Hello friends and welcome back to another week of writing prompts. How was your weekend? Not too wet, I hope. It's been very wet up here in NE. I saw a statistic the other day that said we set a record for the most days in a month with precipitation with 21 days in April. … Continue reading Begin at the End
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Prompt 253-I Want To See You
If you could visit anyone on the planet right now, who would you go see? The doorway was a curious thing. For one thing, it stood on its own in the middle of a wide open field. There was no other structure to indicate it had been part of any larger thing, it simply was. … Continue reading Prompt 253-I Want To See You
Prompt 252-First Kiss
Describe your first kiss. We were kids in a dead end town with one gas station and a rundown theater. We spent our summer days catching fish and chasing trains and running through unmowed fields, daring each other to climb trees and swim across the creek. We laughed and cried and shrieked like banshees, we … Continue reading Prompt 252-First Kiss
Prompt 251-Dessert
What is your favorite dessert? Ice cream! I love ice cream so much, even if it doesn’t love me back. Give it to me in a bowl. Give it to me in a cone. Bury it in sprinkles. Cover it in fudge. Hard or soft, I don’t care. I want that frozen creamy deliciousness in … Continue reading Prompt 251-Dessert
Prompt 250-Parrot
If you had a pet parrot, what would you teach it to say? “Hey Leo, there’s something that’s been bugging me since we met.” Kita hung by her knees from the rigging above him, her orange-red hair swaying in the breeze like a fiery pennant. She did love to climb. The Captain grinned. She was … Continue reading Prompt 250-Parrot
Prompt 249-Bathroom
Name three things you have in your bathroom right now. Kali was strange in many ways, the least of which was her friendship with Gwen. She rarely spoke in school, and when she did her voice held a chill that frightened the other students. Teachers never called on her if it could be helped, and … Continue reading Prompt 249-Bathroom
Prompt 248-Newfound Knowledge 2
What is something you have learned in the past few days? “Let me get this straight,” Midge said for what felt like the hundredth time. His hair was going to start falling out if he ran his hand through it too many more times. “Super powers are a real thing and the general public is … Continue reading Prompt 248-Newfound Knowledge 2
Prompt 247-Personality Change
If you could change one personality trait about yourself, would you? Which one? [Emotional music plays] [SFX: ambient crowd noise, perhaps a café] Voice 1: I wish I was confident enough to ask my cute coworker out for coffee. [SFX: tattoo gun whirring, clamoring voices chanting encouragement] Voice 2: I wish I wasn’t so impulsive … Continue reading Prompt 247-Personality Change
Prompt 246-Favorite Spot
Do you have a favorite spot to go out for coffee or dinner? What makes this spot so great? The chattering of the squirrels and the intermittent birdsong surrounded Rowan in warmth. She turned in a slow circle. The trail was nowhere to be found. She was good and lost now. She beamed. The forest … Continue reading Prompt 246-Favorite Spot
Prompt 245-Friendly Qualities
What is more important in a friend: someone who makes you laugh, or someone who is always there for you? Simone stood on the platform staring at her phone long after the rest of the passengers had moved on towards their destinations. Three bars connected her to anyone in her contacts list, but there were … Continue reading Prompt 245-Friendly Qualities