What is the weirdest name you can come up with (or know someone with)? If you had to give a character a really, really unusual name, what would you choose and what would it show about their personality? Names are weird to begin with. They’re shaped by the cultures we are born into and often … Continue reading Prompt 105-What’s In a Name
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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 103-Old Time Occupation
If you had lived hundreds of years ago, what kind of work do you think you would have done? What job would you have wanted to do? A rooster crowed. My eyes shot open in the pre-dawn darkness. Which of my idiot neighbors had gotten a rooster? I rolled over to check the digital clock … Continue reading Prompt 103-Old Time Occupation
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
Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
Hello everybody! I am back! I hope you all enjoyed your month, maybe got to tackle a few of the 100 prompts I've given you since the start of the year. Summer is off to a hot start. I am so grateful for central air, though I am not looking forward to my electric bill … Continue reading Week 19: AKA The Hiatus is Over
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
Prompts 98-99
Prompt 98: What is your favorite game to play? My favorite game to play is the one where I sit at my computer, open up a blank Word document and wait for the muse to show up and help me write. Oh! Or the one I like to play at work called "I Didn't Change … Continue reading Prompts 98-99
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
Prompts 95-96
Prompt 95: If you could have one talent that you do not naturally have, what would it be? I have many talents, but I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades master-of-none type. There are many things I am average at that other people might have no skills in whatsoever. Cooking, skiing, swimming, singing, writing, just to name … Continue reading Prompts 95-96
Closet Full of Notebooks 