[Write the Story] Keeping a Promise
Prompt: Keeping a Promise Words: abolitionist, coyote, forbid, gloomy, keen, lesson, genetics, variable, retort, moss Story “Why so gloomy, Gus?†I bit back a snarky retort. I wasn’t keen on starting a dialog of any sort. Heaven forbid it turn into an actual conversation. And for the record, my name’s not Gus. I continued to […]
[Write The Story] Grandparents Acting Like Children
Prompt: Grandparents Acting Like Children Words: wedding, squash, dream, foretell, gluetstick, urchin, solstice inertial, ice, composer Story “I’m a walrus!†M ort grinned as the kids squealed in delight by a simple joke of straws up his bulbous nose. “Dad! Stop. It’s a wedding!†Angela scolded Mort as she swept by to check on the […]
[Write the Story] A Summer Job
Prompt: A Summer Job Words: amusement park, unrefined, silence, tease, creep, elated, interstellar, spiral, quiz, agent Story “You’d be amazed what you hear in the Interstellar lines. People talk about the weirdest crap in the lines.†Dana let the silence follow, letting git tease her audience. She did love a good story and this group […]
[Write the Story] The Cast of a Broadway Show
Prompt: The Cast of a Broadway Show Words: gargoyle, advertisement, shelter, cast, calculating, singularity, dwarf, arithmetic, rubber, scissors Story “Do the simple arithmetic, Yoshi. We’re not all going to make it.†Celia gestured with her scissors. “The best some of us can hope for is the touring company.†“Come on, Cee, do you have to […]
[Write the Story] A Difficult Decision
Prompt: A Difficult Decision Words: Grand Canyon, skate, vacuum, waltz, grizzly, cling, brogue, agony, twinkling, observatory Story “Stop! Just…Stop!†I threw up my hands and shouted to be heard. “What is all the yelling about?†I should’ve known better than to ask for options or opinions for our vacation. In a twinkling, every voice had […]
[Write the Story] An Anniversary Party
Prompt: An Anniversary Party Words: tour guide, sprout, beluga, breed, galoshes, bitterness, adversary, binary, radiant, transit Story “Welcome to the Sprout Museum 20th Anniversary Gala. Please leave any coats, bags, and galoshes at the check stand.†Leon stood by the inner doors, waiting as the guests left their belongings and formed up. Leon plastered on […]
[Write the Story] A Divorced Couple is Stuck Together
Prompt: A Divorced Couple Is Stuck Together Words: twister, specialist, grate, swivel, elk, arise, assertive, torment, zest, solvent Story “I can’t believe we’re here.†Pru near the heating grate and pouted. “You’d rather be out in the twister?†Greg balanced precariously on the broken office chair and let it swivel. “Because I will open the […]
[Write the Story] The Main Character Gets Rejected
Prompt: The Main Character gets Rejected Words: office, popcorn, genial, rhyme, shampoo, vote, yawn, baboon, freak, hag Story “Oh, this is going to be fun. Someone pass the popcorn.†Rose rubbed her hands gleefully. “Why are you so invested in this, Rose?†Liz shook her head. “Jim is a genial guy. Maybe he’ll surprise you, […]
[Write the Story] A Fairy Tale in a Faraway Land
Note: My day job is eating up all my time and energy. Essential workers for the win? This is the first bit of ragged creativity I’ve had in a month. I’m not sure I got the prompt right, but this is what came out. Please be kind to each other in the coming weeks and […]
[Write the Story] Alone on a Deserted Island
Prompt: Alone on a Deserted Island Words: book review, organism, mermaid, bother, decrease, echo, grimace, inch, march, pump Story Greta leaned against the palm tree and tilted her face into the sun for a moment before relaxing into the shade. This was everything the mermaid told her it would be. Gentle breezes, warm sun, the […]