dailyprompt
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🚐 You Have Hands, Legs, and a Mind
In 2009, I got a job working under a man named Orlando, whom I would affectionately call Don Orlando. On a Monday morning, he picked me up at the corner of my block in his delivery van. “Hello, I’m Orlando. Your father told me you needed a job. But I don’t want you to see… Continue reading
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🕯️ Thank You, From a Panda Express in Watts
An ordinary afternoon outside a Panda Express in Watts becomes a reflection on loneliness, gratitude, God, and learning to truly notice people. Continue reading
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To Every Roberto Before Me ⏳🧑🚀
The Roberto behind me does not need the disappointment of present me. He needs grace. He needs a thank-you. Continue reading
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Small Pieces of Heaven ☁️🕊️
Maybe heaven is somewhere beyond this life—or perhaps we experience small pieces of it through peace, love, and ordinary human connection. Continue reading
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A Stranger Can Surprise You 🫱🏽🫲🏾✨
Sometimes, a stranger can surprise you. A simple hello and a genuine conversation may mean more than either person realizes. Continue reading
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Somewhere Between 1–2 and 7–8 🪜🕺🏽
I nearly sacrificed a nonrefundable $130 just to avoid walking into a dance studio. Then I climbed the stairs—and something unexpected happened. Continue reading
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🏎️ A Brief Moment Could Feel Like Eternity
August 11, 2026 — 9:16 p.m. My eyes are sore from looking at my phone and TV throughout the day… so I’m writing—or at least trying to—with my eyes closed. I had a good day. Maybe not the greatest day by any human who reads this… but it was a good day. I went to… Continue reading
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✝️ What If Someone Had Said No?
August 10, 2026 — 8:53 a.m. Long drive last night… Woke up late. Had to turn off my phone. Tomorrow I’m going to try not having an alarm wake me. The last time I didn’t have an alarm waking me at 6 a.m. every day was in 2022, when I was in Cancun. Resting longer… Continue reading