[Write the Story] A Midlife Career Change
Prompt: A Midlife Career Change Words: chef, upgrade, monkey, turkey, fashion, team, harden, noon, elevator, baste Story “You’re giving all this up?” Handel gestured around the busy kitchen. The team bustled to baste turkey and create the delicious dishes for the upcoming holidays. “I am, but I know you’re an upgrade for this place.” No […]
[Write the Story] The Main Character Thinks He or She is About to Get Fired
Prompt: The Main Character Thinks He or She is About to Get Fired Words: magazine, blow dryer, congeal, bluebell, cummerbund, wheelie bag, pastels, binding, science Story I knew something was up. I watched others go through the process. I figured my turn in the Wheelie Bag of Destiny was coming up. I mean, I know […]
[Write the Story] A Wild Animal Loose in the House
Prompt: A Wild Animal Loose in the House Words: pregnant, community, logo, statistic, democracy, honesty, criminal, ankle, orange, comment Story “This is not a democracy. I am the parent. You are a child. You will do what I say.” My words fell on deaf ears, and frankly all I saw was a blurry logo whizzing […]
[Write the Story] Selling a Childhood Home
Prompt: Selling a Childhood Home Words: dreamscape, convince, pioneer, genesis, cumulous, jump, mash, condition, erase, gold Story My gut wrenched every time I saw the gold-edged sign on the front lawn. Also, the front lawn, it was never in this good of condition before the sign. I had to convince myself it was for the […]
[Write the Story] Picking Up a Hitchhiker
Prompt: Picking up a Hitchhiker Words: hospital, defer, interface, experiment, beaker, visualize, mattress, skyline, interpret, zap Story All I wanted to do was drop onto my mattress and sleep. I’d had the day from the pits at the hospital and just needed peace and quiet. But no, I had to be the idiot who ruined […]
[Write the Story] A Shooting in a Public Place
Prompt: A Shooting in a Public Place Words: shipwreck, pummel, nurse, structure, home, offset, cabin, puppy, knot, tide Story “Do you think this is safe? I’m not sure…†“It’s a public place, Ruth, if anything goes wrong there’s bound to be a nurse around.†Ruth curled her lip. “Keep that up, and I will pummel […]
[Write the Story] A Teenager Whose Parents Have Unwelcome News
Prompt: A Teenager Whose Parents Have Unwelcome News Words: comic book, battery, crumbly, apartment, angelic, breach, shooter, soda, engineer, substantiate Story “Honey, we need to talk.” The words buzzed but didn’t register in Mallory’s ears. She was in her happy place until one of her parents plucked the comic book from her hands. Suddenly she […]
[Write the Story] A Missionary in a Remote Village
Prompt: A Missionary in a Remote Village Words: orchestra, finch, aim, development, ex, bold, old-fashioned, gut, brassy, sharp Story All Nora wanted to do was see a koala, but she wouldn’t be getting to Australia for the missionary conference this year. Her organization was sending a short-term work team to her village on the finch-infested […]
[Write the Story] Anonymous Gifts Start Arriving on the Doorstep
Prompt: Anonymous Gifts Start Arriving at the Doorstep Words: teenager, camouflage, birch, harmony, rifle, screen door, wrinkle, dive, pick-up, sticker Story Kara nearly tripped over the box on her front step as she left for work. Fortunately, she bounced off the screen door before stumbling over the camouflage wrapped parcel. Her brow wrinkled as she […]
[Write the Story] Having the Boss Over for Dinner
Prompt: Having the Boss Over For Dinner Words: cerulean, chair, joyous, meatloaf, pallid, brioche, monthly, thirteen, forehead, video Story “Take the cerulean chair, Mr. Roland. I’ll just go bring in dinner. I hope you like meatloaf.” Rebecca normally hated the swinging door between the farmer’s kitchen and the formal dining room. But today she was […]