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Category: Odd Prompts
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Odd Prompts: Snippet
This is a snip of something, likely part of the next Amaya Lombard novel, which will be titled Bone Sigh. *** The only sounds in the room were the ticking of the clock and the odd thumps coming from the empty apartment above. Amaya held very still, breathing through an open mouth, and listened.…
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Odd Prompts: Riders in the Concrete Jungle
The concrete cowboys were always a sight to behold. Sparks flew from the horseshoes as they trotted four abreast down the avenue. The towering skyscrapers that blocked the sunlight from falling on the riders should have dwarfed them, but somehow they dominated the scene. Crowds pressed up against stanchions, their breath as misty as…
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Odd Prompts: Fish heads
This was a strange one. I read the prompt to my daughter, who supplied the rest of the mystery for me. **** The fish heads stared up at him from the grocery store bin. Then they blinked at him. No… only one was blinking. Rashand straightened up slowly, looking around. The market was nearly…
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Odd Prompt: Sliver
This was a very short, dark, little thing that tried to climb out of my head… *** “Signe!” “Father, if you do not give my hand to Faldur, I will throw myself into the well!” “Signe, no.” Faldur looked helplessly at the big man opposite him. “I must work for the honor, and the…
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Odd Prompts: Reed Dragons
A bit of something, with more planned, perhaps. **** ‘The reed dragon is one of the smallest species of dragon. Its natural habitat is reed beds. It is flightless and wingless, and very rarely breathes fire. It has excellent camouflage, is extremely stealthy and has excellent acceleration from rest, making it a highly-skilled stealth…
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Odd Prompts: Wonderland Snip
A little bit, out of order. This is backfill, since the scene following it appeared on the blog a few weeks ago. Working this prompt in was a huge challenge! *** Johns climbed in the passenger side, and buckled in. Shelby shot an exasperated glance at him, then looked back up at Elzbet, who…
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Odd Prompts: Glass and Grape
This week’s prompt led to a short story, science fiction, and is a play on some science that actually exists, although not yet this mature… Glass and Grape The blackberry note was nice, but the green… Adriana gently spat the wine back out into her waste cup and shook her head faintly, regretfully. Her…
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Odd Prompts: Wonderland Snip
So! I have had a little extra time (two snow days!) and with rest, the writing brain started to come back online. This week’s snippet is short, but I’ve been working on this story trying to splice together all the bits and pieces into a cohesive whole. At 16K words I can say… it’s…
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Odd Prompt: Hoodoo Snip
This prompt was great and my mental squirrels tried to take it in like six directions. But I stuck with a story I need to actually, you know, finish. I’m really making progress with it, now… including research into Brownstones, Cincinnati, and the Underground Railroad. *** Benny the snitch, Chloe mentally tagged him. She…
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Odd Prompts: A Ghast
This is a bit of what will eventually be “The Groundskeeper: Hoodoo You Do” when I’m finished with it. The joke is all on the First Reader! **** Chloe put her hands on her hips. Her purple hair, now with blue tips, was slipping out of her messy bun and tickling her forehead, where…
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Odd Prompts: Come Home for Dinner
This is a flash piece, just something playing around the concept the prompt gave me. Come Home for Dinner “I’m telling you, an elf was stalking me!” I looked down at my brother. He was lying at my feet, having covered himself in a heap of dead, dried up old brown leaves. I had…
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Odd Prompts: Wonderland
I will sometimes get little flashes of fiction, scenes without any real setting or place. This one, I know belongs to Wonderland. But I don’t know where it goes in the story. My muse is being shockingly reticent these last couple of months. *** “Hey, Carroll…” The captain had opened the door to…