Writing Prompt

“…were spinning tops underwater when-“

“More about your dream later, Sara. Meet Alex,” Liam says.

Liam gestures towards a man a little ways away from us. Rain clouds fill the sky in seconds, but instead of rain, frogs fall from the sky. A few of the other people at the park scream and Everton starts running. I move to get up, but Liam assures me it’s fine. It’s like he’s used to this sort of...

I’m mean

I’m mean and I’m bossy

I’m rude and I don’t care enough

not about you, not even about me

I just don’t care

I don’t put in effort into anything

because there’s no point anyways

we’re all just stupid little flecks

floating along in this stupid little universe

that doesn’t care about me

so why should I care about it?

why should I care about you?

I’m mean

I know

you’ve said it before

just shu...

She yells at me

I’m crying

She slaps me across the face

I’m crying

She slams my head against the wall

I’m crying

She scolds me

I’m crying

But if you keep beating the drum

It will break...

I walk into the quiet room

I grin a little

These poor unsuspecting souls

They have no clue what’s coming for them

I walk over to a table with a mom and her baby

Slam my hand down into the table

Grin an evil grin

She looks at me with an agitated look

And I just continue

Slamming louder and louder against the table

Her baby begins to cry

Over and over

Until I get bored

I walk away

Sayi...

Aistis and Karyan had the moment under control, Juno could see from her perch on the castle wall. The plan was simple:

Infiltrate the castle, check

Get to the castle wall, check.

Sit on the wall until the signal…in the works.

Juno was getting quite bored. She couldn’t hear what the king was saying, though she could guess it was something along the lines of, “you will die and so will your so ca...

Loud and proud

Yelling and telling

Rude and crude

He’s bossy too.

Why does he bother

Continues to holler

I’m just about done

Give up he won.

Then it’s suddenly quiet.

Calm no more riot

Where did he go.

I’m on a roll.

Then he’s back.

Give me no slack.

I’ve gotta go.

Out now we blow....

Once upon a time, in a quaint little town, lived a young woman named Emily. She had a loving family, a fulfilling career, and a life filled with joy and happiness. However, her world was about to be turned upside down by the arrival of someone she thought she knew so well - JW.

JW and Emily had grown up together, sharing countless memories and adventures. They were inseparable, and Emily trusted ...

A beautiful, summer night. The sun is drawing towards the earth, creating an orange glow with specs of purple that casts it’s colour across the trees. The air is still warm, but a slight chill is enough to have wonder whether or not an additional layer could be worn. The sound of waves colliding with the sandy shore creates a natural metronome, a pace controlled by that of Mother Nature. Birds are...

Anger.

It does not hang over you the way sadness does,

It does not weigh you down.

It does not hold you back.

It propels you forward until it can become,

Hatred.

It is the fire, the fuel, the engine.

It is what urges you on,

What can force you to be smart or stupid,

Until it becomes all

Consuming.

It is the climactic explosion.

It is the past and it is the future,

It can kill who you once were i...

Even a broken clock is right twice a day,

But a slow or fast one never is

I’ll let you decide what you might be,

But I know what I am

Always playing catch up,

Always hoping to make it on time,

To push myself harder,

To be better than everyone else,

But I can’t be.

So instead, I’ll become worse...