[Write the Story] On a Quest
Prompt: On a Quest Words: medieval, derive, molten, oar, rhythm, ears, antique, corn, daughter, yammer Story “Call it a journey of discovery if you don’t want to call it a quest,” Seth continued packing. “But you’re going.” Astrid glared at her brother as she tapped the short wooden oar against her palm. “It’s a stupid, […]
[Write the Story] A Romantic Scene in an Unromantic Place
Prompt: A Romantic Scene in an Unromantic Place Words: blacksmith, tongue, woman, spark, musical, blind, Bible, barbecue, elbow, bundle Story Tara shifted her bundle as she made her way down the street of the village. She dodged rambunctious children chasing and being chased by dogs and chickens. Smells of slowly roasting meant already scented the […]
[Write the Story] Magic Interferes with New Orleans
Prompt: Magic Interferes with New Orleans Words: matriarch, throat, impossible, vinegar, apology, slice, microwave, raspberry, choose, snore Story Father Richard Leloup carefully placed the massive tome on his desk. The microwave dinged in the corner. He took out the bubbling cup of hot water and added the raspberry tea bag. He hoped it would help […]
[Write the Story] Unsolved Mystery
This one comes to you via watching way too much House of Cards – which is such a fascinating show for being weird, twisty, amazing, depressing, and depressingly amazing. —- Prompt: Unsolved Mystery Words: murder, green, agreement, traditional, carpenter, snake, sugar, kidney, congress, jam Story: “What have you gotten me into, Sugar?” Dirk muttered under […]
[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
When it comes to these stories, some are better than others. This (in my opinion) is one of the others. It was a St. Patrick’s Day attempt. Prompt: Wrapping Up a Business Trip Words: bar, laptop, insect, Germany, baseball, nervous, embark, protest, swing, sentence Story I was a bit nervous being in a bar in […]
[Write the Story] The Last Moment of Childhood
This week’s strory…live from Spectrum Art Live! Words: Halloween, refrigerator, pier, strength, voices, surprise, contribute, bird, iron, requirements Story: The last moment of childhood was right there, staring me down as I held open the refrigerator door. The voices in my head whispered that I’d been so good with my iron will. But now…but now […]
[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] A Day in the Life
Prompt: A Day in the Life Words: identical, pot roast, decorate, sign, abuse, library, amnesia, butcher, submit, sensation Story: “Have you had this experience before?” Kayla blinked twice, slowly at the councilor. Did she really have to submit to such a stupid question? “Um, no. I’ve never before found myself in a butcher shop holding […]
[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 […]