Prompts this week are, “A for-hire corporate spy has stolen a new microchip design. They have one week to transfer it to their employer. What happens?” and, “Aliens are among us, but they are not what we expected.” @SMCADMAN
Crack your knuckles, warm up your computer, and drink some coffee! Here are the St. Patrick’s Day prompts especially written for us by @FuckinPrompts at https://milklunchbiscuits.wordpress.com.
And, We’re Back! Join Us For The 2018 52 Week Short Story Writing Challenge! The first prompt will be posted on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17th, 2018. Simple, right? And we’ll, “Keep it simple, stupid.” Same as last year, along with these posts, I will include various writing tidbits, tips and ideas on how to accomplish this writing feat from myself and various authors. We hope you’ll take a chance and write with us this year, especially if you’ve been experiencing writer’s block and need something to motivate you, this is it!
5. Craft a short story about the best prank your cat ever played on you. 7. Write a spectacularly ghoulish Halloween acrostic and use one or a few of these famous Internet cats in it:
#FreeMalwareTech 5. A super-intelligent cat named Snoopy convinces humans to make great improvements in the cyber world.
1. String and colored Easter Eggs.
3. Write a poem, Haiku or short limerick about Spring.
4. Write your own film script for an Easter or Passover comedy holiday film.
8. Write a mock editorial about an inquisitive Munchkin cat. Make it about something you’d normally not write about at all.
We’re back at, “The 52 Week Short Story Writing Challenge” after a brief hiatus during the holidays. Here’s this week’s prompt from @FuckinPrompts on Twitter. It’s FANTASTIC and hilarious, should be lots of fun to write :)
“I didn’t die as a factory worker who made your iPhone. I am a poet. I existed and died as one…. The factory was my prison, but words were my deliverance. I am immortal because of words.”
@squirrel_doom: “When registering for Spring semester online, you keep getting asked more and more specific questions on the form…”
“An Apple employee dies during a secret business meeting in Beijing, People’s Republic of China where he had gone to investigate new malware called, WireLurker.”
It was a super busy week this week—I had to get an article done so I only did a half-assed job on some microfiction. And my dog ate all my homework ;)
Originally posted on Writer than a write angle:
? So week 8, and it has been a busy week between work and holidays so…
“A rare bird refuses to be smuggled quietly.” @nataliesbooks
“Some of the messages contain very graphic, even war like sayings. Or a juxtaposition with what’s said in the quote. Some have been terrifying. You’ll notice that one is the primer and has been deciphered as this Latin saying: ab ovo usque ad mala, from the egg to the apples, ‘from beginning to end’. Notably a more positive one than the many other notes found. Think thus far it’s been about fifteen notes found so far. A few, including yours remain unsolved.”
Originally posted on Writer than a write angle:
This one was haaaaard. Plus I had a long week. Plus this isn’t normally the kind…
“Something terrifying is found in an old recipe book.” @NataliesBooks
34. The Abominable Snowman is an ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet. Write a story about seeing the Abominable Snowman. 36. School/work has been cancelled for the day because of a snow storm. What would you like to do during this unexpected day off from school/work?
“You’re too pretty and—you’re fired. I can’t have you around my husband. Sorry my dear. My husband is like the Anthony Wiener of the Palisades.”
Two women meet at a film developing counter. They both have pictures of the same man.
