fiction
-
Every few meetings, we throw our members a “prompt” challenge – images, phrases, quotations or sometimes something even more esoteric – designed to trigger short story ideas. The following eerie, sci-fi short story was written by Sharon Black in response to the prompt, “I want my children to know what I’ve done.” I want my…
-
This piece was inspired by the prompt: GREATEST FEARS Unlike all her friends, Mallory Magpie wasn’t looking forward to being a teenager. More specifically, she wasn’t looking forward to her first year as a teenager. The ages of 14 to 19 she had no problem with. But that year between 12 and 14 was another…