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Daily Cascade

by Joy- Happy 2026!

Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #2326194

A new blog to contain answers to prompts

Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.

Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Jellyfish~Happy New Year 2026

about 19 hours ago
In response to "Truth and Lies"

You make some very good points here - I love this line -

As to lies being beautiful, they are like a woman who looks good only when she wears an intense make-up. This makes her appealing, only because she wears beauty like a costume.

When I read the quote however it made me think - Do people think truth is beautiful? Because in the society I am used to living in, we have to lie all the time, especially at work and especially when asked how you are. People do not usually want to hear the truth, they want to hear "fine thanks how are you" When someone annoys or upsets you, they want to hear "It's fine no worries". When someone asks "Are you okay with that" They want to hear yes even if you are not.

So, to my mind, lies are more beautiful to people than truth, because they are less of a challenge.....

Joy- Happy 2026!

Jan 4, 2026 at 10:06pm
In response to "John Wayne Said it!"

Reading, Spooky, StaiNed

In blog city, three of us come up with the prompts. Mostly we search for quotes on the web, then add our questions about that quote. Or we don't use a quote and only ask a question that we think is relevant to writing or to our lives. Then, we send the prompt to the group members and post it on the group's forum.

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Reading, Spooky, StaiNed

Jan 4, 2026 at 5:22pm
In response to "John Wayne Said it!"

Not to be a bother, but where are you getting the prompts?

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BIG BAD WOLF is Merry

Jan 4, 2026 at 2:14pm
In response to "John Wayne Said it!"

Nothing like a good John Wayne quote or two.

Witchy Yule Woman

Jan 3, 2026 at 10:18pm
In response to "On Lottery Games and Such"

I know what you mean about scammers by email or phone, it never seems to stop.

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Jellyfish~Happy New Year 2026

Jan 3, 2026 at 12:48pm
In response to "On Lottery Games and Such"

Amazing song and I love the musical, I do the Lottery sometimes, and although I don't necessarily expect to win it is about the dream I suppose, it isn't even necessarily about money, but it is the only way I can feasibly think I will get to do a job I don't hate and that would make me happier in life, so I wouldn't be wasting it wishing most of my days away!!

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Reagana

Jan 2, 2026 at 2:54pm
In response to "Anonymous in January"

Southeast Texas, here. The lowest I ever recall was 17 degrees, just a few years ago. That could have been rough, were not my husband so creative (And...having a Fireplace).

The last place we lived, when we first got married, did Not, and it came with my husband!

As I Needed more land, And...a fireplace, within a couple of years, I talked him into moving. Now, we have both. Aside from the neighbors dogs that run loose, and Dig up our yard, as they dig for moles...we truly enjoy the decision. Now, as we have FINALLY found a trap that works for the moles, we are hoping that the dogs lose interest in our yard.

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Joy- Happy 2026!

Jan 2, 2026 at 1:36pm
In response to "Anonymous in January"

Thank you.
I'm in South FL. The worst temp dip here, was 30 degrees in the middle of the night, so far.
We don't have too cold days that go on and on like at North. I do miss the fireplace we had when we lived in NY, though.
Fireplaces in houses here are very rare. I don't think anyone has a fireplace in my neighborhood. Maybe they have those in mid and upper parts of the state, though.

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Reagana

Jan 2, 2026 at 1:09pm
In response to "Anonymous in January"

Even in the south, we experience some extremely cold days, when having to be out in it. I do so Love my fireplace. It keeps me warm and cozy, and may be the only highlight of winter for me.

I enjoyed your poem!

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Joy- Happy 2026!

Jan 1, 2026 at 5:23pm
In response to "My Mixed Report-Card for 2025"

Thank you! I wish you the best and everything wonderful and to your liking in 2026, also. This prompt felt quite difficult to write for because there are some issues I try to stay away from, also. Plus, I don't want to sound full of doom and gloom either.

January 3, 2026 at 12:11pm

#1105005

On Lottery Games and Such

Prompt:
“Luck is not as random as you think. Before that lottery ticket won the jackpot, someone had to buy it.”
Vera Nazarian
Do you buy lottery tickets or the scratch off cards? Do you wait for the large pot or do you buy them weekly like clock work? Would you consider lottery tickets as gambling?

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I don't buy lottery tickets or scratch off any cards, although I have nothing against all that. I think of such stuff as not necessarily gambling, but maybe, banking on false hopes, and thus, a waste of time. Then, suppose I did win a few million that way. I can't even begin to imagine its negative results. With the taxes, false friends, scammers--as if not enough of them call me nowadays--and the amount of work and worry about how to spend or invest that lot. I'm just too old for all that.

On the other hand, I congratulate those who have won and who will win and hope everyone is happy with their choices. I am not discouraging anyone, but saying that this is not for me.

Come to think of it, this craze for lottery tickets and such isn't only about money. It may have something to do with the wish to imagine some control in our uncontrollable world. A lottery ticket or any other such game offers a strange comfort, a fleeting control of a comfort, that everyone else is equally powerless before the last draw.

Also, since chance games offer uncertainty in a safe, contained way, some brains like the anticipation and the suspense more than the reward at the end. Possibly, such emotional experiences are good for some people, I suppose. Just maybe, the fantasy itself may be worth more than the actual win.

After all, a lottery ticket may mean hope, imagination, rebellion against routine, and that wish or sense that life can change in a single moment. When all is said and done, the idea is, the future isn't fully written yet.

All this brings to my mind an old song, the one Frank Sinatra crooned in Luck Be a Lady, "They call you Lady Luck // But there is room for doubt..."

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