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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The pink bubble burst and splatted back onto her cheeks and hair. She quickly fingered it together before it could stick, balled it up and popped it back into her mouth. Amanda Parson has been [...]

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Dirty Dozen Fridays Writing Prompt

Set your timer and for the next fifteen minutes and write something using these twelve words. The order of the words can be switched around as necessary. The choice of whether you write fiction or non-fiction is up to you. And don’t use all the words in the first paragraph. raindrop unlocked pinch owner spoke [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompts

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I was waiting for my sister Annie to come back to the car with news of the job. It was raining so heavy it was hard to see ten feet away but I kept my [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “Take your life back!” she screamed from window vent adjacent to her seat on the bus. I put my hand up to wave her off but she had already gone back to her seat. I [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Traces of blood were found on the rocky ledge above the beach where Tracy Morgan was found. Any evidence on her body was cleaned away by the waves. Everyone was shocked that her body never [...]

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One Word Thursdays Writing Prompt

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Her straw hat blew off with a gentle gust from a passing bus. A man in a disheveled suit tripped over his feet trying not to step on it. They both stooped to pick it [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I was fourteen years old when my father died. The last words I spoke to him were, “I’d rather die than have you as a father.” I stormed out and went to a party. When [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: You would not expect a stay-at-home mom who makes an extra income making jewelry in her spare time someone who would be targeted for murder; especially at Christmas. But that is what happened to the [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: All we could find that was remotely close to food was a Snickers bar, a half a package of Twizzlers, four lozenges and a bottle of coke. Hardly enough for survival in the … *** [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Exhaustion eased in like a gentle breeze slowly taking over her body as she eased into the tub. Little rivers of dirt and blood sailed away from her skin as it dissolved in the fluidity. [...]

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Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: On my journey cross country by train I had the opportunity to meet a man who would change my life forever. His name was… *** Topic Links 100 Continue On Writing Prompts in one spot

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One Word Thursdays Writing Prompts

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