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Writing Prompt: Tell us a story about Thanksgiving. the ghost of thanksgivings past by Sarah D. long winding roads through the trees up to the little blue house on the hill, crunching gravel steps up to the porch, always so much warmer once inside. smells of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, uncle mark making a [...]

Writing Prompt: Select a quote from a movie. Using that quote as the first line of dialog, craft a conversation between two characters. If you need help thinking of a movie quote, IMDb Quote Section may be helpful. Disappointment by Sarah D. (quote is from Garden State) “Maybe that’s all family really is. A group [...]

The Writing Prompt: In 200 words, write a description of a place. You can use any and all sensory descriptions but sight: you can describe what it feels like, sounds like, smells like and even tastes like. Try to write the description in such a way that people will not miss the visual details. Waihe’e [...]

The prompt was: In 250 words, answer this question: How old would you be if you didn’t know your real age? Here is what we received in return. My Age by Sarah D. My mother has always looked younger than she was, even now as she closes in on 60. People used to think my [...]

Writing Prompt: In 250 words, answer this question: What would have happened if you didn’t leave the house this morning? Chris C. from Portland State Title: Since I stayed home today, this has never been written. I stayed home this morning and the rubble is still visible. There’s no collection of bits and bytes to [...]

Here are the results for this weeks writing prompt. Writing Prompt: Describe your biggest pet peeve, and when you do it, do it in haiku poem form. by Carmen B. Maltese is his breed. Falcon is his doggie name. THE MALTESE FALCON by Colin M. Sun floods in my room Way to early to wake [...]

Here are the results for this weeks writing prompt. Writing Prompt: Think of the oldest people you know. Choose one and describe him or her. Include details about how this person speaks and moves. Imagine what this person was like when he/she was young; describe. By Kelley B. Moses, the oldest person I know, lives [...]

There was only one submission this week for the writing prompt. However, it is a good one. It’s a little on the longer side, so I just put the whole thing in a PDF file. Enjoy! Writing Results for May 15th, 2009

Below are the 3 submissions that we received this week for the writing prompt. Check back Monday for our next writing prompt. The Rain by mb142003 The rain, It envelops the land It descends upon light and dark Fosters growth and decay Life or death The rain, It cleanses the sidewalks Swirling the oil-slicks and [...]

Below are the 2 submissions that we received this week for the writing prompt. Check back Monday for our next writing prompt. Untitled by Mary R. The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She didn’t want to go to New Jersey, either. Nothing but California would do. She sang about oranges. She watched the [...]