Sometimes, the story does not spring wholly formed as I write. Today was one of those days. It started off slow. Writing prompt: Tim has broken his New Year’s Resolution: Don’t kill anybody. Write that scene. From 365 Writing Prompts. Tim waited by the alleyway. He wasn’t smoking, having joined… Continue reading
I slowly approached the man at the bow. I didn’t think of anything more than just getting his name, and maybe his room number. He turned to see me, and this time, he did look at me. I smiled at him. “Hi,” I said. “Hi,” he replied. His voice was… Continue reading
365 Writing Prompts, January 10: Write a scene involving a cruise ship, a change in the weather, and “Fools Rush In.” The sea looked rough and choppy to me, but I couldn’t feel it on the deck of the massive ship. The air was chilly and I was all alone…. Continue reading
In 2050, Miami will be under water. Write about the migration of the south Floridians. Half hour. From 712 More Things to Write About, The San Francisco Writer’s Grotto. They migrated north, against their will. In hundreds of thousands, old people and their yip-yip dogs, gangs of Cubans, and more… Continue reading
Tuesday – a day of Mars. The jet looked beautiful in the daylight, gray steel against gray sky. At night, it would show itself as the bird of prey it was, maybe the dim light reflecting off the hull of the jet would turn it into an almost ghost. The… Continue reading
365 Days. a life changing event, give up something for 365 days 365 Writing Prompts, January 4 The morning I won the lottery, I went to work as usual. “Did you hear,” said Paulette, “someone in town won the lottery.” “I’d better tell Dave to check the tickets,” I said…. Continue reading
The Room, Writer’s Digest December 29, 2015. Tanya Books stared at the iron door before her. Did the people who owned the house know about this? She was only renting this second-floor apartment while she went to grad school. Going against the grain, she was taking medieval history in graduate school, not… Continue reading
writing prompts.tumblr.com Notes: Dystopia. Posicit – the app that proves your loyalty. Henry Taggart checked his Poziband on his wrist. His score was 825. He looked up at the sign on the building. Seattle DMV. He smiled, opens the door for the person behind him and his score rose to… Continue reading