New Literary Society
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?View all responses For many people, holidays mean tradition, family, and repeating familiar rituals. But for us, it’s more about exploration—of cultures, stories, and different ways people celebrate life. We see holidays as a way to learn, not just repeat. It’s about respect, tolerance,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHave you ever been camping?View all responses Sure. Mountains, seaside, in Romania, Bulgaria, even in Turkey—because apparently I like suffering in different time zones. It’s “okay-ish”… until you realize something is missing. Like comfort. And sanity. Maybe I just like something soft under my ass. A chair. A bed. Anything that doesn’t feel... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhen do you feel most productive?View all responses Honestly? I don’t really track productivity 😅But right after lunch… let’s just say my brain switches to “save energy mode” for sure 🍰😌 Oh yeah… except for today. So if you want to catch me for a chat…follow me on Facebook 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/p/Julia-Kalman-100006261335057/https://www.facebook.com/juliakalmanTXT Thank you... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do you unwind after a demanding day?View all responses After writing and editing late… I unwind with a 2am sea salt bath. Strangely energizing—I get a second shift… …and then I repay it by being sleepy for the next two days 😄 If you’d like to see the articles I edit, feel... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptJot down the first thing that comes to your mind.View all responses There was a time when my life unfolded on the road — endless, looping routes between houses, hospitals, pharmacies, and back again. I ran through rain, through panic, through the kind of silence that feels like a countdown. Every trip carried... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.View all responses Years went into rewriting books. Not writing—rewriting. Adjusting. Overthinking. Listening to feedback like it was a life-or-death situation. At some point, I was basically creative clay. Everyone had an opinion. I absorbed all of them. Not always... Continue Reading →
A high‑school skill, a caffeinated brain, and a lilac‑scented bonus for your morning chaos. Daily writing promptDescribe something you learned in high school.View all responses Steno‑dactylography.Yes, the glamorous art of writing very fast and looking very serious while doing it.The steno part vanished from my brain sometime around… immediately.But the dactylo stuck.Now I type without... Continue Reading →
The strangest creative ritual of my life Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses Intro So… describe one positive change I’ve made in my life?Change… or challenge?Because honestly, at this point, everything feels like both.But fine — here we go. I guess this is the change:For the next... Continue Reading →
About the Beautiful Disorder of a Creative Life Daily writing promptIf you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?View all responses If I could be a character from a book or film, I’d choose the one who can look at a perfect moment and say, like Goethe,„Verweile doch,... Continue Reading →
Negotiating Peace Treaties With Animals in My Twenties Daily writing promptWhat animals make the best/worst pets?View all responses Honestly, this is less about the animals and more about us, the humans with questionable judgment and even more questionable optimism. We choose them.We bring them home.We say things like “It will be fine” while holding an... Continue Reading →
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