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...
The inspiration for this week's writing prompt is 'keys'. Let your imagination take over. What is your story? I wrote this short story as my mind gazed at the keys above. Her hand trembled, hesitant to pick up a key. If it were the wrong one, she would be held hostage...
This week's prompt is 'revenge'. Write a poem or short story of getting back at someone. I wrote this story some time ago but still like it. The story began with a picture of a beach veranda, I have no idea why it went in this direction but that's the joy of writing....
I used a word game for last night's writers meeting and it resulted in this piece. The idea is to pick three cards, two with letters on and one with a picture. Using the picture as the theme, you have to use as many words beginning with the two letters as possible in...
Today I will give you the prompt we used at my writing group's meeting last night. It stirred up some great responses, two of which required more time than 10 minutes. This included mine, so here is the completed story. Unexpected Tattoo In your morning shower, you...
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...
BOOKWORM - this is your starting point for a story...should be easy! I have to confess I had an ulterior motive for volunteering to look after the book stall at the village fete. Not only would I have first pick of the books but it was nicely situated in a large tent...
Prompt - Write about a Fairy To be honest this was an easy prompt for me as the character written about, Petal Soft, is one from my children's chapter book. Petal Soft flew in and out of the long grass in the meadow, stopping occasionally to inspect a flower, one...
List a few phobias you have. When and how did you discover you had these? My 'phobia's' are rather bizarre to say the least. Firstly, as a child I had a recurring nightmare, which was so vivid I would wake with terrible stomach and back pain. The source was a rhino's...