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• The Other Side of Cloudy

  
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  Prompts for the Promptless:  Silver Lining   “Silver Lining” is a prospect of hope or comfort in a gloomy situation. A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all – he’s walking on them.   ~Leonard Louis ...
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• Long Distance

  
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  fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment : Your ship is currently in a long distance relationship and suddenly one character stops calling the other. How does the person react? Why has the other stopped calling?  Tim/Tam: When it happens to Tim, it’s while he’s overseas on a business trip for WE without Tam. Tam is a ...
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• Limerick Buff (Limerick-Off Monday)

  
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  Today, May 12th, is Limerick Day, in honor of Edward Lear’s birthday. So it’s an especially good day for a Limerick-Off. And my own limerick seems particularly appropriate too. As you all know by now, I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if ...
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• A mixed bag of topics

  
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  Tonight I have a mixed bag of topics. Some of them are suggested, directly or indirectly, by friends. I must admit that I am not above asking people for ideas. But I always ask, I have never threatened anyone with bodily harm to provide a topic. Well, not that they would be willing to testify anyway. I have been ...
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• May Writing Prompt Reminder

  
  Just F-ng Entertain Me — Authority: 480
  The One Scene, One Page Keyword Competition for May, 2013 features the keywords: Pretzel Horizon Pier -DEADLINE TOMORROW- General Guidelines Write a (strictly enforced) ONE page scene, using the three keywords, entertainingly and in context. Title your submission (hint: clever titles are appreciated). All genres are ...
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• Glorious Greens!

  
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  Green is my favorite color (all shades) no contest! Can we ever really improve on Mother’s Nature’s palette? Created for the May 12th Woven Dreams prompt: GREEN THOUGHTS.
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• Prompt 1125: diagnosis: boredom

  
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• Overwhelmed and uninspired

  
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  Sadly, I’ve been feeling particularly challenged this week, so I don’t have a new writing prompt for you. As an alternative, can I suggest you visit my article about flash fiction ? I have a section that has plenty of prompts to inspire you. I’ll resume normal transmissions next week. Happy writing! The post ...
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• Battle stations

  
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  Angry mosquitoes whizz past my head like a sniper’s bullets. Squadrons strafe exposed and tasty flesh with military precision. A sting! Slap! Bright red droplets of blood… I’ve been hit! Send in reinforcements. The Trifextra challenge this weekend is: 33 words (exactly) that include among them at ...
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• The morning after

  
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  It was the eighties, so maybe Ed Edwards* was a cokehead. He definitely was an alcoholic, with the way he put away beer and wouldn’t show up for work, sometimes without warning, or he would call, his voice distant through the car phone connection, to tell me he was running late. Maybe I’d see him, maybe I ...
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• Prompt 1124: those Tupperware ladies

  
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  State Library and Archives of Florida "Sales representatives in "spacettes" costume pose beforethe rocket entrance way of Tupperware Home Parties Inc.: Orlando,Florida...The companys 1960 jubilee for top sales personnel in the easternsection of the U.S. was a space-age program."  From Flickr and Florida ...
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• The Silver Lining Of Abuse

  
  Fish of Gold — Authority: 139
  This week’s Prompts For The Promptless is about silver linings: “Silver Lining” is a prospect of hope or comfort in a gloomy situation.  [1870-75; from the…
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• The Well

  
  The House of Ladylee — Authority: 132
  I see my past deep within the murky waters of the well. A past that I cant physically touch, for it only lives in the deep abyss of my mind. But ever so often, the images rise and fade Blend in and out Concave and converse And distort beyond recognition. I see the faces of those who loved me And I see the ...
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• A lunch of Nutella and iced Nescafé

  
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  Her life was boringly predictable, settled into a routine so mundane she knew, down to the minute, how it would play out. At 4:30 a.m. her mini Lab wakes her. Standing at the edge of her bed, nudging her with a wet nose and amorous dog kisses, licking her arm until she gets up. Padding barefoot to the back door, she ...
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• Promptly: A Book That Inspired You To Become a Writer

  
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  I don’t normally do these… but this particular writing prompt required a response. If you’ve been following me for a while now you probably already know about my love for J.K.Rowling and how I consider her the greatest inspirational factor in my wanting to become a writer, but I wanted to discuss the ...
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• Extrovert

  
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  Like male is the default gender and white is the default race, extrovert is the default personality type. Chatty, friendly, quick on the feet.  Like many default choices, the extrovert is not always the best choice in every situation, even though the extrovert may be the one leading the charge. Please leave a ...
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• Prompt 1123: the restorer

  
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  Nationaal Archief "The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again." William Faulkner, The Paris Review, spring 1956
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• Non compos mentis

  
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  There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ~ Ernest Hemingway We aren’t the typical family. We don’t share familial blood reaching back generations, but we do suffer from a shared madness. Our family curse, non compos mentis, brings us together to chew over our ...
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• Immigration bill prompts concern

  
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  Measures in the immigration bill announced in today’s Queen’s speech prompted strong reactions from specialist lawyers, welfare campaigners and business. Nichola Carter, head of immigration at niche London firm Carter Thomas, described the proposals as ‘extremely worrying’. Requiring landlords to become ...
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• Good Morning

  
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  A cheerful good morning is so much easier to dredge up after a cup of coffee. I don’t see how people can wake up chipper and full of smiles and greetings before their coffee. Fuzzy headed and grumpy is my philosophy in the first 15 minutes of the day. Then I get a cup of joe down and everything looks more colorful. ...
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