writing exercise

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 10 minutes and write based on the following prompt. An old map / book My fingers drum across the ancient paper, the rough, calloused hands in contrast to the smooth paper and neat words. I stare down at them, trying to decipher their meaning as the ship rocks […]

Concept is simple. Set a timer for ten minutes and write based on the following prompt Two divers leaving an underwater cave Tourists, I sigh. Always paddling in here with their flippy flippers and flashy flashers. No respect for those of us who call this place home. How would you feel if someone came dog

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 5 min and write something based on the following prompt.A futurisitc classroom The white cylinder twirls in the air, a rare physical object inside our holographic classroom. “Can anyone tell me what this is?” Our history teacher says, catching the object as it falls with a grin, the

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 10 minutes and write based on the following prompt.Stitches in the shoulder “Bloody hell doc, easy with it.”“I’ve seen four-year-olds whine less than you.”“They get a lollipop at the end. All I get is a bill.”The doctor purses his lips and focuses on the next stitch.“What did you

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 5 minutes and write something based on the following prompt.Backpacking Trip. You have practical gear. Friend beings random stuff The straps clap around my waist, clinging their nylon as carefree as a milkmaid singing on a spring day. I should have packed a knife. I should have brought

Concept is simple. Set a timer for ten minutes and write based on the following promptLifting weights “I’m so glad I finally managed to talk you into this,” Beth says with a grin.  Her cheery disposition and warm smile would have talked me into fighting a tiger. I decide this is worse.  Beth shows me

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 5 minutes and write something based on the prompt.The challenge is surviving the consequences of casting a spell My left leg tingles uncomfortably, as if I sat on the pot for the past half-hour thumbing through Wand Monthly. I ignore the discomfort and look to my partner, the

Concept is simple. Set a timer for 5 minutes and write based on the theme or picture. Write a scene involving food. The soup jostles around in my passenger seat, the aroma of eggy broth permeating through the cheap plastic seal with each turn. The trail of cars behind me stretches longer and longer with