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Category Archives: Original Stories
These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.
Not What I Expected
The writing prompt was to write a story about a horse named Blaze. I took a few liberties with “a horse”. Not What I Expected Her name is Blaze. Once you looked at her in the eyes, you knew … Continue reading →
When the Lights Went Out
The writing prompt was to create a title for my writing first, and then write a story based on that title. When the Lights Went Out It was late one night. I was sitting by myself at home. There was … Continue reading →
Hermeneutics (the theory of interpretation)
The writing spark for this piece was proverbs. We needed to use a proverb in our writing. Hermeneutics (the theory of interpretation) “A text without context is a pretext for a proof text.” -D. A. Carson (New Testament Scholar), … Continue reading →
Reflections on a Snowflake
The Story Spark this week was – Be the Thing. We had to create a piece from the perspective of an inanimate object. Reflections on a Snowflake It is said that no two snowflakes are alike. That’s not true when … Continue reading →
The Snowglobe
The Story Spark for this piece was Winter. The writing prompt I took was “When she shook the snowglobe, suddenly…” The Snowglobe Why was this the present she got every year? Granted, her birthday was in January, but really, a … Continue reading →
The Parade Takeover
The Story Spark for this was Holiday Hijinks. The writing prompt I chose was Penguin Takeover. We had 20 minutes to write. The Parade Takeover You’ve heard of the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, where all the floats and marching bands march … Continue reading →
Amusing Grace
In this writing group, we meditate for a minute before we are given the writing prompts. In this meditation, we were to visualize our mirror writing selves and discuss our writing intentions. In that moment, my mirror self suggested the … Continue reading →
Time for a December Revolt
Today’s writing spark was Song titles from the group “The Decemberists” (an indi rock band, whose name refers to the Decembrist revolt, an 1825 insurrection in Imperial Russia). Here are the titles we had to choose from: Make You Better … Continue reading →
The Last Day
The Last Day The Story Spark was – Food. The writing prompt I took was “Describe what your perfect last meal would be on this earth.” Okay, it is my last day on earth. The warden came to my cell … Continue reading →
The Message
The Story Spark was – Who Am I? The quote was from E.E. Cummings, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” My writing choices were ‘Born with Instructions’ or ‘Self-Portrait’. I tried to combine them … Continue reading →
