Prompt me

I've seen a few writing-minded LJers doing this, so...

Give me writing prompts. Jump-starts. Random things. If you know my novel, feel free to make suggestions for it. Maybe I'll write a short story or a novella and incorporate everything.

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Also:
Autumn is at last official in Maryland. My dry dry skin says so. *slathers on more balm, precious nourishing sea buckthorn shea butter balm*

I feel unbelievably disconnected from everything. I could not begin to explain why.
This constant, consistent fibro pain, not even flare-ups. The intense insane knowledge that any moment can trigger a seizure's aura even with the medication's valiant soldier diligence. The tension and spasms of a lifetime of cerebral palsy.
No, that's not the reason.
It just is the way it is.
And I carry on.