[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] This is a test story I worked up for class over the Winter Break. It’s based on the prompt: Write a story about a surprise. Written out on lined paper it comes to 26 lines. Open Office pegs it at …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a story with animals as characters. (Word count: 255) * * * * * The coyote tore through Whitfield’s garden, the sheepdog nipping its tail. It dug its paws deep into the soil, flung it back at the …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a story about sports. (Word count: 251) * * * * * Bases loaded, two outs, full count, one-run lead, the final pitch. The catcher called for high and inside. Greg Timmins shook It off. Fast ball. Timmins …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Brainstormer prompt: Madness / Rotting / Downtown City (Word count: 250) * * * * * “The Destroyer is nigh! He approaches!” At the junction of First and Main, The Harbinger rang his handbell, announcing Wolfe City’s doom. “Leave now if …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Brainstormer prompt: Odd Couple / Pioneer / Blacksmith (Word count: 256) * * * * * “Watch where you’re putting those,” Felix Rochambeau whined. “You’re ruining the display.” Oskar Schmidt dropped six fresh horseshoes onto the table. “People don’t care about …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt from The Write-Brain Workbook: The building where the bread bakery from my childhood used to be… (Word count: 256) * * * * * The Meyers Brothers Bakery had been an elementary school field-trip favorite for what seemed forever. Every …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Brainstormer prompt: Sojourn / Klondike / Bowling Alley (Word count: 259) * * * * * The Klondike Bowl isn’t anything to look at. Giant quonset hut of a place that shares the same harsh reality with the rest of the …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: From Daily Warm-Ups: Writing: Write a haiku about the end of winter. (Word count: 258) * * * * * RejuvenationCourtesy of melting snowPostpones next ice age “Burma Shave,” said Dave. Ellen punched his shoulder. “Don’t be rude.” Dave glanced …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Brainstormer prompt: Supernatural Occurrence / Flooded / Oil Freighter (Word count: 259) * * * * * “Brian, you see that, right?” “Giant octopus.” At first it had been impossibly long tentacles groping through the hole in the bulkhead wall. Then, …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story with the title “The Silence.” (Word count: 258) * * * * * Captain Ray Douglas sat in the command chair of Mars-bound Golden Hind with his eyes closed. The viewscreen was covered by temporary shielding, and …
