August 2021 Prompt: Write a scene/story including fireflies (in this instance, torchbugs - a bug like fireflies in the Elder Scrolls universe). (https://www.bryndonovan.com/2016/05/20/50-writing-prompts-inspired-by-summer/) The air was heavy, thick with the threat of rain. Her skin felt clammy, her dark hair sticking to the dampness of her skin. Beads of sweat would gather on her forehead, … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (August 2021)
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Line-A-Day Short Story (April: An Easter Story)
April 2021 Prompt: Easter/Ostara marks the start of spring when dragons lay their eggs. It is an Easter/Ostara tradition to brave the birthing grounds and claim your egg before it hatches. {Prompt from writing.prompt.daily Instagram page} As well as attempting to write my pets’ personalities as human children; if you know my animals, please place … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (April: An Easter Story)
Line-A-Day Short Story (December: A Christmas Story)
Prompt: Someone's First Christmas Without a Loved One; Christmas Time; Weave a Christmas Song into a Short Story: "Wintersong" and "Song for a Winter's Night" by Sarah McLachlan. Peter froze at his desk as the lights overhead began to shut down with a soft ‘wump’ one-by-one. He swore softly to himself; he had not thought … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (December: A Christmas Story)
Line-A-Day Short Story (November)
Prompt: A Family Attempts to Hide Their Secrets from Someone New; Thanksgiving This one is a little different than those of September and October; I started this one with a vision of where it was going in the end. I wanted to make sure it properly arrived at the ending I envisioned, not just plopped … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (November)
Line-A-Day Short Story (October)
Prompt: The House At the End of the Street The house at the end of the street was an old decrepit thing. It was a tall, twisting Victorian with boarded up windows, gingerbread molding, and too many turrets. No one ventured there; the yard was overgrown and the front porch was precarious with its missing … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (October)
Line-A-Day Short Story (September)
Prompt: Write about a space ship going to a distant galaxy. The ship was a sleek and glorious space craft. It was the crowning jewel of the Nova Space Program. With a capacity of some 500,000, it was the largest ship in the fleet. The decks Amara sought would be near the core, far out … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (September)
