Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
You find a non-functioning old pocket watch in an antique shop.
Write the story of when the pocket watch stopped.
Writings
Hour Time is Precious
_My dearest,_
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_When your satin lips first graced mine, the world stopped spinning. Everything but us froze. You, my love, are a time witch, and when I kiss you, time slows its tick until it halts. The air between us lingers for longer than any ordinary air... my nose is still intoxicated with the scent of you. I thought I might return your gift. Enclosed in this letter, you’ll find time really ...
When Ice Met A Boat
“How much is this?”
The shopkeeper signed. “What does the tag say?”
Picking up the small white price tag, Nate flipped it over. “Ten pounds.”
“Then it’s ten pounds.”
Nate fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a crisp ten-pound note, slamming it on the counter. “I’ll take it.”
The silver hair retailer grinned, slid the note over, and curled it into his fist.
“Have a good day.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Nat...
3:15
“As the last witch burned, Dr Foyle smiled at his success. He didn’t believe in this foolishness, of course, but it gave him power. And that afternoon, he was drunk on it.
It had taken a lot of effort to convince the government that even though Salem was 200 years ago, there was a resurgence of witches. How else do you explain women being able to control complex industrial machinery? They must b...
Time
Having nothing better to do today, I went out strolling the streets. I looked in the windows of all the old shops that have been here forever, but I never bothered with before.
In one antique shop, I saw an old Fossil pocket watch, one that brought back memories. I went into the shop, and inquired about it. The shopkeeper was sullen, but handed me the watch before he went off to do whoever he ...
The Watch
I walked into the store. I saw my grandfather’s old pocket watch sitting on the counter, being sold to some random stranger. I ran up to the stranger as he was leaving the store, and quickly asked him to hand over the watch. He got upset and started shouting at me with such intense anger in his voice. I began to try to explain that someone must have found it in the streets and turned it in to the ...