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Category: Writing prompts

Writing prompt: She hadn’t meant …

January 21, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. She hadn’t meant to scare the child The mother had led the crying child…

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Writing prompt: Envy Bookcase Pipe

January 20, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. Use these three words: Envy, Bookcase, Pipe Today is one of those rare days…

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Writing prompt: She was going back

January 19, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

Today’s writing prompt and my response. She was going back to a place she’d hoped she would never see again…

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Writing prompt: Amongst his mother’s possessions

January 18, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. Amongst his mother’s possessions, he found He had avoided the big clean up for…

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Writing prompt: You have found …

January 17, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. You have found something that will mean you’ll never be poor again – but…

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Writing prompt: Without meaning to …

January 16, 2023 cheryl

Today’s writing prompt and my response. Without meaning to, she’d arranged two dates for the same evening. Of course, her…

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Writing prompt: Picture prompt

January 14, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

Today’s writing prompt is a picture. Here’s my response. What is she looking at in the sepia evening light? I imagine…

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Writing prompt: More and more people

January 13, 2023 cheryl

Join in my daily writing prompt! I don’t promise to respond to them all myself, but will try my best! Here…

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There was a legend …

January 12, 2023 cheryl

Join in my daily writing prompt! I don’t promise to respond to them all myself, but will try my best! Here…

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Writing prompt: She had to find …

January 11, 2023 cheryl

Join in my daily writing prompt! I don’t promise to respond to them all myself, but will try my best! Here…

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