Writing Prompt
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STORY STARTER
Write about an inconsequential daily event that suddenly becomes significant.
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**The Letter**
Every Saturday morning, just as the sun was beginning to filter through the thin curtains of her kitchen, Marla would sit down with a cup of coffee, a slice of toast, and her stack of letters. They weren’t the kind of letters that carried declarations of love or the warmth of friendship. These were bills, reminders, and the occasional advertisement, the mundane correspondence of ev...
Matthew POV
I check my bag. Warheads? Check. Little square cute sandwiches that Blair requested? Check. A mouth spray? Whoops, forgot about that one.
Blair POV
"Thanks Debbie!" I call.
"Send me a picture of you and your friend doing homework. Or one of those times lapse videos. I will be here at 2."
"Okay! Bye!" I turn around and practically run into the grassy fields.
"Blair?!"
I sigh and...
“Love, where did you put the laundry basket!? I want to throw in a load before I go to work!”
“I already did it!”
“…what do you mean you already did it?”
“I put the laundry in a while ago. Have a good day at work.”
“Where did the dryer sheets go, babe?”
“Oh I used the last one earlier. I put them on the shopping list”
“Used them for what?”
“The laundry of course, silly”
“You did all the ...
I used to love being awake
But now every morning
My bed clings onto me like a desperate lover
Trying to keep me
Wrap me
Comfort me and
Trap me
In the weighted blanket
Of her soft touch
It didn’t used to be this way
Well, I guess it always kind of has been
But not this bad
As if there is no other world worth existing in
Other than under my covers
Covers that wrap me in the soothing cocktail...
My heart beats like an anchor against my ribs
Darling
Where are you?
I slept inside your silhouette
Tonight,
Crawled against it like a crescent moon.
I think it gave me
A little less empty.
I held your echo to my chest,
Let it restart my heart, even when it meant
Ignoring the gnaw of want within
The cage of my bones.
This was a Nothing,
An Inconsequential bit of routine,
But now it means som...
“Think of the children” she tells her little brother after he refuses to turn off the light. A lie they both knew.
“Think of the children” she tells her mother in line when she won’t buy her a cookie.
“Think of the children” she says ending her work presentation.
“Think of the children” she tells the man she is trying to sell to.
“Think of the children” she preaches to the masses as she de...
I was waling to the damn cending machine to get a package of overpriced gummies. Thats it. All I wanted was some fricking gummies. But no, I can’t even get some damn gummies without getting harassed.—Motherfuckers.
Jackasses. They were nothing but fucking jackasses. Saying how they wanted to gang rape me. Fucking wrestling each other. One saying how he knew I wanted it. Telling his friend to get ...
To turn or not to turn, that is the question. My signal is flashing but my foot is hovering hesitantly over the brake. Going right at this junction will take me the quickest route into town, but the journey is dark and deserted. I’d drive for miles between areas with cellphone reception.
Going straight will take longer but the roads are more well lit. There are more buisnesses and neighborhoods ...
“Hey are you the new girl?,” wondered Maisie Grayson, alpha of the mean girl clique.
“Will she recognize me? Is my eyeshadow too similar to the makeup I used to wear? Is my nose too wide?” Are the very first thoughts that rush through my mind. There is no hint of recognition. She genuinely looks confused. Inwardly, I am very relieved. I sigh and put on my best fake smile.
“Oh, Yes! My name is ...
Everyday felt like the same as I swiped right and left hoping to find love. This daily occurence overwhelmed and filled my mind with thoughts of hoplesness and lobliness. This mundane task of deciding which way to swipe felt like it would never bring fullfillment. Everything felt like it was unsignificant and a waste of time. It was every night I would hope and pray that one of these likes woul...
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