Daily Prompt
Quick daily reflections and prompts—short, consistent, and honest. If you want the deeper story, start with Best Of.
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“I should have just drawn”
7:49 a.m. Alarm went off again. Coffee ready. I started thinking about something. I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022. Art degree. And I didn’t know what I was. Illustrator? Animator? 2D? 3D? Character design? I was trying to figure it out before I even started. If I could go back… I wouldn’t… Continue reading
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“I get nervous when I’m not being real”
7:49 in the morning. Eyes cold. Tired. Big cup of coffee. What makes me nervous? A few things used to. Talking to women. Public speaking. Selling to new clients. Especially when I started selling plastic bags. I didn’t really know the product yet… but I had to act like I did. That made me nervous.… Continue reading
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“I don’t unwind… I go quiet”
I’ve been stressed most of my adult life. Like most people. That’s just part of it. So how do I unwind? Sometimes it’s simple. A movie. A video game. Something easy. Something that lets me step out of the day. But that’s not the part that really works. The part that works is different. Early… Continue reading
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“I don’t really use social media… I watch it”
It’s 8:30 in the morning. I’m tired. Been hauling plastic and paper bags all over L.A. So… how do I use social media? Honestly? I don’t think I use it well. I consume it more than anything. I’ve tried. Instagram. X. But a lot of it just feels like noise. Spam. People selling something. People… Continue reading
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“I felt hungry… and didn’t react”
7:17 in the morning. Sitting here with my hot brewed coffee. Watching a podcast. First thing that pops into my head? I feel hungry. Not a strong hunger. Not the kind that pulls me. Just a signal. Like my body saying: “Hey… maybe it’s time to eat.” And at the same time… there’s silence. A… Continue reading
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“The same message found me twice”
It’s 9:14 in the morning. I’m tired. About to drink my coffee… and something came back to me. Years ago, I worked at LAX. Wheelchair agent. Pushing people in and out of flights. Did that for a couple years when I didn’t know what the hell I was doing with my life. One day, I… Continue reading
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“Little by little… it adds up”
I got woken up at 6 a.m. today. Text messages. “Do you have paper bags?” Still half asleep. Still tired. But I got up. Now I’m sitting here with my coffee… thinking about something simple. There’s a saying in Spanish: “Poco a poco se llena el cantarito.” Little by little… the jar fills up. I… Continue reading
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“I never want to go back to the desert”
Good morning. It’s April 7th, 10:01 a.m. here in Los Angeles. Wherever you are—morning, afternoon, night—good morning. This is my SOS thrown into the abyss… also known as the internet. So, a place I never want to visit again? The desert. I’ve passed through it before. As a kid, we drove from here to Mexico… Continue reading
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“She never let me quit”
2015 to 2016. I was working valet at a clinic in Beverly Hills. My view every day? An alley. On my lunch break, I’d walk to CVS. Cheetos. Iced tea. LA Times. Same routine. Across the street was a luxury car dealership. Inside… a McLaren. I had seen that car years before and thought: “Man…… Continue reading
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“I stopped eating what felt good”
Honestly, I’m not a fancy eater. My “favorite restaurants,” if you can even call them that, used to be fast food. Carl’s Jr. McDonald’s. Fatburger. But since November 17… that whole way of eating is done. No bread. No tortillas. No sodas. No juices. No fried food. All of that is out. Now? I eat… Continue reading