[Write the Story] A Hairdresser Received a Shocking Confession from a Client
Prompt: A Hairdresser Received a Shocking Confession from a Customer Words: poverty, marksman, bookshelf, backspace, hedge, cuckoo, pumpkin, courteous, deduction, acute Story “And then I found out I didn’t qualify for the tax deduction.” Norma tried not to roll her eyes while working through the layers of her client’s shag cut. She hated when clients […]
[Write the Story] An Unexpected Visitor Shakes Things Up
Prompt: An Unexpected Visitor Shakes Things Up Words: tightrope, nightingale, underline, risk, academy, existential, outlook, Friday, gobble, grill Story “Now, as delicately as a nightingale on a tightrope, we’ll add the meat to the grill…” Sandra tried hard not to giggle. She’d come to the culinary academy to learn the fine points of cooking, but […]
[Write the Story] A Story That Takes Place in One Room
Prompt: A Story That Takes Place in One Room Words: petting zoo, handsome, unbound, annoy, weekend, invest, immortal, piglet, cocktail, camp Story “So, what do we do now, Pooh?” “I am not your Piglet in this story, Ray.” Chloe plopped down on the hay bail. “Being locked in a petting zoo was not the weekend […]
[Write the Story] Magic in Everyday Occurrences
Prompt: Magic in Everyday Occurrences Words: Krav Maga, touch screen, litter, vendor, doorbell, finish, hungry, aversion, signature, sweatband Story “Drew’s going to be home from Krav Maga soon.†Jennifer swiped through the tablet. “Then we’ll have to get busy. Drew’ll be hungry,†Max said handing her a cloth to clean the touch screen. “If you […]
[Write the Story] An Alligator on the Loose
Prompt: An Alligator on the Loose Words: New York City, Chewbacca, typical, beard, walkabout, interrupt, clang, belly, cockatoo, stroll Story “Don’t be stupid, Earl, you’re going to get caught.” “Come on, Wanda, you never let me have any fun.” Wanda dropped the pot lid with a clang. “It’s bad enough you want to do a […]
[Write the Story] Parents Solve a Problem Together
Prompt: Parents Solve a Problem Together Words: rhinoceros, umbrella, announcement, petal, feather, fruit, placemat, sketch, wobble, boil Story “Well, if we sketch out the game plan then maybe we can fix this.” Jeff slid a placemat under the fruit plate to silence the china wobble. “We still have to address the rhinoceros in the room,” […]
[Write the Story] A Story Told Through Emails
Prompt: A Story Told Through Emails Words: philanthropist, symmetrical, terminate, noodle, emoticon, reference, sunglasses, moonlight, borrow, newsletter Story Doyle opened her laptop and clicked the icon for her mail. She bounced on her sofa as a string of email poured across her screen. Her story round robin had taken flight. It had all started with […]
2019 New Year’s Edition
Happy New Year. It’s January 1, 2019 – holy cow we’re totally in the future. These were the dates in science fiction when I was a kid. And now we’re here. Wow. It’s tough when the holidays fall on blog days. There was also a family wedding (congrats to JD and Maggie) and so many […]
[Write the Story] The Main Character Has Woken Up Missing On of the Five Senses
Prompt: The Main Character Has Woken UP Missing One of the Five Senses Words: parking, seashell, selfish, adjustment, slumber, fragrance, saltine, tophat Story It seemed like a harmless bargain, but I should have known better. The Fey are tricky, tricky people. I should’ve known before rubbing the seashell. Any kind of wishing spell is fraught […]
[Write the Story] The Villain is Really the Hero
Prompt: The Villain is Really the Hero Words: witchcraft, recommend, sand dollar, fisticuff, paprika, eyeball, nightlight, gibberish, infuriating, dreadful Story “Please, foul sorceress, do not smite me with thy black magic.†“Oh, for heaven’s sake, it’s not witchcraft. It’s PAPRIKA! Get up and stop that thee/thou gibberish and speak plainly.†The velvet and gold clad […]