If you were to teach as a career, what would you teach? I’m gonna freestyle this one because I have been struggling all day to come up with an idea to turn this into a short story. I was going to write about a math teacher, but when I went digging through my old notebooks … Continue reading Prompt 32-Teach
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Prompt 31-Color
What color do you feel like today? The air was crisp and fresh, the wind carrying the smells of freshly cut fields to my nose as the carriage rolled on along the hard packed dirt road. I was a bit envious of the wind, free to flow as it wished while I was restrained on … Continue reading Prompt 31-Color
Prompt 30-Used Purchase
Write about something you purchased used. Valerie walked briskly along the busy sidewalk, clutching the hood of her coat tightly at her neck to shield it from the brutal February wind. Her olive green messenger bag bounced on her hip as she made her way towards the cafe. No one lifted their heads to smile … Continue reading Prompt 30-Used Purchase
Prompt 29-Morning
What is the first thing you do when you wake up every morning? Why? Kalla opened her eyes and stared at the dark ceiling overhead. She fingered her throat and found her pulse. Death had not yet come for her. This was neither a balm nor a disappointment. It simply was. Carefully she counted the … Continue reading Prompt 29-Morning
Prompt 27-Last Vet Visit
Have you ever had the rotten experience of having to put a pet down? Buffy had grown up with me. I was 7 or 8 when I heard him mewing from the wheel well of my mother’s car in the driveway and rescued him. We took him to the local vet to have him checked … Continue reading Prompt 27-Last Vet Visit
Prompt 26-Tech
Admin's note: A special treat for you! My husband requested to take a stab at today's prompt and give me a night off, so to speak, so I could work on other projects instead. Enjoy! What modern technological device takes up most of your time? The steady pounding of feet on the parade ground isn’t … Continue reading Prompt 26-Tech
Prompt 25-Award
It is the end of your life and you are up on stage being presented with a major award. What award is it, and what have you won it for? “So we’re in agreement then,” Ali said with an air of finality, looking at each member of the secret council in turn. “I am loathe … Continue reading Prompt 25-Award
Prompt 24-Need
What do you need right now? “It’s too much, she’s going to break!” Youko shouted at Yukina across the courtyard. The ice maiden shot a chilling glare at the kitsune that froze him where he stood. Mika gritted her teeth against the pain coursing through her body as she fought to control the flames of … Continue reading Prompt 24-Need
Prompt 23-Twilight Zone
Have you ever experienced something that just could not logically be explained? (CW: terrorism) Cassie stood on the platform, waiting for passengers to disembark so she could make her way onto the train. It was an hour commute into work and she cherished those final seconds of freedom before being squashed in with dozens of … Continue reading Prompt 23-Twilight Zone
Prompt 22-Fridge
If I looked into your fridge right now, what would I find? Midge glared at the bare shelves in his fridge. Three days until his normal weekly shopping day and he had already consumed everything in his cupboards. His stomach growled. It wasn’t satisfied. He pressed the back of his hand to his forehead like … Continue reading Prompt 22-Fridge
Closet Full of Notebooks 