Category Archives: Writing prompt

#MarquessaChallenge – “Someone To Hold” #fictionfriday #music #prompt

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

Use the given line to create a fictional piece of writing: “With the touch of your hand, you start a fire burning…” It had been a shit of a week, and she’d had enough of kids, ex-husbands and work. Her … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

Today’s prompt is:  Why you love, or dislike, the holiday season. In my part of the world Christmas in Summer is probably what you would call the holiday season. I like it for one reason, it brings my family together … Continue reading →

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November 2: Flash Fiction Challenge The Old Chair.

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

November 2, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story a chair on a porch. Why is it there, and what might it mean? Think about using it as a prop or the main thrust of … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver No 144 – 2/11/17 – Fairy Tale – The Fairy/Magic Kingdom Apprentice

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

Image: © kamipallet – DeviantArt Amelia Marble’s Apprenticeship The first thing Amelia heard upon awakening was the sound of her mother in the kitchen preparing for the day ahead. Amelia’s first thought was, “Oh great it starts today.’ Today her … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 43 – The Writer

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit Hybrid When I awoke I could tell he’d gone. The night before he said he was entering a writing challenge. Fifty-thousand words by the end of the month. I looked in on him, head down bum up so … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, Saint…

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word Saint He was no saint that was for sure. A larrikin, a boy among men a worry to his mum. But when disaster struck he was first there, lending a … Continue reading →

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Writespiration #139 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 44

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Michael

This week write about the day you accidentally squeezed someone’s boob! It was all innocence. She leaned against me, I swear she did. Before I could react there it was, soft, luxurious, a heavenly moment. There was a momentary silence, … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday #9 Challenge – Turn the Page

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Michael

Based on Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page. She was the bravest of women, Full not only of determination But compassion for others And a fierce passion for the things she held dear. It wasn’t always so, she led a life … Continue reading →

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Wordle #176 – Ada’s Lockjaw

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: lockjaw [spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus|an accent associated with the upper class of the northeastern United States, characterized by a supposed lack of movement … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt #226 – What’s in a Name? Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Michael

10 Book titles: ACTUAL book titles – and your mission is to read the list, stop long enough from your gut splitting laughter, compose yourself, then choose a few from the list – and write: write the “jacket blurb” – … Continue reading →

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