond between mother and child. I see the pain in your eyes when you remember your mom. You look just like her. It is clear that she meant the world to you, and -
Elemental
For this assignment, I generated 4 random phrases from Random Word Generator, 4 random fortunes from My Fortune Cookie, and a superhero name from Random Word Generator to build off of. The phrases/fortunes will be in bold in the text. Born in the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in -
Storytelling that Works
In the past few years, I haven’t done much reading for pleasure. I’ve picked up the odd Harry Potter book or an old graphic novel from my dad’s collection, but with the overwhelming presence of technology and the distractions that come with it, I’ve found it quite difficult to have -
Emotional Lyrics
Writing Assignment: 3 stars *** I am choosing three songs that give me the feeling of nostalgia. This song reminds me of sitting around a camp fire with my friends in the summer. Drinking Diet Cokes and making s’mores, tired from the days activities. We talked about anything and everything around that circle, or sometimes ... -
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words…and here goes the story behind this one. July 2020: Covid is sweeping through the nation shortly after a young girl was born and given the name Joella. People all around the world are suffering from mental illness and depression from the past few months spent in … Continue reading A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words -
Living With Olaf… Arenndele
If I was given the option to live anywhere in the world, or fictional world, I would choose the Arenndele Castle from the movie Frozen. I would most likely move here after college and work for the government. I would reside in the castle and use my degree in political science to sustain myself. One … Continue reading Living With Olaf… Arenndele -
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Stetson is one of my personal favorite short stories. I was introduced to this short story in high school, where I was a member of the scholastic competition team. This is an older short story, however, the context in which it was written and the hidden meaning behind the story … Continue reading The Yellow Wallpaper -
Celebrate your New Attitude and Suck the Blood From My Wound
“Choose an emotion (happy, sad, excited, hyper, sleepy, suprised, inspired, ect..) and then choose three songs that elect that emotion. Name emotion, the song, and why it makes you feel that way. This can be done in three separate tweets to allow for character count. Have fun with this!” ds106 Assignments: Emotional lyrics Music is […] -
Part V: The Twist
Previously in the DS106 universe Now As Joe lay there, feeling smug with his own achievement, he simply let Victoria -
Completely Factual
Up A man obsessed with his dead wife kidnaps a young boy and takes him to a mysterious land where -
How Ya Feeling?
*** Three Stars For this assignment I had to choose three songs that elicit the same emotion. I chose the emotion love. The… -
Fish Tank Chit Chats
*** Three Stars Characters: Gina the goldfish Sammy the starfish Henry the hermit crab Setting: Dentist Office Conversation: Gina (G): its going to… -
Eagles Nest Township
*** 3 stars In the mid 1900s a group of friends set out on an adventure with the intent to travel to all… -
Putting Myself First
*** Three Stars This writing assignment serves as a wellness check. Below I have 5 questions that I must answer as a way… -
Daily Creates :)
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Week 2 Summary
Daily Create The first task was to explain blockchain with a photo or picture. Now, I don’t understand what blockchain is, but from what. -
Week 2: Oh Joy!
Throughout this week, I completed Daily Creates on Twitter, which were surprisingly fun ways to spend a few minutes every day. To complete the “Back to the Basics” design assignment, I built a cozy cottage in Minecraft. You can see a tour here: https://naomiljones.com/blog/ds106/extreme-home-makeover-minecraft-edition/ For the “By Any Sketch Of The Imagination” assignment, I went … -
Guess! That! Myth!!!!!
I’ve illustrated a story you might know-especially if you were a Percy Jackson kid-with some GIFs and pictures you’ve probably seen. See if you can guess it by the end! Several children passed in this manner. Fatherhood doesn’t come naturally to everyone. One fairly gruesome fight later: And so, Zeus became the king of the … -
Places of Peace
by @BriannaDAlbis January 21, 2022I created a collage of the five places where I truly felt peace and posted it on Twitter. Here is a more detailed review.
