What is your favorite way to end the day? “Finally!” Elise exclaimed with a sigh, dropping her purse to the floor at the door and kicking off her heels in the vestibule. The day had dragged forever. Nothing but endless meetings and phone calls all day long and she was pretty sure the project was … Continue reading Prompt 344-Day’s End
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Prompt 343-Expressive Characteristic
What is your most expressive characteristic and in what way do you express it? My first reaction upon reading this prompt was to laugh and say “duh, I express myself through writing!” But “writing” isn’t a characteristic, it’s something I do. So then I had an existential crisis and wondered what the heck even is … Continue reading Prompt 343-Expressive Characteristic
Prompt 342-The Illusion of Peace
Do you think world peace is an illusion? Thomas Hartley sat at a scratched and dented oblong table with the remaining leaders of the world. The bunker conference room was silent except for the scratching of pen on parchment as each of them signed their name to the treaty. Not a one of them were … Continue reading Prompt 342-The Illusion of Peace
Prompt 341-Good Friend
What makes you a good friend? Alaric stared out the port window to the void beyond, but his gaze focused inward. The blackness out there was nothing to the emptiness he felt inside. “Al? You okay?” Matty’s voice sounded softer than usual even with a door between them. He knew she was just trying to … Continue reading Prompt 341-Good Friend
Playing Catch-Up
Whew! What a crazy couple of weeks it's been! September has been a blur. I don't think I've had this many plans in so short a span of time since the month I got married. Back then, in addition to our wedding, his cousin got married at the beginning of the month, and we had … Continue reading Playing Catch-Up
Prompt 340-Color Outside the Lines
If someone told you to color outside the lines, what would that mean to you? My grandfather was an artist. His works line the halls of kings and presidents and galleries, great and small, worldwide. Paintings, sculptures, portraits, you name it. His talent knew no bounds. I used to love sitting in his studio, watching … Continue reading Prompt 340-Color Outside the Lines
Prompt 339-War Poem
Write a poem that describes how you feel about war. The screams echo all around The screams of leaders calling more to the fight The screams of patriots decrying the enemy next door The screams of talking heads broadcasting their nationalist propaganda The screams of sirens warning of impending air raids The screams of bombs … Continue reading Prompt 339-War Poem
Prompt 338-Infomercial
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
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
Absentee Author
Welcome to another week of prompts! I am currently wandering around the San Juan islands in the Pacific northwest and (probably) having a grand ol' time! Unfortunately (or maybe very fortunate) for you, that means no lengthy post about my weekend or some random writing anecdote today. Instead you get to just jump right into … Continue reading Absentee Author
Closet Full of Notebooks 