When @Zord189 set up the weekly contest for #Powerhousecreatives it included using the Most Dangerous Writing App often this tool is used by writers who have creative block.
I was game to give it a go but I'm not a fast typer and I do prefer to take my time when I'm writing, better than having a time pressure which I don't handle well. Although I did find out that if I have deadlines when I am writing, it is a great incentive for me to get in there and get things done.
Back to the app - I opened it up and all it said was that it was set for 5 min (you can edit it if you like) and a button to start writing with the warning
Don’t stop typing, or all progress will be lost.
I had formulated a bit what I would write about in my head but my typing isn't the best and my spelling is atrocious when trying to speed type so there was a lot of editing to do.
I never checked the clock just put my head down and wrote. I kept at it for quite some time but never heard a buzzer or hadn't looked up at my page to see if it would end abruptly at 5 min. or have just disappeared entirely because I had stopped write for a bit to compose a thought.
Finally I just thought that was enough and I stopped and looked up and all my writing was still there but I don't know how long I was typing for, if it was 5 minutes or more.
Any way here is what I got (with spelling errors and some grammar corrected)
Wilderness Adventures!
I live in the forest and at one time I use to make my living planting trees in different areas of the Boreal forests of Canada.
Now being that I live in the forest I was able to enjoy the experience a lot more than say some university kids who were just doing it for a summer job and had no experience being out in the woods- city folks .Here's a typical day tree planting in the forest areas of Saskatchewan.
First it's gathering all your gear in preparation for a couple months stay in the woods.
If you have never done this before I suggest you talk to someone who has lots of experience and are willing to help you make of a list of necessary goods, for once you are out in camp there is no running to the store for things you forgot.
Next setting up camp.
The more experienced campers will always get the best spots for they know exactly what they need to have for a comfortable stay in the woods.
Location is big!
You don't want to be in a low lying area in case of rains and you don't want to just put up your tent with out something underneath it or before having cleared out some debris so you don't have sharp sticks or cones jabbing you in the back or cold and wet seeping up from the ground.
Now that is set than you can set up your tent.
Oh! You are not done yet! You must have a tarp above you too, to ward off heavy rains. It's a good precaution, for although tents are waterproof the extra tarp will make for a dryer stay.
Did you bring extra food or cosmetic stuff that smells? This is a big attractant to bears and you don't want to have that kind of stuff in your tent or you will get a visitor and not a nice one either! Bears are hungry if it is spring planting you are doing for they have been hibernating for months and their stomachs are empty and they are HUNGRY! So do yourself a favor and stick that food and smelly stuff in a solid container up in a tree out of way of your tent. Or if you want to keep things cooler bury a cooler in the ground with a board and rocks covering it. Better yet, stay away from bringing that extra stuff for the camp provides food and the lease smelly the cosmetics is, usually it is better for you. Okay now your camp is set.
I hope you bought a good alarm clock for the day starts early and if you miss the truck ride out to the field that's it til later on in the day if you are lucky. So set your alarm and have all your planting gear set out and ready to dive into it in the early morning.
6:00 am and you're up and at em!
Rise and shine and head of to the kitchen tent where the cook will have a warm fire going and hot coffee brewing for you plus a big breakfast. You've got to love the cook (and stay on her good side) for she is kinda like the Mom in camp which is like one big family. It seems every one goes to her with their problems and she is the one who controls the food! I always made good friends with the cook for my self and my faithful dog who use to come along with me ( dogs are no longer allowed in camp but when I planted they were and were great companions) the cook would always have a bowl of goodies for my dog, Faith! Love that cook, and my dog loved her too!
The next adventure is riding in the back of the trucks with a 6-8 other planters off to the fields with your boxes of trees that you had previously dipped into gel to prevent them from drying out for they are bare rooted plants (unless you are lucky enough to get plugs).
Off you go to what seems like the middle of know where and you and maybe a few others are dropped off at a station along with your trees and told to go at er!
There you are with your bag of trees (thousand of tree) and your water, lunch, mosquito spray and sun protection and rows and rows of trenches where you will be booting those little tree seedling into.
Now to make a good living at this, there is no messing around, your planting must become like a dance, with 3 steps - kick - shovel in and down to plant your tree - a boot and off you go for the next one. A good planter will be planting thousands of trees a days. Not so good hundreds of trees.
You may work with a buddy but often you are doing your own lines and remember this is the home of many wild animals, many of them not too happy to see you here.
You did make a plan for what to do if you run into a bear right!
Well just in case you didn't here is my plan - drop your tree planting bag to distract the bear and slowly back into the bush, once out of site run as fast as you can out of there!
Wolverines? What will you do if you run into one of these characters? They are real vicious so just stay clear even if you miss planting some areas with trees, that is better than having a wolverine tear into you.
The big cats - cougars? They mostly don't bother you, scaredy cats, but I would be wary if there has been sightings, they will hang in a tree and pounce on you! Another animal that you wouldn't always think of as being a hazard is the wild boar. Although not native to this area, many have escaped to the wild and in certain areas are a real danger for they kinda lurk around in the bush like a wolf and are tremendously vicious. You don't want to confront a male boar- they are scary!
Talking of wolves they often hunt in packs and although I have never run into any if you are wounded or something and there is a hungry pack around you are in trouble! They go for the weaker animals when hunting so make sure that is not you!
That is only some of the wild animals but there is many more and it is a good idea to become familiar with the different animals of the area and there habits. Prevention is the best thing!
Okay there you have it. I must say this is not my preferred way of writing but I hope you got something out of my story. I don't know if that was 5 minutes of writing or not but I never stopped and this is what I wrote and downloaded from the app.
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