Writing Prompt

As far as the eye can see

I imagined all that we could be

At an altitude beyond expectation

With my heart full of anticipation

Of what lies ahead from here

A conquering of doubt and fear

A vantage point above it all

The shame I have to uninstall

At about 3,000 feet in the air

I released my sense of despair...

"Sooo...are you nervous?" Claire asked as she played with the buttons on my shirt.

I laughed and shook my head. "Ehhhh, maybe a little bit. Never been on a hot air balloon before."

She gave a little chuckle and looked up at me. "We never talked about if you were scared of heights...are you scared of heights?"

I shook my head again. "Naw, I'm not scared about heights. What about you?"

Cla...

One afternoon, while Noah was spending quality time with his family, God tapped him on the shoulder and asked for a favor.

“I’m displeased by the rampant spread of evil throughout the world, so I need you to build a hot air balloon.”

“YOU’RE displeased?” Noah replied with righteous indignation. “How d’ya think I feel? I’m the one living amongst the heathens. You’re sitting in a cushy office.”...

"Sandra, will you marry me?"

"Oh my gosh, yes! Of course, I'll marry you, Phil!"

Phil got off of his knee and kissed her. The third person in the balloon was actually a photographer in disguise and managed to get marvelous pictures of the newly engaged couple.

The sun was just setting, casting magnificent golden rays into the balloon as Phil and Sandra drifted just below the clouds.

They ha...

On a fine Saturday afternoon the worlds first hydrogen containment flying apparatus is about to make its debut flight. The ace flyer for this excursion is Thomas Wright accompanied by some individuals; the lavish duke of Ellington Hans von Ludwig, the countess from Bermingshire Elenor good fellow, and last but not lest the princess of our nation princess Sophia kalmora.

The pilot and the passeng...

We flew up high

Into the blue sky

We saw some humongous clouds

And the people, who were like ants in giant crowds

We saw the blazing sun

Burning like the hearts desire for fun

We saw the glimmering moon

As the sky turned black, even in the noon

And finally we saw the stars

They lit up the black mass like headlights in cars

And we flew up high

Into the blue sky...

She wanted to fly away from all she’s ever known. Fly away from the hurt, the work, the people, the place. Fly away from it all and forget. At this point, her life wasn’t worth fixing. It would be more efficient to fly away and start over. She could have a new life with new people and new adventures. But there would always be new hurt. Maybe that’s why a part of her heart stayed in town that day w...

‘This is insane.’ I thought to myself clenching onto the coarse, itchy rope. It dug into my blood-stained palms as I grasped to keep pulling my body upwards. The rooftops danced with my feet as I watched myself get lifted yards above the ground. Guards, and officers have fluttered across the streets , shooting their bullets towards me.

I steady before continuing to climb the rope as the hot air b...

I stood there at the county fair, the dust of Kansas swirling all around me. I gazed to my left, eyeing the Ferris wheel. My eyes widened as I saw Beth Chambers looking up at it, watching it go round and round.

I started towards her, intending to ask her to join me for a ride. Only to stop a moment later as Warren Delaney appeared at her side. She took his hand, smiling up at him, shattering my ...

Who would want to fly in a hot air balloon? Drifting away in freedom or wandering out of control? Tethered me to what is stable so i can feel assured, who wants to fly in a hot air balloon? Thats too much freedom...