Prompt #61: Messages in the Street
What if you could not communicate directly? What would you do? In this first line from a novel, David Markson gives us a unique idea. In the beginning, sometimes I left messages in the street. – David...
View ArticlePrompt #78: Memories
Do you ever drive and end up at your destination without knowing how you got there? Our minds get lost in rehashing the past or rehearsing the future. As it turns out, that could be very dangerous....
View ArticlePrompt #154 My Time of Day
One of my favorite songs from a musical is “My Time of Day” from Guys and Dolls. Such an evocative description of a setting in such a few words. Here is another, completely different in tone: Late...
View ArticlePrompt #236 Baby You Can Drive My Car
People who perceive their car as a reflection of their self-identity are more likely to behave aggressively on the road and break the law. People with compulsive tendencies are more likely to drive...
View ArticlePrompt #240 Visual Prompt of the Week – Alley
Create whatever this visual prompt inspires in you! Photo by Maya83 on Flickr. Prompt #240 Visual Prompt of the Week – Alley was written by Liz Andra Shaw and was originally published at The Writing...
View ArticlePrompt #253 First Line of the Week – Tanith Lee
I first see it as I’m driving back that night up the road—you can bet I pulled over. -Tanith Lee, Black Fire (free to read at Lightspeed magazine online) Writing Prompt: Use the first line above as a...
View ArticlePrompt #624 Visual Prompt of the Week – Mailboxes
Create whatever this visual prompt inspires in you! Photo by Boa-sorte&Careca on Flickr. Prompt #624 Visual Prompt of the Week – Mailboxes was written by Liz Andra Shaw and was originally...
View ArticlePrompt #673 Visual Prompt of the Week – Shopping
Create whatever this visual prompt inspires in you! Photo by Fouquier on Flickr. Prompt #673 Visual Prompt of the Week – Shopping was written by Liz Andra Shaw and was originally published at The...
View ArticlePrompt #1455 Safe Streets
… if parents consider their neighbourhood to be safe, so do their kids. However, kids’ feelings are not drawn from their parents alone. Children see the objective factors in their environment...
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