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Prompt Openings: Apocalypse
For this opening, I was trying to imagine a different kind of apocalypse. No nuclear wars or alien invasions. No catastrophic asteroid strikes or even plagues or zombies. What would a quiet, stealthy apocalypse look like? I am a child … Continue reading →
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Prompt Openings: Loss
My prompt this week was loss, and I thought of the most unimaginable loss for a parent: the death of a child, no matter what the age… New Year’s Eve. Tomorrow would be a new year. A year without her … Continue reading →
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Prompt Openings: No Humans Allowed
This week’s prompt was to write a story without a human protagonist, maybe even without any humans at all. I chose to be a redwood sprout… I opened my eyes and stared into the leafy canopy so far above my … Continue reading →
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Prompt Openings: Nemesis
This week’s opening was sparked by the rather odd title: “Truth or Nemesis.” And for a teenage girl, who’s a better nemesis than her sister … her twin sister? I yanked my bedroom door open and came face-to-face with my … Continue reading →
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Prompt Openings: Middle Grade Space Adventure
This week’s opening is for a middle grade adventure story – a SPACE adventure story 🙂 My name is Cinnamon Chou and I’m a detective. Okay, I’m a kid, but I’m going to be a detective when I grow up. … Continue reading →
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