What is one of your greatest blessings? Hiei had been on extended missions before, keeping him busy for weeks at a time, but Koenma had been pushing him for months now. He had taken for granted his earlier respites between missions. He actually found himself missing Ali on nights the moon glared down at him. … Continue reading Prompt 109-Blessings
Author: Sara
I'm a 31 year old kid who plays an adult at work, doing data analysis in the aerospace industry. When I'm not sorting through Excel spreadsheets there or banging my head against my keyboard at home hoping for a story to come out of the garbage, I'm usually reading through a stack of books or watching anime or playing tennis with my husband.
Prompt 108-Theme of the Week
If this week had a theme to it, what would yours be? Pirates. If Kita thought back to the point her simple life went off the rails, it was when she joined ranks with pirates. She scowled. Had it really only been a few weeks? It was a good thing she was already an exile … Continue reading Prompt 108-Theme of the Week
Prompts 106-107
106. Where do you like to do your journaling? At a desk, in your bed, at the coffee shop? Hahaha, yes. Real talk though, I don’t really “journal.” When I get an idea I jot it down on the nearest piece of paper or, failing that, make a memo in my phone. I try to … Continue reading Prompts 106-107
Week 20
Oh hey, it's Sunday already. Time for another weekly update. This was a weird week, what with a holiday smack dab in the middle. Saw so many people complaining about the "Mondayest Thursday ever" and couldn't help but chuckle at that. I was glad for the extra full day to write. Man it feels good … Continue reading Week 20
Prompt 105-What’s In a Name
What is the weirdest name you can come up with (or know someone with)? If you had to give a character a really, really unusual name, what would you choose and what would it show about their personality? Names are weird to begin with. They’re shaped by the cultures we are born into and often … Continue reading Prompt 105-What’s In a Name
Prompt 104-Handmade
Write about something you made by hand. Lara twisted a multi-hued braided bracelet around her wrist. Out in the Wastes, away from the Dome and the satellites growing around them, she didn’t wear her ring, but it was the same fidgety motion she had when she was lost in thought or anxious about something. Midge … Continue reading Prompt 104-Handmade
Prompt 103-Old Time Occupation
If you had lived hundreds of years ago, what kind of work do you think you would have done? What job would you have wanted to do? A rooster crowed. My eyes shot open in the pre-dawn darkness. Which of my idiot neighbors had gotten a rooster? I rolled over to check the digital clock … Continue reading Prompt 103-Old Time Occupation
Prompt 102-Stress Relief
Periodically we have tension build up in our lives that requires a release of some kind. Some people cry; others punch; some find a creative outlet. What is your release? Sweat rolled down Mika’s neck and trickled down her back. She wiped her forehead with her wrist and reset her feet. “Again,” Hiei ordered. She … Continue reading Prompt 102-Stress Relief
Prompt 101-Song Memory
Write about a song and the memories or feelings it evokes in you. My December – Linkin Park The snow crunched beneath Tanya’s boots. Puffs of steam escaped her lips as she breathed the crisp, December air. Fluffy flakes floated lazily to the ground, except where they settled on the knit cap she wore, or … Continue reading Prompt 101-Song Memory
Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
Hello everybody! I am back! I hope you all enjoyed your month, maybe got to tackle a few of the 100 prompts I've given you since the start of the year. Summer is off to a hot start. I am so grateful for central air, though I am not looking forward to my electric bill … Continue reading Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
Closet Full of Notebooks 