Writing from an image prompt by focusing on the details

I've written from about a dozen image prompts. I found it infuriating at first, because nothing naturally seemed to arise—I didn't always feel "inspired" even when I liiked an image. But after a while, I found ways of making sense of images as

Is the number of letters in this post a random variable?

Statistical theory concerns random variables, but what is a random variable? We can think of a random variable purely formally as a construction for calculating probabilities. Informally, things are less clear. I think the number of letters in this post could be a random variable in multiple ways. If we

Something feels awkward about withholding full agreement to a plan in a social context

In a social/friendly context, something feels weird about withholding full agreement with a plan. That is, say someone says "We should go get dinner and then go see a movie" and I say "Yeah, let's get dinner." That is: I agree with some

The worst part of planning is finding the will to start

The actual planning is often fine, it's the will that's annoying. Planning often feels like it will take a while and like it will not help much. It often takes less time than I expect and helps more. After reading Just Fucking Ship yesterday, I felt

How OMORI gives just enough info to fear

(Partial spoilers for the prologue of OMORI.) OMORI's prologue gives just enough information to fear. It starts with the intro sequence. "WHITESPACE" continues that. Then there's the bits you meet with in the magical world. All seems fine for a while, but then it