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Posted on February 8, 2023February 5, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – February 8

Image of rain against a window overlaid with the words "It started as little drops that got heavier, harder. I began to worry."

Write a scene with the opening lines “It started as little drops that got heavier, harder. I began to worry.”

Posted on February 6, 2023February 4, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – February 6

A basket of red, beige, and blue yarn overlaid with the words "The rasp of wool beneath my fingers made my heart give a painful squeeze."

Write a scene with the opening line “The rasp of wool beneath my fingers made my heart give a painful squeeze.”

Posted on February 4, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – February 4

Watercolor pink and blue drops in the upper right and bottom left corners bracket the words “Seventeen years. It had been seventeen years.”

Write a scene with the opening line: “Seventeen years. It had been seventeen years.”

Posted on February 1, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – February 1

A sunset over a shoreline fading from dark blue-green at the top to orange at the bottom. Words in white over the image read: “Let us sing of queens and castles of legends and kings.”

Write a scene with the opening line “Let us sing of queens and castles of legends and kings.”

Posted on January 31, 2023January 29, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – January 31

A dark red rose laying in the snow above the words "Silent, I watched as the roses crept along the trellis growing, spreading before my eyes."

Write a scene with the opening line “Silent, I watched as the roses crept along the trellis growing, spreading before my eyes.”

Posted on January 29, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – January 29

Red line art of a heart sketch with the words “It was the tattoo.” above it.

Write a scene with the opening line “It was the tattoo.”

Posted on January 25, 2023January 22, 2023

365 Days of Prompts – January 25

Image with a lavender fabric-textured background with dried purple flowers in the corners. Text in script in the center reads "I heard the rustle of linen, smelled the scent of dried flowers that shouldn't have been."

Write a scene using the opening line “I heard the rustle of linen, smelled the scent of dried flowers that shouldn’t have been.”

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