[Write the Story] Doctors off Duty
Prompt: Doctors off Duty Words: goose, anatomy, Spanish, pitcher, topography, smoke, homeward, gritty, sailor, salt Story “Don’t be a silly goose. No such thing as ‘just Spanish wine’.” “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?” Marie reached for the pitcher, letting the breezes from the beachside bar ruffle hair not kept tidy in quite […]
[Write the Story] A Fishing Trip
Prompt: A Fishing Trip Words: jig, unsightly, wait, beam, shoulder, grey, reminder, mouth, Canada, river Story “Wait. Are you sure we have to go to the river?” George asked, blowing on his fingers in the chilled Canadian morning. He fought the urge to do a bit of a jig to try to keep warm. “Don’t […]
[Write the Story] A Woman’s First Day in a Convent
Prompt: A Woman’s First Day in a Convent Words: nun, zealous, grateful, stature, lick, attend, film, page, recognize, pomegranate Story “Ladies, you are about to embark on the greatest spiritual journey. It is a calling, not a job. One who answers this call will be recognized by God on Earth and in Heaven.” The nun […]
[Write the Story] A Police Investigation
Prompt: A Police Investigation Words: ominous, arrest, decay, squeal, reduce, feline avoid, feet, blackberry, bark Story The feline cry followed by the crash of a trash can caused Detective Crabtree to start. He fumbled his aging Blackberry as he picked his way through the alley toward where the GPS said he needed to be. He […]
[Write the Story] Running Away from Change
Prompt: Running Away From Change Words: flight, blacktop, tense, contemplation, window, enclosure, spit, blink, trade, fence Story I peered out the window, lost in my own contemplation of the future. I stared at the blacktop beyond the fence enclosure, to the fields beyond trying to still the racing thoughts in my head. It didn’t work. […]
[Write the Story] A Babysitter Snoops and Finds Something Unexpected
Prompt: On Main Street in a Small Town Words: square, separate, type, truculent, preach, wilderness, pang, façade, pawn, pavement Story Pay no attention to the “city limit” sign on the edge of town. The welcome to Grover Corner is a façade at best. But don’t take my word for it. Make your own judgements, just […]
[Write the Story] Behind the Scenes of the Theater
Prompt: Behind the Scenes at the Theater Words: loneliness, applaud, beg, jogging, memorize, admit, solitude, converse, eternity, marsh Story Todd tried to block out the noise and controlled chaos in the wings of the community theater. He was willing to beg for just one moment of solitude before the curtain, but it was way too […]
[Write the Story] A Support Group Meeting
Prompt: A Support Group Meeting Words: novelist, fountain, snow, lady, pastoral, communicate, scene, sprout, carve, whisper Story Colleen scanned the area, making sure no one saw her approach the fountain. This was no place for a lady or, so she was told. Good thing she was no “lady”. The scene was nearly pastoral with snow […]
[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 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 […]