October 2009 Story Prompts

[Carol Clark]

I thought we could get some activity started here again. Here are some prompts, from writingforward.com, to get us going. Just put that pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and see what you come up with! Could be a flash piece (less than 1000 words), or a longer story. Who knows where it could lead... So, pick a prompt, any prompt:

1. There's a guy sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper...

2. There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says...

3. And you thought dragons didn't exist...

4. Silvery flakes drifted down, glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird...


Have fun...!

[Dan Goodwin]

This is such a curious and profound story Carol. I need to digest it, then come back and read it again. I feel like asking you where did it come from? Very intriguing...