An eccentric relative died and left you a cat and an old pair of glasses. The cat was pretty normal except it spent a lot of time play fighting imaginary enemies. Or that’s what you thought, before you put on the glasses. ~~~~~~ I’m not a cat person. Mostly because I’m allergic to them. I …
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Writing Prompt #8 Puddle Jump
Writing Prompt: You trip in front of a puddle and fall. Straight through it. To another dimension.
Writing Prompt #7 Wishing Well
As a child you found a wishing well. It was a silly wish, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. The coin got stuck on something halfway down. It never reached the bottom, and thus your wish went unfulfilled, until one fateful day 30 years later when something jostled it free.
Writing Prompt #6 The Sketch
You’ve been sketching your soulmate’s face since you were old enough to pick up a pencil, the drawings become more realistic through the years as the day you meet comes closer.
Writing Prompt #2: The Telepath
You, a telepath, are getting migraines from the loudest internal screaming you’ve ever heard from the next room. Someone was playing drums in my head. At least, that’s what it felt like. The pounding was incessant. I squeezed my eyes tight, as I wished the pain away. The dark, cold room wasn’t helping either. When …
Writing Prompt #20 – Soul Mate
All humans are immortal until they find their “soulmate”, after which they age regularly. You, however, have been around since the ice age… I pushed out of bed and got up to face another day. The action was harder than necessary, as I often wondered why I bothered. I was so tired of this life …
Writing Prompt #19 – Quarantine
Now that all the humans are hiding indoors, the average forest animals aren’t the only ones coming out of the woods. I peered through the blinds idly, wondering if I’d see anything today. We’d been under quarantine for forty days now, and this was the extent of my entertainment. Sad but true. Quarantine life moved …
Writing Prompt #18 – Guardian Demon
Everyone has a guardian angel except you. You have a guardian demon. He deals with things in a much more violent fashion but much more effective. ~~~~~~ It’s been strangely silent, as if the world itself held its breath while everything in my life flowed effortlessly. Whatever the reason, I was grateful. The universe had …
Writing Prompt #17 – Wings
“Halloween was yesterday, why are you still wearing your costume?” “I’m…not wearing one.” “Correct me if I’m wrong but, you didn’t have wings yesterday.” ~~~~~~ When I woke up this morning, before I even opened my eyes; I felt my head pounding, my body in agony, and I had the strangest craving for the taste …
Writing Prompt #16 NoSleep Pills
A cure for sleep has been found, by taking a cheap pill people no longer need to sleep. You opted to continue sleeping, A year after the release of the pill people who use it are starting to behave strangely. ~~~~~~~ Bang! Bang! Bang! Awoke me from a deep sleep. Groggily, I got up out …