Introduction

I am a writer. I have been creating and writing stories for as long as I can remember. Now I don't know if I am a good writer and very few have read what I actually do write so no reasonable judgement there and I've not been published anywhere, but I am a writer.

Conventional wisdom tells us the more we do something, the better we get at it. 10,000 hours or something like that. 

I also read a post recently that suggested blogging. Now I'm not an expert at anything and I don't have any strong opinions worth sharing. So I don't really have a topic for a blog. What I do have, at the moment anyway, is a desire to write, so that's what I'm going to do. 

I was gifted a set of Story Cubes years ago. Now if you don't know what Story Cubes are, just Google them. They are a fun set of 9 dice with pictures on each side. There are several ways you can use them, some turn them into games with friends. I've used them in the past just for fun; to create stories for myself. Now I'm turning them into a tool.

This blog, I hope, will be a daily story posting using the Cubes, just for fun and practice. The blog format is my attempt at holding myself accountable and if someone finds enjoyment from the cheesy, weird, lame, etc stories I put out, then I'm happy to oblige.

I am going to try to turn comments on so if anyone out there wants to post daily stories as well you can. I will monitor comments for negativity. This is meant to be a creative space. First drafts of anything are never prefect and I don't want them to be. Don't edit extensively! Just get the story out and move on with your day.

I am human. I am lazy. I get busy. I don't expect to add something everyday, and neither should you, but if you try, I will too.

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