Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
Your character has just read a headline in the newspaper about themself.
Create the scene of your character reading this headline, or finding out about it, for the first time.
Writings
The Grand Mage
Vivienne retrieves yesterday's newspaper from her skirt's pocket, sprawling herself on the tattered divan. She unfolds it, dispelling lingering dust, and spreads it on her lap to read the news from the day before.
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Fame
โAre Rosalind Preston and Christopher Neel headed for a messy breakup?โ Rosalind scoffs at the headline and throws the paper in the trash. โChris will have a cow if he reads that garbage, thatโs for sure.โ She mutters to herself as she pulls out her phone and dials her agent. Her foot tapping anxiously as she waits for him to pick up. Click. โYellow!โ He says calmly, as if Rosalind and Christopher...
A Crystal By Any Other Name
โExtra! Extra! Town Cryerโs latest! Read all about it! Rare Crystal Emerges from the Henessen Family!โ
Emily stopped dead in her tracks as she heard the raspy manโs voice call out the latest headlines from his newspaper stand. How did it get out? Who would have shared the secret? How could they?
She backtracked, grabbed a paper, and placed a few coins into the manโs hand. โKeep the change.โ she ...
News Article
Boringโฆ boringโฆ not funnyโฆ ah, I see they finally caught on about last night. Last night was quite exciting, the pools of blood that dripped onto the floor was absolutely stunning, the way it shimmered a dark red in the light. The only thing I donโt love about this article is that they didnโt capture the actual scene, instead itโs just some boring police chief. I donโt get why heโs getting all the...
Headline Horror
I could not stomach looking at it, and yet still, I could not look away from it. I could only stare and cringe with horror.
โJonathan Weekes, Dead at 39.โ
โIt was a joke,โ I said to myself the first second I read it. I had many enemies, I remembered, and this is just the kind of thing Joey or Mr. Knight would do. Mr. Knight loved a good laugh, and he was the kind of man intimidating enough to g...
For The Love Of Blueberries
It was an unusually hot Monday on this summerโs June day. The heat hugged every fabric tightly to his body. Leaning his head out over the picnic table, he noticed the line of guys that looked far bigger than Mark - clear skin, straight teeth, muscles that bulged out from underneath their t-shirts. He could feel his anxiety, along with his acne, becoming more prevalent.
Peering back down at rich,...
Dead
โLocal university student found dead in his apartment.โ
I close the newspaper and sigh. โThis is so embarrassing. How could I have let this happen to me?โI take the last sip of coffee from my mug and make my way up to my bedroom.
I was so excited about going to a concert with my friends this Friday, but this dead thing messed up our plans. โI was so excited too,โ I say while crouching down to ...
Not Dead
Part 2 of Found Dead
My hands shook
How was I dead?
I couldnโt be!
I was here!
Reading the newspaper!
But it said it right there in big bold letters
With a picture of my burned body.
โMom?โ
I said,
My voice a hushed whisper.
My mom made her way over to me.
She wrapped her arms around me and sobbed.
I cried with her.
At school everyone stayed away from me.
Even my friends.
It was like I was co...
A Star
People wave to me as I pass
Iโm a star
A famous singer
The headlines say
Star is Born
Like it was always ment to be
I shine
Am noticed
People talk to me
People like me
They laugh at my jokes
Even if they suck
Talk to me willingly
I love it
The sun shine through the blinds
I wake up
It was all a dream
I suck
I always have
Always will
I will never be a star...
Child Genius
Young Child Genius
Thats what it reads
How
Iโm not smart
My parents are proud
They dont know the truth
It was school
We were being fourth graders
We thought we should switch places on the sub
It was hilarious
Then we had a test
Child genius of my grade put down my name
Broke records
Iโve taken everything
His future what he deserves
What should I do
I cant keep doing this
Living with this b...