https://youtu.be/Rkx3NJzGX7M?si=j69oGykXuVDqEFSn '”How did you get blue eyes?” he said at last. “When you’re Chinese and all?” Lydia blinked. “My mom’s American.” “I thought brown eyes won out.” Jack propped his… Continue reading Word Prompt: Gentle | Story Prompt: from the book “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng
Category: Writing Prompts
Word Prompt: Neat | Story Prompt: from the book “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave
'This small plastic bag is what I was holding in my hand when the detention officer told me to go and stand in the queue for the telephone. The first… Continue reading Word Prompt: Neat | Story Prompt: from the book “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave
Word Prompt: Trim | Story Prompt: from the book “A Town Called Solace” by Mary Lawson
'You were right to fear it. I had led a quiet, comfortable, sheltered life up until then; I was totally unprepared for the shock of having my freedom, my privacy,… Continue reading Word Prompt: Trim | Story Prompt: from the book “A Town Called Solace” by Mary Lawson
Word Prompt: Passion | Story Prompt: from the story “The Wise Woman”, from the book “Unlocking The Air” by Ursula K. Le Guin
'It was early evening when I got there. I went across the stony yard to the door and knocked on it with my hand. All the voices the house was… Continue reading Word Prompt: Passion | Story Prompt: from the story “The Wise Woman”, from the book “Unlocking The Air” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Word Prompt: Correct | Story Prompt: from the book “Finding Eden” by Lucy Jones
https://youtu.be/KigcznG71Kc 'Certainly my daughter and her generation were born into a time of extraordinary disconnection, rapid climate destruction and psychological retreat from the rest of the living world. And yet,… Continue reading Word Prompt: Correct | Story Prompt: from the book “Finding Eden” by Lucy Jones
Word Prompt: Fix | Story Prompt: from the book “Race Against Time” by Stephen Lewis
https://youtu.be/pYo1AIdjbh0 'I never feel more agitated than in the face of what's happening to women. The atmosphere of benign neglect, compounded by the rooted gender inequality, all adds up to… Continue reading Word Prompt: Fix | Story Prompt: from the book “Race Against Time” by Stephen Lewis
Word Prompt: Find | Story Prompt: from the book “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret Atwood
https://youtu.be/fBRYP5-q1cM 'The next morning Toby was giving a class at the Wellness Clinic: Affective Herbs, for the twelve- to fifteen-year-olds. Manic Botanics, the kids called it, which was better than… Continue reading Word Prompt: Find | Story Prompt: from the book “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret Atwood
Word Prompt: Press | Story Prompt: from the book “Trickster Drift” by Eden Robinson
https://youtu.be/zH5RYkVM-QQ 'The clouds finally broke into a sullen drizzle after a muggy, overcast day. Jared Martin flipped up his hood as he turned the corner onto his street. His mom's… Continue reading Word Prompt: Press | Story Prompt: from the book “Trickster Drift” by Eden Robinson
Word Prompt: Mistake | Story Prompt: from the book “Many Waters” by Madeleine L’Engle
https://youtu.be/LwImOXzrMRI 'The moon set, it's path whiter than the desert sands dwindling into shadow. The stars moved in their joyous dance across the sky. The horizon was dark with that… Continue reading Word Prompt: Mistake | Story Prompt: from the book “Many Waters” by Madeleine L’Engle
Word Prompt: Lower | Story Prompt: from the book “Option B” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
https://youtu.be/FbOXh7t9sbs 'I had been trying to keep a journal since childhood. Every couple of years I would start a new one, only to give up just a few days later.… Continue reading Word Prompt: Lower | Story Prompt: from the book “Option B” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant