[Write the Story] A Ghost Story
Prompt: A Ghost Story Words: tango, diversify, blog, invisible, missile, glitter, scuff, balloon, bird cage, grizzly bear Story “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.†Mary shot David a quick glance from the bird cage she was cleaning. “What’s wrong now?†“Have you seen this blog?†“Which one?†Mary scrubbed the cage. “How did the bird get into glitter?†[…]
[Write the Story] A New Love Blooms in Old Age
Prompt: A New Love Blooms in Old Age Words: inheritance, walk, dust, dapper, husky, squirrel, planation, berry, silk, shovel Story “I don’t know how much time…†Maggie couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence. “Don’t think about the future, just concentrate on today. Now. This walk.†Matt squeezed her hand while they strolled through the […]
[Write the Story] A Journalist Crosses the Line
Prompt: A Journalist Crosses the Line Words: defamation, stroke, reporter, truck, weasel, supermarket, encyclopedia, contemplate, classify, clutch Story “You’re going to get us sued for defamation, and I think I’m having a stroke.” Len slammed his fist on his desk hard enough to make an encyclopedia jump. “Or worse! The Feds could investigate us. Give […]
[Write the Story] A Couple on a Cruise
You’ll see that several of these stories will be heavily influenced by what I’m reading, writing, watching, or listening to (commutes are now dedicated to podcasts). This one derived from catching up on Blindspot apparently. 😎 _________________ Prompt: A Couple of a Cruise Words: nosy, sponsor, passenger, willing, smile, brew, yellow, neighbor, hundred, stairwell Story: […]
[Write the Story] Wrapping Up a Business Trip
I am getting to this today. Everything that piled up to cause a hiatus week was done yesterday. Huzzah! You’ll notice a note at the bottom. This was my judgement on the story when I wrote it. Not all stories are going to be good or strong – and for anyone starting out, just know […]
[Write the Story] Friends on the Town
This one was written over two day – interruptions happen – but you can tell sometimes when thoughts are interrupted. I found an incomplete sentence in typing…and left it, because that’s the point of some of these exercises. If I do something more with these, I’ll fix the errors, but for now, you get the […]