Day 16 of StoryADay September.The Prompt:They had been married sixty years. She always did the cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, and cleaning around the house. He has just returned home after the funeral and finds himself alone to figure it all out for himself.I buried Fran today. Yesterday was our 60th anniversary. Yesterday she died.Alone. I... Continue Reading →
Adrenaline
Day 15 of StoryADay September.The Prompt:Write a short story about two people meeting up for the first time. They may have emailed, texted, tweeted or whatever, but this is the first time they’ve met face to face.Malia shifted her eyes away from the wine glass in her hand to the cell phone buzzing on the... Continue Reading →
The Smile
Day 14 of StoryADay September The Prompt: Write a story from the perspective of someone in a piece of art.“Come sit for me,” he says. This man who has lured many before me. I have heard that some girls left in tears. But I see a glimmer of what is to come, so I nod... Continue Reading →
Cake
Day 13 of StoryADay SeptemberThe Prompt: Write about an odd couple. No, your characters don’t have to be an actual romantic couple. They can be siblings, classmates, friends, enemies, or anything in-between. But you do need to have a couple (two people), and they do need to be at odds. Their personalities and their motivations... Continue Reading →
The Only Woman in the Room
I received The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is still a Boys' Club by Eileen Pollack through a Goodreads Giveaway.Get settled, I have a lot to say.This book focuses on Eileen's personal experience as a woman in math and physics. She tells stories of her interactions with classmates and professors in high school... Continue Reading →
Zipper
Day 11 of StoryADay September The Prompt: A person just starting out in their field takes a prestigious, entry-level position in a big city, but the result is not as perfect or exciting as they imagined.David paused on the sidewalk and craned his head back, trying to see the top of the building through the... Continue Reading →
Tunnel of Love
Day 10 of StoryADay SeptemberThe Prompt: Your main character is about to enter a tunnel.Carl pulled the cotton candy from Janessa’s hand and dropped it in the trash can.“Hey, I was eating that!”“It’s purple sugar. This’ll be better,” Carl grabbed Janessa’s sticky fingers and pulled her toward the string of chasing lights over the tunnel.“The... Continue Reading →
Abandoned
Day 9 of StoryADay September (This is actually the prompt from September 6, I couldn't make today's prompt work for me!)The Prompt:Write a story set in an abandoned location. It could be a foreclosed house, a closed-down theme park, a ghost town, or anything else. Think about the location’s past and its story, and use those ideas to fuel... Continue Reading →
Come With Me
Day 8 of StoryADay SeptemberThe Prompt:Write a short story of conflict between two people, protagonist and antagonist. Jared slid into the seat across from Lynn. “Come to the carnival with me.” Lynn lifted her eyes from the book she was reading for a fraction of a second, shaking her head sharply from side to side... Continue Reading →
"M" is for Murder
Day 7 of StoryADay September (Yes, I know I missed a day. Life happens!) The Prompt: “A killer is on the loose, having broken into the home of a wealthy woman and left her for dead. He absconded with a few items, then left the initials, ‘M.A.’”“Whaddya think that means?” Rob pointed to the large “M.A.”... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 