• Story Cube #3

    Story Cubes: Circus tent, gears, beaker with liquid, jewel necklace, stressed face, exclamatory star, monkey, mountain cave entrance, and glasses.   “Bring the table over here,” Mademoiselle Fiona said. She pointed to the dimly lit corner of the tent and then grabbed her cushioned chair to follow behind her helper. She went back for her tattered suitcase…

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  • Tarot Card Prompt #1

    “Hey, Leah, you wanna come get a drink with us after work?” Beatrice asked from the other side of the kitchen.   “Um.” Leah focused on her task of wrapping the silverware for next shift and tried to think of a reason to say no. One that was different from what she usually told them. “I don’t think…

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  • Story Cube #2

    “Everyone clear on the plan?” Dad asked.  “Yup,” Mom said and I nodded.   “Okay, let’s get set. See you both at the boat.” Dad gave us each a hug and a kiss before he ducked under the flap of our tent.   “Good luck sweetie, I know you’ll do great.” Mom gave me a kiss too…

  • Story Cubes #1

    “Damnit,” Jerry muttered and slapped the steering wheel. The car sputtered and then came to a stop.   “I told you -”  “Shut up.” Jerry said.  “We should have gotten gas at that last station.”  “And I said shut up!”  I rolled my eyes and cast a look around at our surroundings. “There’s a diner. Let’s go…

  • Vanilla

    Exercise: Think of a scent Write all words/phrases associated with it Write a scene with the same emotions Scent: Vanilla Words/Phrases: Her, high school, band bus, color guard room, skipping class, taste, cake, frosting, firsts Scene:           Jenny was mid-sentence when she caught a whiff of the perfume. She paused and looked around for the…

  • Ghost Stories #1

    Ghost Stories #1

    The Elementary School                 They said the school was built on a cemetery. Not something we were eager to believe, but we couldn’t deny the strange things that happened.                 For starters, there was the cat. No one knew where it came from, or how it had gotten inside, but everyone had seen it. It…

  • Writing Exercise- Lost

    *Exercise from The 4 A.M. Breakthrough. #188 Lost*                 “What are we doing here?” Jenna asked her great grandfather.                 Elijah put a gnarled hand on her head and smiled down at her. “This is my old home.”                 “You lived here?” Jenna’s eyes widened as she looked down on the city again.                 It…

  • Experiment TCA-276 (pt 6)

                    “What’s that noise?” Rita asked as Morgan re-entered the office.                 “They’re, uh, they’re cutting at the loading dock door. Sounds like a power saw.”                 “They’re going to get in?” Rita tried to move but then clutched at her leg again.                 “Probably, yes. But I called for help.”                 “The police? But…