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It’s Monday–hopefully, you’re in for a good week. I’m hoping to have one myself.
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus
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So I’ll probably be spending the better part of my Sunday wrapped up in prep for the Grand Valley State University Renaissance Festival in Allendale, MI, that’s in a couple weeks. I’ll be there selling books, jewelry, garb, and paper crafts. Come see me!
Prompt Type: Musical prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon. Video courtesy of YouTube.
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Happy Saturday, everyone!
Prompt Type: Opening Line
Prompt: There are times when I think that the gods must somehow hate me, that I offended them somehow and they’re punishing me for a crime I don’t remember ever committing.
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Happy Friday everyone!
Prompt Type: Musical prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone. Video courtesy of Youtube.
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Thirteen years ago today, I went for a bike ride in the early morning before classes. I was sick as hell and couldn’t sleep, so I hoped the exercise would make me feel better. I wiped out on a gravel path in the arboretum at Grand Valley State and scared the living bejeesus out of some fraternity boys who were out on the plaza for rush week (they saw me go into the arboretum but they didn’t see me come out until after I’d wiped out–they’d started to worry). I went back to my dorm, took a shower, started my computer, turned on the TV.
I watched the second plane hit.
There are some days that are etched in your memory and they dim only a little–if at all–with the passage of time.
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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It’s Wednesday–we’re halfway to the end of our week. Yay!
Here’s an opening line for your inspiration. It happens to be the same opening line I used for today’s Awakenings update.
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: I literally tripped over it—the object of our search, our temporary holy grail.
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Well, we made it to Tuesday. Tomorrow is the halfway point. Stick with it!
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“Between memory and reality there are awkward discrepancies…”
― Eileen Chang
Got an idea for a prompt? Email me at emklitzke (at) gmail (dot) com.