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Category: Writing prompts

Wilderness

May 11, 2025 cheryl 1 Comment

Wilderness was the theme for Dean Writers Circle’s internal monthly writing competition for April. Here’s my 150 word submission. (You…

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The Scream Edvard Munch

May 7, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

The Scream Edvard Munch was a picture prompt from a Dean Writers Circle ‘Creativity and Cake’ evening, stolen as usual…

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In the summer time

May 4, 2025 cheryl

‘In the summer time, when the weather is fine’ is the first line of an old upbeat song, and was…

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How did you know?

April 27, 2025 cheryl 1 Comment

How did you know? is a prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen as usual for my FaceBook prompts.…

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We are walking on the bones of our ancestors

April 11, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

We are walking on the bones of our ancestors is a prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen as…

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The floorboards creaked

April 5, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

The floorboards creaked is a prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen as usual for my FaceBook prompts. The…

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The light flickered and went out

March 12, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

A final prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen for my FaceBook prompts. ‘This is our new home?’ Julie…

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He leapt up

March 7, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

Another prompt from a Dean Writers Circle workshop, stolen for my FaceBook prompts. He leapt upThe picnic had been going…

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Frogs in a box

March 2, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

I was finally able to go to a Dean Writers Circle writing workshop last week, puppy waiting patiently at home.…

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Waiting for you

December 8, 2024 cheryl 3 Comments

Waiting for you is a prompt from a writing workshop, and here are two short responses Micro-flash 1The window darkens.…

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