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These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.
A Lesson to be Learned
The Story Spark was Learning. I took the quote by Mortimer Adler as my writing prompt – “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.” A Lesson to … Continue reading →
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The Party
The Story Spark was Halloween. I took the quote from Ray Bradbury, which is the first sentence in my piece. I also added two of the prompts within my writing: “A Halloween Party” and “Drinking the witch’s brew.” The Party … Continue reading →
The Journey
Today’s Story Spark was – Stress. I chose the prompt – William Blake wrote: “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” Write about your wings and where they take you. We had 20 minutes to … Continue reading →
Where do dreams go?
The Story Spark this week was something similar to a Mad Lib with no directions on what type of word to put in the blanks. We were to pick one of the phrases within the Story Spark as our writing … Continue reading →
Behold the Flame
This week’s story spark was Write and Read. I took the prompt – The language of fire. We had 20 minutes to write. Behold the Flame It was a sultry day with nothing to do. Then again, it is always … Continue reading →
The Fall
The Story Spark for this piece was – Fall Vibes. Instead of going in the direction of Autumn, which is where the prompts seemed to direct the group. I chose to fall into another direction. The Fall I’m falling. Not … Continue reading →
Say that again?
The writing prompt was “That was funny”. I had some fun with a computer and reading sentences. Say that again? When you read your writing to yourself, your brain sometimes puts in words that aren’t there but fit the sentence … Continue reading →
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A Familiar Story
The writing for this piece was picture-driven. Here are the pictures I chose for it: A Familiar Story The name’s Clyde. I’m what you call a familiar. I was once connected with a rather fun-loving witch named … Continue reading →
The Family George
Today’s Story Spark was Animal Antics. I chose the prompt “Write a story about a monkey escaping from a zoo.” The Family George I’m sure you have all heard about Curious George, the character created by H. A. Rey and … Continue reading →
All those questions
This week’s Writer’s Playshop spark was – In the Life We were asked to write about a day in the life of one of the following: Stuffed animal, Dollar bill, Free-floating balloon, Dragon, Sad Clown, Shopping cart, Cell phone, or … Continue reading →
