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One dark and stormy night, I found myself in the backseat of my Grandmother's car as we traveled along a gravel road.  We had all been a...

It is a known fact that teenagers are self-centered.  Every teen firmly believes they are center stage of the greatest saga of all time.  I ...

Coworkers can make your job fun.  The other members of my office in the early nineties were fond of playing practical jokes, but they had gi...

Prompt:  A couple weeks ago, I came across one of those popular little sayings posted on a friend’s Facebook wall: After I finished laugh...

After I lost my daughter, there was nothing. My body shut down for awhile, but even after I regained consciousness, my world was ashes. I re...

Prompt:  This week we’d like you to write about a time you found yourself comparing yourself, unfavorably, with someone else.  Focus on how...

Prompt: One person’s Humpty Dumpty is another person’s omelet. In 400 words or less, write about a time when something was irrecoverably br...

Prompt:  You are to write a 400 word memoir piece in which one of the following features prominently: Wine, coffee, or chocolate. Or, a...

Prompt: Do you have a mentor, or are you a mentor for someone else?  Now write about an experience with your mentor (or the person to whom ...

Prompt:  This week, we’d like you to explore friendship. You can talk about a current friendship or one from your past, a friend you met ov...

Prompt: Think of a time that you “cleaned house.” Consider the subtext—we’re not writing about Windex here. We’re writing about relationship...

Write on Edge Prompt: Your word is below. Take the next ten minutes to write about the first single memory that word calls up. Focus on the...

Prompt: Where is your quiet place? What does it look like? What happens there? Source: allanbrucezee.com via Tina on Pinterest I som...

Prompt: Recreate a pivotal conversation with us this week. "Okay, that's it. You can sit up now." My Ob-Gyn pulled off hi...

Prompt: In the spirit of relationships that we all knew wouldn’t work, we’d like for you to write about one you knew was doomed from the sta...

Share with me a special recipe, but don’t just list out ingredients. It was a day for family. The three of us had gathered in the kitchen...

Prompt: reach back to a costume that made an impression. This is late because I am sickly today. For the record, I hate being sickly. My ...

Prompt: For you, what does autumn evoke? Pat was a self-assured star receiver with eyes the color of a summer sky. I was a gawky teenager...

Prompt: In “On Writing” Stephen King wrote, “The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” ...

Prompt: Writing short posts is an excellent way to flex your word choice muscles. Which word is the most clear? Poignant? Direct? This week ...