If your house was on fire, what would you grab before escaping? “It wasn’t her fault! It wasn’t her fault!” the young boy screamed as the medics loaded him into the ambulance. At the end of a long driveway, the roaring blaze of a massive house swallowed the red and blue lights of the emergency … Continue reading Prompt 71-Fire
Month: April 2018
Week 14
It's Sunday so that means a new week of prompts is coming up. We're already through 4 months of the year! The weather is finally starting to turn warm and spring is here! It's gonna be beautiful this week. Here are the prompts I will be working from. 71. If your house was on fire, … Continue reading Week 14
Prompt 70-Excuse
What is the best excuse for being late that you have ever heard or used? “Sorry I’m late. I didn’t want to come.” As a fairly introverted person, I've always wanted to use this excuse, but I also don't make plans unless I really want to do a thing. When I'm late it's usually because … Continue reading Prompt 70-Excuse
Prompts 68-69
Prompt 68.Which household chores are you responsible for? Which do you hate doing? Which do you actually like? My husband and I share the household chores for the most part, though I'll be the first to admit he does them more often than I do. The largest disparity is with laundry. It's not that I … Continue reading Prompts 68-69
Prompt 67-Time Management
What takes too long? “Are you sure about this, Captain?” Lucas warily scanned the crowded tavern full of Vikings. He had been on edge ever since they made port on the strange island kingdom. Leo pushed his way to an empty table at the back. “Aye. This is the seediest watering hole on the wharf.” … Continue reading Prompt 67-Time Management
Prompts 65-66
Prompt 65: Write about a messy area in your home, workplace, or life. Oh boy. My whole apartment is basically in a state of chaos because I have too much stuff for the space I’m in and I am stubbornly sentimental over the weirdest crap. Like, give me a few more years and my spare … Continue reading Prompts 65-66
Prompt 64-Red Line
Are there any lines that you simply will not cross? Alarms blared inside Jack’s helmet. His primary engine was gone and he was flying on reserve power. Well, falling. He scanned his readouts. Heat shield was offline. That was great. He would be burned to a crisp in the Earth’s atmosphere. He had to think. … Continue reading Prompt 64-Red Line
Week 13
Hello fellow enjoyers of the written word! It's time for the weekly list of prompts! 64. Are there any lines that you simply will not cross? 65. Write about a messy area in your home, workplace, or life. 66. Write briefly about one thing in your life that is simple and one thing that is … Continue reading Week 13
Prompt 63-Discovery
Write about a good discovery you have made (big or small). “She’s a Chimera,” Paul exclaimed. “How lucky we are to have two in our humble dome!” His eyes glistened with excitement. Shane watched Arcadios’s reaction closely. The Sage was always careful to monitor his thoughts when in the presence of a Reader, but Shane … Continue reading Prompt 63-Discovery
Prompts 61-62
Prompt 61: When have you experienced “heaven on earth?” Heaven is an elusive concept, and it’s a lot like beauty in that it’s in the eye of the beholder. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced anything quite as grand as “heaven on earth” but two experiences came to mind when I thought about how … Continue reading Prompts 61-62