Have you ever bought anything off an infomercial, if so what and did you like it? I’ve never bought anything from a TV ad where you have to call and they charge you $8.95 for shipping and handling, but I have probably bought a few things from brick and mortar stores that sell “As Seen … Continue reading Prompt 338-Infomercial
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Prompt 337-Chocolate Life
If life is like a box of chocolates, then describe your box. There was an old saying about life being like a box of chocolates. The gist being you never knew what you were gonna get. If that was true, Lara’s box had slipped through quality control and been run over by the delivery truck. … Continue reading Prompt 337-Chocolate Life
Prompt 336-Global Lesson
What lesson do you think the world could benefit from? A devilishly handsome man watched the blue planet spin from his monitor. The crystal clear live feed from his cloaked satellite halfway between the moon and Mars had an imperceptible delay. Tech he had developed, with help from beyond his galaxy. The nations of the … Continue reading Prompt 336-Global Lesson
Prompt 335-Sunrise or Sunset
Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets? Kita tread softly through the trees surrounding the bandit camp. The dark, pre-dawn air was still. She usually enjoyed that calmness, but tonight it was different. It felt as though the forest was holding its breath awaiting the coming battle. She ran between the pirate teams scattered around the … Continue reading Prompt 335-Sunrise or Sunset
Prompt 334-Novel Life
Name a novel you’d love to model your life after. I love these kinds of prompts that ask me about my personal views on things like favorite pieces of media because my brain immediately forgets every single song/book/movie/show I’ve ever encountered. Novels? What are those? I’ve never read a single book in my life. How … Continue reading Prompt 334-Novel Life
Prompt 333-Five Years
How have you changed over the last 5 years? The memorial hit Ali unexpectedly. She cursed as she dropped her mug of tea in her lap. “You alright?” Yuki leapt to her aid with a hand towel. She grumbled to herself as she mopped up the wasted liquid. “Yeah, I’m just a klutz.” Yuki frowned … Continue reading Prompt 333-Five Years
Prompt 332-Nerd
What brings out your nerdy side? If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know what a giant nerd I am. My interests are all over the place and I’m passionate about a lot of those interests to varying degrees. My biggest nerd-jerk reactions, the ones that draw my ear in public … Continue reading Prompt 332-Nerd
Prompt 331-Space Trip
If you could travel to outer space would you and what would you hope to get out of the experience? As a child, Todd had often stared up at the stars with Jack, idly wondering about interstellar travel and alien civilizations. Together, they dreamed of flying beyond the sun, to visiting these hypothetical far off … Continue reading Prompt 331-Space Trip
Prompt 330-One Sided Relationship
Have you ever been in a one-sided relationship where you did all the giving and got nothing in return? “Hey man, everything alright?” Tyler asked. “It’s not like you to call me out of the blue like that.” Dan stood in the doorway of his old roommate’s apartment with his head hung low. “I’m sorry. … Continue reading Prompt 330-One Sided Relationship
Prompt 329-Spread Thin
In what way do you spread yourself too thin? I’ve gotten a lot better about spreading myself too thin these last few years. I suppose the biggest way I could treat myself better now would be to get more sleep. I spread myself thin by not giving myself enough time to work on my writing, … Continue reading Prompt 329-Spread Thin
Closet Full of Notebooks 