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Each Wednesday I give our bloggers something to think about, something to write about. I often steal the prompts from Poets & Writers’s “The Time Is Now: a weekly dose of writing prompts.” In April, the Creative Nonfiction Prompt asked, “What did you eat for breakfast this morning?” I asked our bloggers the same question and urged them to muse on what their breakfast foods reveal about them, their routines, and universal truths. Our bloggers responded:

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breakfast is one of my favorite meals because you can really eat whatever you want, and i like that. this morning i had my tried and true (i haven’t eaten it in a while, but i did for a long time): two pieces of Dave’s Killer Bread, toasted, with Barney almond butter (picture included for your viewing pleasure) and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves. it’s like an open-faced, toasted pb (or almond butter) & j. since i don’t like peanut butter, almond butter is my nut butter buddy. recently i’ve been getting more into overnight oats, but i was simply too lazy to make it this weekend. yesterday morning, my mom and i stopped by Krispy Kreme to grab a dozen doughnuts for her office (i stole two), and i highly recommend their iced coffee with caramel and a little bit of milk. my mom and i went the weekend after it opened and it’s pretty darn cool. on weekends or days when i have extra time, i usually have leftovers (pasta, tacos, pizza, soup, etc). I usually have some fruit with my weekend breakfast too. i often make a pitaya bowl as a midday snack or breakfast. coffee almost always accompanies my food. i am also a classic biscuits-and-gravy girl, porridge, and, of course, pancakes and bacon never hurt anyone. i rarely eat eggs, maybe twice a month, but if i do, scrambled with pancetta and onions and hot sauce (of course) or scrambled on a piece of buttered toast with hot sauce and onions. honestly, on the weekends, i sometimes sleep through normal breakfast hour so i feast at 11 am.

Makena Behnke

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Ever since I moved from my previous host family, my breakfast choice has changed. Nowadays I just order the breakfast on a Starbucks app to get a drink and egg sandwich. Although I need to spend at least nine dollars to get rid of hunger, I do not feel unhappy about it. Since I hardly ever go to Starbucks to buy anything, everything seems fresh to me. The amount of food is just enough for me, and I always like to try different drinks. By the way, the latte and cappuccino are pretty good!

James Zheng

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DONUTS. In my life, DONUTS have always been associated with extraordinary events. Do people usually have donuts for an everyday routine breakfast? Nope. And my family falls under the category of not having donuts for routine breakfasts. Therefore, donuts always mean going somewhere with family or somethin’. Donuts are special.

Luke L.

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Mocha and Muffin

Each school day at 7:30 without fail I am at the Koffi on Highway 111. The baristas all know me by name. The moment I walk in the door, one of them will say, “Your mocha, bud?” I’ll nod. “And your blueberry muffin?” I’ll nod once again.

Within seconds the mocha and muffin are in my grasps as I head to school.

What follows next is the madness of the school day. The weight of my classes and the weight of my future grasp my shoulders and press down, but that doesn’t start until 8:15. At 7:30, before that insanity begins, everything is calm, content, consistent. The only things I have to worry about are the occasional bitterness of the mocha and the blueberry that may get stuck in my teeth.

Holden

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For breakfast, I enjoy eating sausage. My fave is chicken-apple sausage. Orange juice is a fat pass for breakfast. . . ew. I love iced coffee. Iced coffee makes everything better. If I get a hash brown from McDonald’s in the morning, it makes me happy.

Hannah Hall

I challenge the Blog Class to a writing prompt once a week. Most prompts I pull from Poets & Writers. To begin, I introduced them to Chindogu, a Japanese term that means “weird tool.” It was coined by Kenji Kawakami, a former editor of a monthly magazine called Mail Order Life. As a prank, Kawakami published prototypes for his bizarre inventions that were intentionally useless and could not actually be purchased. Later, Kawakami published a book titled 101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu. Some of Kawakami’s popular inventions included the Eye Drop Funnel Glasses, the Dumbbell Telephone, and Duster Slippers for Cats. I asked our Blog Class to play along and create their own impractical contraptions. They had to follow the tenets of Chindogu: “You have to be able to hold it in your hand and think, ‘I can actually imagine someone using this. Almost.’”—Ms. Zachik

Holden conceptualized Pencil Gloves

English students across the world are experiencing hand cramps right now as their English teachers force them to write essay after essay. Well, fear not, fellow high schoolers, for I have invented the Pencil Gloves (patent pending). It is a glove with a pencil superglued that you can wear Michael-Jackson style. To write twice as fast, you can wear a glove on each hand. The use of a glove gives your fingers some relief as you write that 1000-page essay due Friday at 11:59. You will no doubt get looks from your fellow classmates, both of admiration and possibly disgust. Without a doubt, you will be the talk of the school.

Hannah envisioned the TV Beep BEEP

I would invent an app for finding the TV remote. Whether this be on the TV itself or on the phone, I just want the remote to beep when I have lost it! If I couldn’t invent an app, I would certainly buy a remote that has that built in as a feature. . . . like “Find My iPhone.”

James “invented” the Branched Straw

Branched Straw is a new type of straw which you use to drink not only one drink, but multiple drinks. It can mix up a completely new taste for you. Sometimes, if you are hesitating between buying sodas or some other drinks, why not just buy all of them and use the branched straw to drink them all and feel the new taste.

AJ came up with The Pin-Wheel Blower

Ever wanted to have the joy of seeing pigmented paper spinning, but there’s no wind and your lungs are too weak? Fear not! Our hand-held* device will blow the pinwheel for you AND exercise your arms!

*Disclaimer: Handles of device fit in two hands.

Luke “invented” the OopZZZ

So we’ve got a small little sphere with electrical shock capabilities implanted into your neck. This sphere has counterpart pieces that attach to everyday items like water bottles, laptops, pencil bags, etc. When you are out of proximity of a certain item, you get zapped, alerting you that you have left or forgotten something.

Makena says we need Baby Coffee

She pitches pocket-sized coffee pods that contain a shot of latte, coffee, tea, etc. From it, you get a boost of energy–in different flavors!

I, Ms. Zachik, go with Duster Mice (patterned after [stolen from?] Ray Bradbury’s “wall mice” which appear in his short story “There Will Come Soft Rains”)

Duster Mice come out and attack any dust or dirt or dog fur rolling about on the floor. When done, the Duster Mice then store themselves conveniently back in your wall. You only see them when dirt blows up. Then, they retract–out of sight. Dirt be gone!–Zachik out

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