Explain That! : ZAPFIC50 | Based on 16 September 2024, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2497 | Prompt: Just one more moment
Source The prompt "just one more moment" reminded me of a person pleading for another chance at a wrongdoing. The idea behind the theme begged for a microfiction story of just such a person.
Incalculable : ZAPFIC50 | Based on 11 September 2024, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2492 | Prompt: zero interest in you
Source... The prompt zero interest in you is an interesting phrase for today's story. It reminds me of a younger version of myself when confronted with an opposing viewpoint. I'd simply point out the
Arthur In Apocalypse Wonderland (A Short Story, Together With Contemplative Listening Pleasure) | A Mixed Media Art Project
Once upon a time, there was no space. No universe. Then the world came into existence by The Majestic One. Then there was no more world. All that was left was a remnant of what the people of the world
To Doubt Is Perhaps Unwise : ZAPFIC50 | Based on 24 August, 2024, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2474 | Prompt: alien space craft crash
Source The prompt alien space craft crash for this microfiction story reminds me of tall tales I heard as a child together with television series of aliens and space crafts visiting Earth. My siblings
The Obstacle Course | 28 August, 2024 @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2478 | Prompt: flattened ego
Source To say that ten year old Bobby was a handful was being tactful in the strongest sense. So it wasn't without trepidation that his parents confirmed, then planned the out-of-town trip to their upcoming
The Secret of 1731 Arbitrage Lane | 23 August, 2024 @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2473 | Prompt: toxic resident
Source... "Now that's going a bit too far, Andrea. I wouldn't exactly stereotype Matthew as a toxic resident." With wide eyes, I stared at his wife in disbelief. It was the first time she'd voiced
From the Smoke Club to the Ridge, the Smoke Screen Unveils (Part 4) | 16 August, 2024 @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2466 | Prompt: concentration of tears
Source Part 3... As Jordan drove me to retrieve my phone and purse from my car at the lake cabin, troubling thoughts nagged the entire way. The more I delved into the murder cases of the female victims,
From the Smoke Club to the Ridge, the Smoke Screen Unveils (Part 3) | 4 August, 2024 @mariannewest's Freewrite Wrting Prompt Day 2454 | Prompt: dangerous discovery
Source Part 2 As an investigative reporter, any evidence I compiled was required to be substantiated beyond reproach. Attempting to connect a suspect to serial killings simply by a pipe smell wouldn't