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oasis (the prompts for this
month will begin with the letter “O”; write about your physical or emotional
sanctuary, somewhere or something that makes you feel safe)
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obscure—either describing
darkness or something not well known (It will be our little secret . . .)
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occasion—celebrate the date
(one of my musical heroes, Robyn Hitchcock, was born on this date in 1953)
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odd / oddity—celebrate being
different!
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5
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oeuf—French for “egg” (l’oeuf,
or French for “the egg” became “love” in tennis, signifying zero; create
something from nothing, and make it even better with eggs)
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office—that home away from home
we all know and love
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ogre—one could be lurking in
your nightmares (write about monsters and other creepy things)
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Ohio—birthplace of six U.S.
presidents and home to the Rock and Roll hall of fame
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oil—fuel for thought (either
the stuff nations fight wars over, or the basis of all good things fried)
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10
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ojos—Spanish for “eyes”
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okra—because without it gumbo
is just soup . . .
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12
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olfactory—because the eyes
don’t always have it
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13
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omen—I have a feeling this
prompt will result in some interesting haiku
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14
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onion—there’s nothing to cry
about
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ooh—it can be an exclamation,
like “aha!” or “beware the Ides of March”
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open—it’s the only way you’ll
know what’s on the other side
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Oquendo—a Basque village in
Northern Spain, not too far from El Valle de Mena (explore your roots,
particularly if they’re Irish!)
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ore—did you know that “mena” is
Spanish for “ore”? (mine the origins of your surname)
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ostentatious—because everyone
has something to boast about
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20
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otter—ferret out your best
haiku
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21
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oud—a stringed instrument
related to the lute (feel free to write about any musical instrument, or
music itself)
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oven—time to cook up some fresh
ideas
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owl—or any raptor
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oxen—give us something to chew
on
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oye—Spanish for “listen,”
because you deserve to be heard
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oz—particularly if you come
from a land down under
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oak—the tree, furniture, or a
baseball bat
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obtuse—because we can’t all be
acute
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ocean—where life begins, unless
you’re on the Titanic
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odds—feeling lucky?
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ouevre—a body of work, but
we’ll settle for a haiku
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