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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:

Joy- Happy 2026!

about 17 hours ago
In response to "Truth and Lies"

Jellyfish~Happy New Year 2026

Unfortunately, not only the society you are in but possibly all societies here on earth expect and accept such tiny white lies. There is no escape from that. For such expectations, I try to sidestep them, by saying something like, "Oh, ya?" Then I add something totally unrelated. It feels so weird to ask a person, "How are you?" and then expect them to say, "Fine, thanks." Sometimes I reply to "how are you", with "As you see me,"

And possibly, they see me the weirdo that I am.

BIG BAD WOLF is Merry

about 17 hours ago
In response to "On Fears and Dreams"

Personally, I'd write a diss song, and send it to any school that still venerates said teacher, a song about what they did, and about why you don't play piano anymore.

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Jellyfish~Happy New Year 2026

a day 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.

2 Like

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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January 6, 2026 at 1:39pm

#1105296

Truth and Lies

Prompt:
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What does Emerson mean in this quote and in what ways, do you think, any lie can be beautiful?

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Anytime, I tackle Emerson, I end up confusing myself.

And this quote is no exception. Just maybe, my poetic thinking cap has many holes in it, and I am now sitting at the computer with an uncomfortable tension.

So now, it comes to me that Emerson is challenging his readers to think about why people are drawn to lies. Not because lies are stronger than truth, but because they are easier. Truth asks us to change. Lies ask only what we believe on the surface.

I can understand more easily why truth is beautiful. It is because truth is real. Talking for myself, it grounds me, gives shape to my life and lets me trust others. In fact, two days ago, my son told me I was too trusting, involving the matter that a worker for the outside of the house wasn't showing up but charging us just the same. But I digress. Coming back to truth, it doesn't need any decoration. Truth has the weight of integrity and consequences, and it endures. What is true remains standing even when things are or become painful.

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.

Yet, temporarily, lies offer escape, hope, and comfort. Are they ever useful? I tend to believe not, but I can understand that, in extreme circumstances, they may soften grief, protect innocence, or preserve peace. In fact, fiction, story-telling, and even art are built on lies that reveal truths. Those invented stories help us relate to and understand other worlds and ours much better, as we all know here in WdC.

On the other hand, a lie's beauty is weak and fragile. It depends on illusions that easily evaporate. What begins as comfort or entertainment can become harmful if it replaces the truth, and worse yet, it distracts us from our real lives. By this, I don't mean to downplay the writing arts and our imaginations, but after we put down our pens and leave the keyboards alone, shouldn't we engage in our real lives, fully? Ultimately, even in writing, especially in good writing, deep down inside, that stronger truth is always there.

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