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Melchior entered the sanctuary of his office, striding angrily over to the sideboard and throwing ice into a glass.  His harsh breathing cr...

 " F or the heart wants what it wants." The gravelly voice came from behind me, just beyond my peripheral vision.  I sighed heav...

Prompt:  As writers, we fall in love with our characters and shield them from negative events. But effective plot development demands confl...

Prompt:  This week, we’d like you to take an honest look in your toolbox and pull out one of the tools you believe needs a little polishin...

Prompt: This week, we’d like you to write a post – fiction or creative non-fiction – which begins with a countdown. “Three, two, one.” You p...

Prompt: We’d like you to craft a piece of fiction or creative non-fiction around the holiday season, keeping in mind that for some people “t...

Prompt: This week we’d like you to write a piece about hair. It can be about you or one of your characters where hair figures prominently. ...

Prompt: Find the song that will be played during the pivotal scene in the movie based on your magnum opus. With that song playing, write tha...

Prompt: This week, we’d like you to take us on an actual journey, specifically a road trip? Think about who is in the car. Where are they go...

Prompt: I challenge you to write a conversation. This is fiction, and it was a bit out of my comfort zone! He approached my locker when th...

Prompt: This week I want you to take me to your version of 8:00 -AM or PM, fiction or creative nonfiction- in 200 words or less. This is a ...

Prompt: Write a piece of fiction or creative non-fiction in which athleticism features prominently. I am definitely of the potato-shaped p...

For this week’s Red Writing Hood prompt: Compose a post in the form of a text–160 characters. Your text must elicit or express fear. Ta...

Prompt: If you haven’t figured it out, this week, we’d like you to write a piece in which a tattoo figures prominently. This goes along wi...

Prompt: Good writing plants the reader’s feet into your story. Good writing is also concise. So when you’re trying to decide where to spen...

Today's prompt is to write about this picture. I apologize in advance for any typos--there is a storm rolling in and I am typing very f...

Prompt: Let’s have fun this week. We want you to write a personal ad for your character, like one you would find on a dating site. The ad s...

Prompt: This week we’d like you to explore romantic heartbreak. For you fiction writers, here’s a chance to really delve into the psyche of ...

Prompt: Jeans. They can evoke so much emotion in us: the hot jeans we wear on a date, the skinny jeans we can finally fit into, mom jeans we...

Prompt: For this week’s prompt, write about a season of change for your character or you. It can be literal or metaphorical. I am trying to ...