What do you think is the best use of your time? Ingrid scanned the message for a third time. The words were still in the same order, the letters forming them all chopped up from various magazine pages and hastily pasted together. The paper trembled in her shaking hands. Her sister joined her on the … Continue reading Prompt 309-Time Management
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Prompt 308-Reset Button
Do you wish you could press the reset button on anything in your life? If so, what? Once again, Sara found herself in a quandary over what route to take with a prompt. It didn’t help matters any that it was very much the same as a previous prompt, worded slightly differently. She had turned … Continue reading Prompt 308-Reset Button
Prompt 307-Daydream
When you close your eyes, what do you always daydream about? Every time it’s the same. I close my eyes, and I see a door. It’s not always the same door, and the distance to the door varies from dream to dream, but it’s always within view. Sometimes it is bent and scarred, and sometimes … Continue reading Prompt 307-Daydream
Prompt 306-Useless Invention
What one invention do you find completely useless and why? Bullets whizzed by Guy’s head and ricocheted off the wall as he rounded the corner in the stairwell. He groaned at the new tears in his suit where they grazed him. He wanted to fire back but his own gun had been lost in the … Continue reading Prompt 306-Useless Invention
Mojo? More Like No-jo
Oh hello there! Is it Sunday already? Welcome back! I hope your weekend was exactly what you needed. Maybe it wasn't what you hoped it would be, or you didn't accomplish everything you set out to accomplish, but I hope it was a gift and you can look back on it and say "well, maybe … Continue reading Mojo? More Like No-jo
Prompt 305-My TV Life
What TV show, past or present, do you wish your life was like? This is simultaneously too easy and too hard. Easy in that I will obviously pick an animated fantasy series, but difficult in picking which one. A world where the supernatural and fantastic are commonplace. Or maybe a future world where people live … Continue reading Prompt 305-My TV Life
Prompt 304-Your Song
What song old or new do you think could have been written about you and why? I love this prompt. I’ve mentioned before how I’m very musically inclined because I was raised by a musician. Music is wonderful because it speaks the things we hold in our hearts when we can’t find the words ourselves. … Continue reading Prompt 304-Your Song
Prompt 303-Learning Fears
What is something you want to learn but have been too afraid to try? I’m not really the type of person who is afraid to try to learn new things. On the inside, when it comes to change, I’m a crotchety old man with a shotgun on my porch screaming at the kids to “git … Continue reading Prompt 303-Learning Fears
Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
What is your idea of the perfect summer? It’s June. The days have been growing longer for months, but it was only a few weeks ago you really took notice of how late you were able to be out enjoying the evening. Now it is also warm well into the night. You sleep with the … Continue reading Prompt 302-Perfect Summer
Prompt 301-Getaway
If you could book a flight tomorrow for anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? “Attention passengers. Delta flight 123 for Amsterdam is now boarding. Please have your tickets and passports ready.” Izaak fumbled with his carryon as he made his way to the gate. His hands trembled as he dug out … Continue reading Prompt 301-Getaway
Closet Full of Notebooks 