Writing Prompt #9 - "Left to Die"

The island lay about half a league away, no more than a sandbar in the aquamarine sea that stretched endlessly in all directions. Even at this distance, Lambert could see the green fronds of palm trees stretching up from the shore, as well as the...

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Writing Prompt #7: An Ideal Shape

Type: Prose Length: \> 500 words (yes, at least!) Description: Write a self-contained scene centered around physical intimacy. There are no restrictions on the number of characters involved, the gender or species of the characters, the setting or...

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Writing Prompt #1: La bibliotheque fantasmatique

Type: Prose Length: ~400 words Description: Describe a library. It can be any kind of library you want, but it should have 'A Surprising Element' to it, and should make all of us want to read more. Prompt given: 25 July 2024 La bibliothèque...

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Writing Prompt #3: Writing Lessons From A Censor

Type: Prose Length: \< 500 words Description: You're walking in the woods. There's no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot them: a big hulking werewolf. WRITING LESSONS FROM A CENSOR Nihil obstat....

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Writing Prompt #2 - "The Endless Night"

“We must perform the divination now.” Five hooded solismages standing within as many equally spaced pedestals raised their hands to the sky in supplication, welcoming the warm embrace of the Sun’s rays shining down upon them. On the main dais...

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Creative Writing Exercise #6: Still At Large

It's probably my first flash fiction exercise that qualifies as a comedy, though i have a pretty dry sense of humor, so who knows really.

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FlashFic: After the Funeral

He lies dozing in my arms, finally having cried his fill. I still pet the pup's long, silken headfur tenderly, wishing that I could take away from him some of the pain, but knowing that pain at least as well as himself. It's not an easy thing, losing...

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Chaos and Order

Before science had ruled all in it's power of knowledge, the gods had ruled in it's power of the spiritual. But there was a time, before gods where there was only one being, Chaos. This was a time before gods, before science, before the big bang,...

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Fiery Essence

**Fiery Essence** The fire raged inside of him. He could feel it surging throughout his body; it filled and fueled his veins. The pulsing beat of his heart spread it all throughout his body. There he stood, trying to harness what lied within. Many...

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Writing Prompt #6 - "Fault Line"

FOR IMMEDIATE DISSEMINATION: We regret to report that at approximately 4 a.m. this morning, Hayth Tower collapsed. Other buildings in the area may have also been affected, although at this time we do not have a full accounting of the damage....

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wave

All your life I rode your wave. Now you're gone I lie still in the bay hoping the tide will wash me away, wishing I didn't have to fight another day. Wishing we could just switch place. But, I know what you'd say. The light you shone didn't go when...

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