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STORY STARTER
Write two or three short letters exchanged between ex-lovers who still have feelings for one another.
Letter-writing may not be as common now, but don’t feel that you have to stick to a historical setting. What do they say to each other, and what do they leave unsaid?
Writings
Ty,
Two things I’ve learned best from you. Love and heartbreak. The two most important things in life, the two things that create life. I know you’ve made a mistake, I know you know that. I just want you to know that I love you. I’m sorry I never told you before.
Emily.
I read the letter over and over again. Trying to stop myself from feeling the relief that was washing over me. The relief of k...
Monday, January 16th;
Dear Henry,
I couldn’t help but think about you all night, I know we aren’t together but today would be our twelve month anniversary. Honestly, I just wanted to say, hello? How are you today?
Wednesday, January 18th;
Dear Victoria,
Hey, I’m good. Yeah, Monday would’ve been our twelve month anniversary. I remember our first anniversary when you stuffed the chocolate cak...
Dear insert-name-here,
Thank you
For breaking
My heart.
Without you,
I wouldn’t be
Where I am.
Thank you
For not wanting me
As much as I wanted you,
Because now
I found someone.
Thank you
For either
Not saying anything when
I confessed,
Not caring when
I confessed,
Or just not reciprocating
My feelings.
Because if you hadn’t
Put me through
All that pain
And suffering
I wouldn’t have found
Som...
Hello Jill, I need to know, why have you broken up with me?
I really thought we were solid, and our relationship was going places.
I don’t understand what happened
For you to have a change of heart.
Well Lawrance, to be honest I got cold feet.
You know how I really feel about you. I just feel that things were moving very rapidly, and I got spooked. I’m really sorry, I should had not reacted l...
Dear Dominick,
It’s been a while… how you’ve been? I can’t stop thinking about you. Your voice, your smile, your eyes, your laugh and just everything about you has been swarming all throughout my mind and I hate it. There is not one ounce in me that doesn’t love you. You’re my fucking everything Dom. It hurts. It hurts to the point where I don’t know if I could love anyone else the way I love yo...
I dreamt last night
I saw you on the streets
Of the city
In which once we lived
And maybe loved
Though it’s hard to know
From this distance
I heard last night
As if from behind my shoulder
A whisper
And I knew at once
This echo of you
Though it’s hard to know
In this instance
I tilt my head
Tell myself I feel your breath caress
My neck
In that sweet spot
Where you favoured flirting
But it’s h...
"I loved you so much. I always tried to be there all the time. I supported you, stood up for you... The only reason why I wasn't even more was because you didn't let me. I feel you emotionally loved me but didn't want to be around me much. All our deep conversations... But always in messages. Why? How could we have been so close, yet so distant? And now you break this to me? That you are willing t...
Dear Miranda,
Hey, long time no talk! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get around to writing you back. Life here in Seattle is way different than it is in Michigan. The rain is pretty consistent. It’s perfect here. Maddie and I have been complaining about the thunderstorms all week. That’s something I have to tell you about, actually. When Maddie got word that I was out in the area, she messaged m...
“Ding Ding Ding” the bell rang so I grabbed my things and went to the class I dreaded most. Everyday I walk to his class and it feels like pins and needles going through my chest as i get closer and closer finally reaching Mr.E. He looks at me and smirks as he knows my feelings towards him. I walk to my seat and I see a note addressed to me. I look up and see Mr. E looking at me with that same smi...
Monday 3:36 AM DIRECT MESSAGE
My dearest Anthony,
I’m aware you won’t receive this message, as you currently have me blocked since our last and final fight. That fight ended our relationship, and ended every possibility of me feeling anything other than this gnawing despair.
After our fight, I wrote you a message. A long, pathetic, and desperate attempt to justify my words towards you. I fra...
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