[Write the Story] A Family-Run Farm
Prompt: A Family-Run Farm Words: temporary, invent, trust, horse, burst, pulley, signal, dam, punch, chicken Story “It’s only…†“Don’t you dare say it’s only temporary, or I will punch you right in the face.†Andrew bit his lip, suppressing laughter until it seemed like his mirth dam would burst. Sarah took that as a signal […]
[Write the Story] A Small Local Political Race
Prompt: A Small, Local Political Race Words: coordinated, support, farmhand, spray, serious, rail, lips, taxpayer, fool, middle Story “Better a farmhand than a meddler and a fool!†“Is that two people or three?†Cletus asked scratching his cowlick. Rhoda blinked. Was Cletus serious? She scanned the other small-town players and half seemed as shocked by […]
[Write the Story] Tension in Suburbia
Prompt: Tension in Suburbia Words: muffled, medical, orchid, par, reign, animal, church, shirt, snatch, grin Story “Do you know who to call if there’s an emergency?” Sheila asked as she deadheaded an orchid and rotated the posts under the grow lights. A muffled snort from the formless blob of teenager in the corner could’ve been […]
[Write the Story] Today at the Amusement Park
There’s a “time shift” in the dates stories are written in this and the next couple of stories – pages stuck together, but I wanted to keep the notebook in order. So… —— Prompt: Today at the Amusement Park Words: Ferris wheel, revive, dinosaur, split, disk, assumption, exceed, narrow, snickerdoodle, join Story Flynn had no […]
[Write the Story] The Year is 2563…
This week’s Write the Story story Prompt: The Year is 2563… Words: space station, knuckle, interview, horse, twenty-seven, lipstick, transformation, studio, distribution, assert Story “In a space station everyone can hear you scream.” The interview seemed to come to a complete stand still. Did she have lipstick on her teeth? Cara resisted the urge to […]
[Write the Story] An Unexpected Union
This is really just a scene – but sometimes that’s all you get out of an idea. It’s fairy tale based, sort of. —- Prompt: An Unexpected Union Words: brothers, potato, common, hands, boyfriend, alphabet, scribble, hydrangea, sandwich, tug of war Story Once upon a time there were two brothers who were in a frantic […]