Monday Moment #66: a writing prompt for your work-in-progress

(If you’ve already read this then skip past all the italicized blah-di-blah and start writing.) Monday Moments are writing prompts for your work-in-progress. They are questions that come from my experiences and are my favorite way to find out more about my characters. I find I learn a lot. Some of it I use. Some of it I don’t. But I always, always get to know my character(s) better just by answering the question. I hope you do too. )

I've been quiet this week. I know I have. Especially after a great conference. But it's been for good reason. Promise. I haven't wanted to be a big downer.

It's just hard to share right now. I have all these great photos and I can't even access them.

I sort-of feel like I lost an appendage.

It's my computer. It crashed and burned over the conference weekend. Now I'm relying on an archaic desktop (it often can't even keep up with typing) to get things done and it's frankly not been so great for my mood.

Moody. Yeah, I guess you could say I'm moody, which is so not me (usually!).

It's my computer!!! I know you all understand that.

The good news: I did not lose any of my work. Back things up, friends! It a good, good thing.

I considered having a virtual bake sale to raise funds for a new computer.

But, as you can see, those cupcakes are totally resistible compared to the real thing with their most cake and thick, sweet frosting and sprinkles.

So, as for now, I must learn to function (or tolerate life) without my computer. I will attempt to pull myself from this funk and not pout. and I promise not to whine about it anymore here at Cuppa.

What item does your character have, that if they lost it, would feel like losing an appendage? And why?