Writing Prompt
WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a short story about a modern-day issue in the style of a famous historical author.
Choose an author's style that your readers will recognise (e.g. Shakespeare, or Jane Austen) and take on the challenge of a modern issue combined with a writing style from the past.
Writings
Shakespeare Bullies
The boy hastened to his father, sobbing with the sorrow of a thousand mourning doves.
“Father, thy boys down thou street hast injured me once again!” He was talking of thy group of six living at number 12 on their street.
“Ah! Thee was bullied by thoust ugly cretains whose toungues outvenom all the nile, eh? Do not stand there like a coward, my son! Get them back!” Boomed thy father.
Thy boy nod...
When Dreams Go
(A Golden Shovel poem that borrows from “Dreams” by Langston Hughes)
(If you are unsure how to read a Golden Shovel- read the last word of each line)
On bitter nights I try to hold
Myself away from falling fast
Asleep that I may not go to
That frightful realm I call my dreams
I detest each visit there, for
I cannot trust in what or when
Forgetting they are only dreams
I fight to leave, but c...
“To be or not to be?”
“To be or not to be?”
A question many a man ask earnestly
To live a life of misery
Or lay thy’s head to early sleep
“To be or not to be?”
Thou dare ask a question unholy
In a world dashed with madness and folly
Life is but a cursed melee
“To be or not be?”
Life is but a fickle dream
In death, but a memory
To brethren, dichotomy
“To be or not to be?”
Many ask and many seek
Thee watch and c...
The Tooberphone
Say, how are you?
How are you I say?
Have you heard of the town named Tooberaday?
It’s a place not too far
You can get there real quick
Although you might find yourself getting quite sick
In Tooberaday you see
They don’t leave their homes
That’s because every one
Has its very own Tooberphone
The Tooberphone is a device that can do it all
You can watch TV, surf the web, even make a call
It clean...
Seuss’ Server Skippers
Maumo prepared to see her friend, she came online.
They planned to meet at the same place, and the same time.
Then by the stone archway, his avatar appeared.
He was The Beun, a game veteran many feared.
He only wore base-game cosmetics. Why? None knew.
His cape and tunic were blue, light blue, and dark blue.
“You’re here!” Maumo cheered, her voice in the mic was bright.
“How was school today?” T...
Free Mind 2024
“Wishing myself and other people a wonderful Happy 2024 year.
My vision is as easy as 1234567
New year, no Fake Faces in my life ”
Happiness only
Free Conscious
No more haters
Mind cage-free and peaceful me
No more Stress, no more abuse, no more confusing people near me, life is life
Joy and happiness are priceless to me”....
Pemberly SWAP
“My good lady, are we selling a sand castle bucket for five dollars to a total stranger?” Fitzwilliams called out from the foyer.
“No, dear,” Elizabeth said. “It’s a kit with little shovels too. Make sure you remember the little shovels.”
Befuddled, Fitzwilliams walked into their sun drenched kitchen with crumpled singles. By the patio doors, his beloved was wrestling a potted lemon tree. He h...
Midnight Maraschino
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, a forgotten lore of cherries galore went missing from my gaze. How frightened I had been to see my sweetened cherries lost, t’was only then I had realized the clock struck midnight and I awoke with a shiver. ‘Twas merely a dream thank god, for such a think missing would be tragic, I’m sure....
Mind The Gap
It was a typical day in the bustling city, the sounds of car horns and chatter filling the air. But beneath the surface, there was a growing tension, a silent battle being fought by the people against a powerful force.
The issue at hand was one that had plagued society for years, yet it seemed to only be getting worse with time. It was an issue that affected not just one group, but all members of...