[Write the Story] A Wild Animal Loose in the House
Prompt: A Wild Animal Loose in the House Words: pregnant, community, logo, statistic, democracy, honesty, criminal, ankle, orange, comment Story “This is not a democracy. I am the parent. You are a child. You will do what I say.” My words fell on deaf ears, and frankly all I saw was a blurry logo whizzing […]
[Write the Story] Selling a Childhood Home
Prompt: Selling a Childhood Home Words: dreamscape, convince, pioneer, genesis, cumulous, jump, mash, condition, erase, gold Story My gut wrenched every time I saw the gold-edged sign on the front lawn. Also, the front lawn, it was never in this good of condition before the sign. I had to convince myself it was for the […]
[Write the Story] Picking Up a Hitchhiker
Prompt: Picking up a Hitchhiker Words: hospital, defer, interface, experiment, beaker, visualize, mattress, skyline, interpret, zap Story All I wanted to do was drop onto my mattress and sleep. I’d had the day from the pits at the hospital and just needed peace and quiet. But no, I had to be the idiot who ruined […]
[Write the Story] A Shooting in a Public Place
Prompt: A Shooting in a Public Place Words: shipwreck, pummel, nurse, structure, home, offset, cabin, puppy, knot, tide Story “Do you think this is safe? I’m not sure…†“It’s a public place, Ruth, if anything goes wrong there’s bound to be a nurse around.†Ruth curled her lip. “Keep that up, and I will pummel […]
[Write the Story] A Missionary in a Remote Village
Prompt: A Missionary in a Remote Village Words: orchestra, finch, aim, development, ex, bold, old-fashioned, gut, brassy, sharp Story All Nora wanted to do was see a koala, but she wouldn’t be getting to Australia for the missionary conference this year. Her organization was sending a short-term work team to her village on the finch-infested […]
[Write the Story] Mash Up Two Classic Fairy Tales into One Story
Prompt: Mash Up Two Classic Fairy Tales into One Story Words: fireplace, sword, grove, stoke, underbrush, mourn, seven, friendship, cardboard, giver Story “Who thought living with seven dwarves was a great idea?†Snow grumbled as she swept the fireplace free of ash. “Would three have been enough?†“Now, sweetie, that wouldn’t put you where need […]
[Write the Story] Fired From a Long-Term Job
Prompt: Fired From a Long-Term Job Words: guitar, military, aversion, mouse, vertical, crumple, runaway, creation, alphabetize, tablet Story Patrick slid the mouse across the screen and clicked through fields, inputting numbers and codes and manipulating information. “Can I alphabetize the reports? Dude, what do they think I’ve been doing for the last five years?†As […]
[Write the Story] A Mysterious Package
Prompt: A Mysterious Package Words: theater, almond, version, triple, arrow, pathway, man, mangle, drapery, bullet Story “I’m not taking a bullet for you, you know that, right, man?” Sonja twirled across the theater stage. “How about an arrow? Probably wouldn’t kill you.” Dylan lounged as bonelessly as he could across the front row. “I’m not […]
[Write the Story] A Strange Proposition from a Stranger
Prompt: A Strange Proposition From a Stranger Words: sequin, luncheon, designer, toolbox, measurement, force, dented, cellular, banish, lock Story “Are you going to be finished soon?†the sequin-festooned matron prodded the toolbox with her designer-shoed toe. “I hope to be, but this broken lock is being a challenge. It would go faster if I didn’t […]
[Write the Story] The Night Before Graduation
Prompt: The Night Before Graduation Words: obscene, margarita, paradise, story, tempo, truthfully, stonewall, plain, opposite, loan Story Vivian’s pulse pounded in her temple in tempo with the band. She sipped at her obscenely large margarita. Probably her last, of at least these. Tomorrow she graduated and would leave this veritable paradise for good. “What’s your […]