Surprise! I'm dropping this "bonus episode" today because it has been a week since I started my writing challenge, writing something original every day, posting it to social media, and sharing a writing prompt in my Facebook group, Cutting Chai Stories -- EVERY DAY for four weeks, you guys. And I'm not alone! There are a bunch of folks also sharing their work in our group, and I'd love nothing more than for you to come join us. This is Day 8, and you can go back and do the first seven, or just start from whenever you feel comfortable. Just use the hashtags #cuttingchaistories and #astoryaday.

To give you a little bit of inspiration, here's the story I wrote to kick off the writing challenge last week, which stems from one of my biggest sources of inspiration. What's yours?

The writing prompt comes courtesy the artist Racquel Keller, who put her own colorful spin on the writing challenge. 

And finally, if you like this show, or have learned something from one of my episodes, won't you drop me a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts? Or share with a friend and tag me on Instagram (I'm @jayativora) and I'll reshare your post. 

Ok, that's it for me. Back to your regular programming on Thursday -- that's episode 17, part 2 of my interview with the inimitable Jerry Pinto. You don't want to miss it!