As many of you know I love prompts and this particular one was set at a recent writing group meeting. The prompt was - Create a character and add something unusual. Alice's World Alice slumped into the chair, huffing and puffing. She didn't want to be here again - a...
It's been raining for days - this is your prompt starter for a poem or short story. Have fun with it. I wrote this poem. The Sky Is Low Clouds rolling overhead Dark and foreboding Static in the air Heralding the storm. Clouds boiling Lowering the sky A flash of...
The prompt today is to use this zen garden as your inspiration. Here is my response: Shoulders slumped, feet heavy on the glistening pavement, Jocelyn makes her way home in light rain, which gradually soaks through her jacket and trickles down her back. The grey...
Today's prompt gives you a For Sale sign as the inspiration. Here is my response - For Sale Signs The two houses faced each other dissimilar in architecture and coloured siding but both sporting for sale signs. At first glance, it could be thought a coincidence that...
I am sharing the word prompt we enjoyed at my writer's meeting last night. Use these words in a short story or poem: tower, rotten, bribe, diamond. Here is my 15 minute response. "Rotten Tommy, he's stolen my potatoes again! I'll get him back, you see if I don't."...
Today's writing prompt is a view of a pathway. What story or poem does it inspire in you? I wrote this response for it. I hope you enjoy it. “What’s down there, Mummy?” “I don’t know, sweetheart. Shall we go and look?” “Yeh, an adventure – follow me into the jungle....
A bike has been left locked to a tree..what's the story? As some of you know my mind tends to go to the 'dark side' and this is my response. “Whose is that bike, anyway? It’s been there for days.” “I have no idea, Frank. What can I get for you,...
Today's prompt is to describe finding a tattoo on your body unexpectedly. I found this prompt inspiring and can see it developing further. I hope you like my short story. I trudged to the bathroom, peering through half closed eyes avoiding the bright sunlight...
Your prompt is to describe a 'horror'... This is my response. Aaron swung his legs onto the cold hardwood floor and cradled his head in his hands. Sleep had come; surprisingly; shortly before dawn – a short respite from his inner turmoil. The previous hours had seen...