[Write the Story] Big Time Deals in the Big City
Prompt: Big Time Deals in the Big City Words: feud, philosophy, palace, finger, scandal, skyscraper, complacent, handle, crawl, challenge Story “Beware of any challenge, my mama always told me.” “Would you please try not to embarrass us any further? Do you want everyone thinking we’ve need seen a skyscraper?” Mather wagged a finger at his […]
[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] The Supernatural Invades the Every Day
Prompt: The Supernatural Invades the Everyday Words: metamorphosis, rogue, shrug, salamander, sleepy, chimpanzee, enzyme, lemon, glance, merge Story Salamanders vs. Chimpanzees sounds like the Worst Gang War EVER, but we weren’t talking West Side Story or Happy Days. Oh no. Our sleepy little town actually went through some sort of crazy metamorphosis that changed, well, […]
[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 […]