Writing Prompt

Emma walked to her job as cheerfully as can...

It was another day of pressing buttons on the keyboard, when Stanley noticed something rather peculiar. In the top-right corner of his office, was a camera. At first, he didn’t think much of it. ‘Just a security camera,’ he thought.

In fact, he was so certain of this that he eagerly began his job, which consisted of receiving commands on the monitor and replicating such action on his keyboard. ‘I...

The way be looks at me. Those eyes the cross mine know something. That disgusting chilling smile of an old man is something we all know. My mind keeps fixating on the little camera in Noel’s old desk. I got struck with packing it up after she had a psychotic break and quit on the spot. A camera makes sense for him. Disgusting but true. I can’t let go of the clawing feeling in me that I personally ...

I use my stapler a lot. I work with a lot of paper and it needs a lot or organisation and filing done. That’s why I noticed straight away when my stapler was missing. I could have just gone to the stationary cupboard and found a new one but I really liked MY stapler. It had cute stickers on thanks to my daughter’s wonderful decorations. I browsed my coworkers desks to see if someone had borrowed i...

“Good afternoon, Felicity, I appreciate your jumping on this last minute Zoom. My condolences for your recent loss of a parent, thoughts and prayers from all the staff,” said Douglas.

“Thank you, it was my dad actually. Things have been a bit hectic lately. It’s hard.”

“Best to keep busy that’s what I always say. Now I’m concerned about the Blaze account, they’re one of our largest clients and I...

*in a voice note to one of their best friends and coworkers they say*

“I’m not shocked that there are cameras. I’m not even shocked that they’re hidden. I’m shocked because they’re hidden horribly! I mean really, if I could find them at the ripe age of 23 who did they even get to hide them?”

*they ponder for a moment and their eyes widen at no one in particular, though the emphasis can be heard ...

The clatter of keyboards and dripping of coffee abounded most mornings, but not this one. Eric found cameras. Hidden cameras disguised as black stickers.

His coworkers wonder if he’s lost his mind as he seems to be digging up the potted plants, their eyes squinting or brows wrinkling at the sight of a grown man who seems to them to be playing in dirt.

He turns to them, smirks, and pulls up a cam...

Emily was constantly being shifted from town to town either by her jobs or from her own mistakes.

Emily had finally settled down in her old hometown or so she thought. Emily was able to find a place to live in the small town which wasn’t to far from her old house & new job.

It wasn’t until the third day of her arrival to the town when she took a walk that so happened to go right past her childh...

When Josh woke up, he felt that today would be different somehow. He could feel something in the air. Maybe an electricity? Definitely a change of something. He knew it was corny, but he kept thinking his “spidey sense” was tingling all day.

The last time he felt like this was when he was ten years old. He woke up at 3:11AM with his entire body tingling and a sense of dread deep in his chest. He ...

Well that’s interesting, I never knew they were there. And I was determined to find out what they were.

I volunteered to stay late that night, and I did have work, but that was no the reason.

There was a door that was marked employee only, but no one knew what was in there.

I had a feeling.

I got really lucky, and the door was unlocked.

I snuck in, and sure enough, there were video monitors. I sa...