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April 1, 2019

April’s Prompt

Here is this month’s short story prompt: The soldiers were tense, waiting for something to happen — like it was a matter of when, not if. For our part, we did our best to steer clear of them, avoiding the main square, where a group of protestors… If you want to write a story using… Continue reading

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March 31, 2019

Galaxy S Class Cruiser

March 2019 Short Story Harry shuffled the deck of cards and pushed it across the table. “Deal,” he said. “One more hand,” I agreed. It was a way to pass the time. More importantly, it was a way to avoid talking about the fact we were in a holding cell – again. When we started… Continue reading

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February 1, 2019

February’s Prompt

Okay fellow writers! It’s time for February’s short story prompt: It began as a practical joke. But by the end of the day, nobody was laughing. It seemed innocent enough at first, because Jerry and I have a history of playing practical jokes on one another. He was the one to start the whole thing,… Continue reading

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December 6, 2018

December’s Prompt

It’s time for my final short story prompt of 2018! If you want to write a short story too, here is the prompt for this month: The music drifted out of the club like a vibrating pulse. I could feel it in my bones. The night was alive with possibility. I could even imagine myself…… Continue reading

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December 5, 2018

No Where to Hide

*This is my November short story. I am running behind because of Nanowrimo, but did I mention I wrote 50,000 words last month?* Until that day, fear had been an idea, a concept. Now it was real: a feeling I would carry inside me for the rest of my life. The day began innocently enough,… Continue reading

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October 31, 2018

Zak: The Unicorn Hunter

What happened to our world? A few years ago, the veil failed. All the mythical beings that we were so sure were fictional turned out to be real. They have lived alongside us all along. In the past, they would show themselves to someone on rare occasions and another story would be born. What the… Continue reading

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October 27, 2018

Prepping for NANOWRIMO

How is October going for everyone else? I feel like it has FLOWN by. I have been using some of my free time this month to prep for Nanowrimo. Most of you who are reading this probably know what that is, but for the few who don’t, I will explain briefly. NANOWRIMO = National Novel… Continue reading

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September 30, 2018

Quiet

Present Day — St. Louis It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Lucy was sure she had seen a UFO and was equally sure aliens were here to secretly make contact with a human being. Maybe they would choose her. Maybe she would get to visit their ship. Maybe she would finally get… Continue reading

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September 4, 2018

September Writing Prompt

Short story of the month club continues, and without further ado, here is this month’s prompt: It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Lucy was sure she had seen a UFO and was equally sure aliens were here to secretly make contact with a human being. Maybe they would choose her. Maybe she… Continue reading

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August 12, 2018

August’s Prompt

I am running behind this month (like usual). However, I am really looking forward to everything going on this month. Mainly, school starts again. I love my daughter, but she is an only child and I think she’s bored with me by this point in the summer. Trying to find ways to entertain her can… Continue reading

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