You pass by a person sitting with their face to the sun, the most content smile you’ve ever seen on their face. This is the moment when you know everything is going to be alright. You’ve also seen people who appear to be a shell of their former self. You see people who are so […]
Write a story where your character is at odds with a family tradition. I did this a little with my current WIP. The premise for my story is a woman who can”t stand her stepfather because he refuses to acknowledge that he has a family. The woman, Madeline, is a psychiatrist who knows that the […]
You got on the wrong bus and ended up in a remote town where things seemed a little odd. After a while, you started to wonder if you had made a mistake by getting off the bus. A few days later you found a postcard from home. You couldn’t wait to get home and call […]
You come across an ATM that gives you the exact amount of money you need to survive for the day, how you spend it is your choice. Today you are given $10 million. Do you: a) Spend it like crazy, driving expensive cars and eating expensive meals. b) Save it for a rainy day. c) […]
Today you turn 18 years old and a stranger gave you one wish. The only rule is you have to use the wish for someone else. It can be for a family member, someone you love, someone who has hurt you, or someone you want to say a special hello to, but you can’t tell […]
While spring cleaning, you come across something you had forgotten all about. A photo album, a note from a friend. You pull it out and begin to flip through it, enjoying the memories again. You suddenly hear the tone to your voice change. You look up and see that your daughter has turned off her […]
You’d been waiting for this moment so long. Cheerfully you unpacked your camera to take a picture and then you realize the battery died. Letting out a pained yelp, you open up your camera and take out the battery. You take it out and look it over to see if there is a charge. After […]
What do you do if you are the last person on earth and today is your birthday? Today is the 13th day of Nablopomo, so I can’t let this day go by without telling you the story of how I was kidnapped. It’s not exactly the kind of thing that happens in the normal course […]
Finally, you move away! It’s the start of a new adventure. It’s your first day in a new place. The only obstacle is you don’t speak this language. Waking up in a foreign land is easy if you have the right support. What’s that you say? You’re scared and you’re alone? You’re new to the […]
Grandpa finally takes the last picture on a film camera they’ve had for decades. Today they’re going to print it. They’re going to get it blown up to a nice size and hang it on their wall. Grandma says she’ll be really happy to see it, and that Grandpa will get a kick out of […]