Write about a memory you have related to a campfire. The smell of wood smoke mixed with tobacco smoke was the first thing Remi noticed. He listened to the crackling of the wood and became aware of several distinct murmured voices. If they thought him still asleep, he would let them continue to believe so … Continue reading Prompt 50-Campfire
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Prompt 47-Unhappy Ending
Write a quick love story. The story must end badly. We met as most young people do, at a ball celebrating some noble’s birth or another’s accomplishment. The music carried us late into the night, where we found ourselves out on the terrace catching our breath from the dancing. I should have realized then that … Continue reading Prompt 47-Unhappy Ending
Prompt 44-Tattoo
Do you have a tattoo? What is it and why did you get it? If not, would you ever get one? What would the tattoo be, and what would it symbolize to you? “I don’t understand why that old man is making us gather the firewood,” Zinnia muttered as she stalked through the wooded glen. … Continue reading Prompt 44-Tattoo
Prompt 40-Lesson Priority One
What do you think is the most important thing for today’s kids to learn in school? “Spells and incantations are not the only forms magic can take,” lectured the old sorceress at the front of the room of about a dozen students. The youngest among them was only a shade past twelve, but he had … Continue reading Prompt 40-Lesson Priority One
Prompt 37-Complete The Thought 2
Complete this thought: “I wish an alarm would notify me whenever…” The phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and gave a heavy sigh. She flipped open the phone and answered it. “Hospital or jail?” There was a moment’s hesitation on the other end. “Why do you always assume I’m in trouble?” “So you’re … Continue reading Prompt 37-Complete The Thought 2
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 28-Country
Have you ever lived in another country besides your country of birth? Would you want to? “Hey! You leave my brother alone!” Zinnia shouted, sprinting down the hill from their father’s cottage and shaking a fist over her head. The group of similarly-aged children surrounding her twin backed away from him at her cry. Several … Continue reading Prompt 28-Country
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 19-Fears
List a few phobias you have. When and how did you discover you had these fears? Smoke filled the young Captain’s nostrils as he ran barefoot and bare chested across the deck, heaving bucket after bucket of water onto blazing timbers to little effect. He shouted over the roar of the flames to his crew, … Continue reading Prompt 19-Fears
Prompt 11-Risk
Do you prefer taking risks or having a safety net? Sara stared at the little blue book in her hands and frowned at the words she knew she had to work with. Why hadn’t she just taken the time over the weekend to write a new short story with a character displaying their penchant for … Continue reading Prompt 11-Risk
Closet Full of Notebooks 