I’m pleading the Fifth

Daily writing prompt

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

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Today’s prompt asks what I enjoy doing most in my leisure time, and I’d love to answer honestly… but then the moderators would need smelling salts and a priest.

Let’s just say my favorite pastime is rated X, requires privacy, and is best enjoyed when no one knocks on the door. No, not that—get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about the kind of activity that makes time disappear, raises the heart rate a bit, leaves you oddly satisfied afterward, and occasionally makes you think, “I should probably stretch first.”

If pressed for a safer answer, I’d say I enjoy long walks, quiet mornings, meaningful conversations, and the occasional deep dive into things that make my wife roll her eyes and say, “Here we go again.” But that’s the public version. The PG summary.

The real answer stays locked in the vault with other private matters, like my browser history, my snack stash, and the exact number of unfinished projects in the basement.

So for today, I’m pleading the Fifth, blaming the rating system, and moving along before this turns into something that needs a parental advisory label.

Next question.