What do you have to do today that you really would rather not do? Faelurion Amadestia rubbed her temples as she pored over the documents on her desk. Intelligence briefings. Weapons inventory. Status reports. Expenditure logs. Her rebellion was stretched thin, and they were stranded on a foreign world. The local populations were resistant to … Continue reading Prompt 111-Unwanted Task
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Prompt 110-Memorable Date
Write about an interesting date you have been on, good or bad. Blazing sun. Blue skies. Warm sand. Salty breeze. A cute boy. It was Lance’s idea of a perfect date. Unfortunately, there were two problems with this dreamlike picture. One, it was not a date. Their boat was dead in the water. They had … Continue reading Prompt 110-Memorable Date
Prompt 109-Blessings
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
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
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 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
June Special: Recurring Characters
I still can’t believe I’ve written from 100 prompts this year. Some have come easier than others, and I tend to make clear which ones I’ve preferred over the ones I’ve hated. When I first started out back in January, I had ambitions of turning every prompt into a short story. As I closed in … Continue reading June Special: Recurring Characters
Prompt 100-Recurring Dream
Do you have any dreams that recur? Why do you think you continue to have that dream? “Mara! Mara! Guess what!” The children’s squeals jerked Tamara from her midday lull. She had begun to drowse while mending a worn dress. Their excitement filled her until she thought she would burst. “What’s going on?” she asked. … Continue reading Prompt 100-Recurring Dream
Prompt 97-Parental Advice
You have a child and you have written one piece of advice that will be carried in their pocket for life. What is that advice? I messed up a lot growing up. I ran with a rough crowd. You know the type, always getting into fights, stealing things, drinking and smoking even though most of … Continue reading Prompt 97-Parental Advice
Closet Full of Notebooks 