8 February 2026, Freewriters Community Daily Writing Prompt Day 3008: dorm

“So, if Covid hadn't happened, Melvin and I would have been living in some dorm in New York City not getting smack done – at this point, I am going to college online because I love to learn, but even if W&L doesn't survive the pandemic, Melvin and I are set in terms of making a living.”

“It's like I tell every young person I can; get all the education you can that won't also set you back for life – but remember your living came with you from God in the talents He gave you, and there's no limit except what He sets on what you can do with those, and His limits are far higher than what people can even dream.”

Days-from-18-year-old Vanna Trent was talking with her father's mother, Gladys Jubilee Trent, also known as Grandma Jubilee to her grandchildren and their friends.

“I mean, Melvin and I are both leaning in and things are coming together!” Vanna said. “Obviously, having a billionaire for mother's father doesn't hurt because Pop-Pop's business skills and connects are of course elite, but you're right: the talent comes from God!”

“And that's the part you need to focus on,” said Grandma Jubilee, “because mankind is always going to tell you no unless you bow down in some way, and then I'm going to have to come shoot everybody your father and Aunt Victoria and Uncle Thomas haven't gotten, so yeah, focus on the fact that God isn't going ever have you in a situation where you need to compromise with evil to get where you are going.”

“Leave it to Grandma Jubilee to tell it like it is,” Vanna's younger sister eleven-year-old Velma Trent said.

“Ain't it the truth,” Vanna's baby sister Gracie Trent.

“And I love her for this and where do I sign up to get in line to go take care of the people who are trying to get other people to bow down to them?” Gracie's friend eight-year-old Edwina Ludlow said.

“I don't think there's a a line, although there's probably permits and stuff,” Velma said. “There's so many of them around you can kinda just take care of your area, Eddie.”

“Oh, I'mma do that!” Edwina said. “I wish somebody would try to tell me or any of y'all you can't do something because they fell out of bed in the morning and hit their head and thought they were God!”

“That is some kind of concussion,” Velma said.

“And what they need is to be slapped on the other side of their head to put their brain back where it belongs!” Edwina said.

“No,” Gracie said, “because Grandma Jubilee was talking about this yesterday. It's not a brain problem. It's a spiritual problem, so that takes a God smack, and what we gotta do is stay out of some things so we don't get hurt when the smack comes through.”

Edwina considered this.

“But can't we sign up to help? I mean, I see a whole lot of people with spiritual problems out here just getting kids' homes washed out, making them fight their way through foster care, and swinging on their grandchildren!”

“The problem is,” Velma said, “is that if you're not perfect, and you're out here trying to help out God when He isn't asking, He might decide that its your turn.”

Edwina jumped.

“Yeah, I, uh … going to sit down and shut up now, and maybe pray, because, see, ain't nobody perfect over here! I am Problem Child, so, yeah, I'm going to go sit down before I get sat down!”

“Ain't it the truth,” Gracie said. “If only more people in Lofton County knew what we know.”

“Well, all they gotta do is start paying attention in Sunday School!” Edwina said.

“Listen,” Velma said, “if people went to Sunday School and paid attention, we wouldn't even need to have this conversation, but at this point, most people who go to church don't even go to Sunday School, so, how is everybody else supposed to get it?”

“Wait a minute,” Edwina said. “Papa used to listen to this program about the United States being a Christian nation, but he got tired and stopped listening to it and now I understand why! What is the point of being a dumb Christian in a dumb Christian nation because nobody goes to or pays attention in Sunday School?”

“I don't know,” Velma said, “but if what is going on in Lofton County right now where 90 percent of people go to church tells us anything, it's that we probably won't like the answer.”

“Ain't it the truth,” Gracie said.