When you close your eyes, what do you always daydream about? Every time it’s the same. I close my eyes, and I see a door. It’s not always the same door, and the distance to the door varies from dream to dream, but it’s always within view. Sometimes it is bent and scarred, and sometimes … Continue reading Prompt 307-Daydream
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Prompt 306-Useless Invention
What one invention do you find completely useless and why? Bullets whizzed by Guy’s head and ricocheted off the wall as he rounded the corner in the stairwell. He groaned at the new tears in his suit where they grazed him. He wanted to fire back but his own gun had been lost in the … Continue reading Prompt 306-Useless Invention
Prompt 305-My TV Life
What TV show, past or present, do you wish your life was like? This is simultaneously too easy and too hard. Easy in that I will obviously pick an animated fantasy series, but difficult in picking which one. A world where the supernatural and fantastic are commonplace. Or maybe a future world where people live … Continue reading Prompt 305-My TV Life
Prompt 304-Your Song
What song old or new do you think could have been written about you and why? I love this prompt. I’ve mentioned before how I’m very musically inclined because I was raised by a musician. Music is wonderful because it speaks the things we hold in our hearts when we can’t find the words ourselves. … Continue reading Prompt 304-Your Song
Prompt 303-Learning Fears
What is something you want to learn but have been too afraid to try? I’m not really the type of person who is afraid to try to learn new things. On the inside, when it comes to change, I’m a crotchety old man with a shotgun on my porch screaming at the kids to “git … Continue reading Prompt 303-Learning Fears
Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
What is your idea of the perfect summer? It’s June. The days have been growing longer for months, but it was only a few weeks ago you really took notice of how late you were able to be out enjoying the evening. Now it is also warm well into the night. You sleep with the … Continue reading Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
Prompt 301-Getaway
If you could book a flight tomorrow for anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? “Attention passengers. Delta flight 123 for Amsterdam is now boarding. Please have your tickets and passports ready.” Izaak fumbled with his carryon as he made his way to the gate. His hands trembled as he dug out … Continue reading Prompt 301-Getaway
Prompt 300-Cheat
Have you ever cheated on a school homework assignment or a test? Do you still regret it to this day? Joey leapt out of bed as his alarm blared for the final time. He squinted at the clock and muttered a curse that his mother would have scolded him for using. The bus would be … Continue reading Prompt 300-Cheat
Prompt 299-Favorite Photograph
Describe your favorite photograph. When I got married, my sisters were my bridesmaids. For my bachelorette party, my maid of honor, the second in line for the diva throne, planned a fun overnight in the Catskills with a paint and sip party in the evening and then a couple winery tours the following day. I … Continue reading Prompt 299-Favorite Photograph
Prompt 298-Deserving
What is something you deserve but do not currently have? Todd stumbled along the narrow rocky path, bracing himself against the stone wall of the ravine. His right arm dangled uselessly between him and the wall. He risked a glance up the trail behind him. The smoke from the wrecked transport still billowed black against … Continue reading Prompt 298-Deserving
Closet Full of Notebooks 