A feeling of impending doom

What is the worst that could happen?  Well, apparently, in my lazy holiday, the worst that could happen was that I forgot to post yesterday's writing prompt.  Between watching Merlin and Downton Abbey (yes, I'm a BBC addict), I guess it just slipped my mind.  But fear not, here it is! ***Writing prompt 300 - You wake up with a nameless feeling of dread in your gut, but you can't figure out what it is.  Write down everything that could possibly happen during the day that could be something for you to dread. *** As always,...

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Ahoy Puppet!

As much as this writing prompt seemed funny to me at first, I must say I had a hard time finding what I wanted to do with it.  In the end however, I decided to go for something silly.  I hope you'll enjoy it. ***Writing prompt 628 - You are a pirate.  Describe your perfect day.*** Normal 0 false false false EN-CA JA X-NONE ...

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Avast ye matey!

This week's prompt is a fun one! ***Writing prompt 628 - You are a pirate.  Describe your perfect day.*** Totally justified usage of a Johnny Depp picture Now there are many way to go about it.  You could totally use the classic pirate, but yo could also be a modern day pirate or an Internet one.   I think I want to go for the traditional pirate.  Maybe I can even make it funny (although I'm pretty funny in real life, writing comedy is not my forte.)  Anyway, it should be fun! As usual, I invite you to post...

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Thomas is angry

Hi everyone, Did everyone enjoy a good end of the world party? I had dinner with my family.  Pretty normal, nothing out of the ordinary. So here is the answer to last week's prompt.  I used Thomas, a character from the second tome of my work in progress trilogy (more on this coming at the beginning of the new year), and tried to see how I could tell a lot about him by showing rather than explaining.  Hopefully, it worked. I would really appreciate it if guys did a little work for me on this one.  I would like you to tell...

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Review Wednesday - Warm bodies

Warm bodies is the story of R.  Who's R?  R is a zombie living in a dilapidated airport in a post-apocalyptic world.  His main activities include groaning and riding the escalators up and down until the power goes out again.  He's a pretty normal zombie with a wife and kids, and a best friend he likes to exchange a few syllables with.  However, all that changes the day he meets Julie, a very alive girl, whose boyfriend's brain he devours before saving her life.  From that moment on, his life (death?) is never...

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Who are you?

Good evening! This week's writing prompt is a bit different as it is more an exercise in style than an actual story prompt. *** Prompt 277 - Write a single paragraph that conveys a lot about a character's life.  Think about how this can be achieved with voice and rhythm an repetition. *** This should be very interesting to do.  I think I want to try rewriting the same paragraph in different style.  I might even use a character of the Coma saga to do this. As always, you're more than welcome to participate and post your answer...

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My mother told me not to talk to strangers

Good evening, Here is this week's writing prompt.  It seems we are staying in the same theme. Writing prompt 400 - Approach a stranger, introduce yourself, and ask him or her to tell you something he or she has never told anyone else.  Record your findings. I guess this is where the bolder people will actually go and ask a stranger a question.  Personally I lack that kind of courage, so I will probably just write the scene.  I'm looking forward to read your answers!...

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Does your mother know about this?

Hello peeps! If you remember, last Sunday's prompt was "Something you never told your mother."  I have to say it gave me a bit of a hard time.  I really had no idea what I was going to write about.  However, when it hit me, I was so connected with my idea that I even failed to see my boss who was riding the bus right next too me.  My brain is a nice place to get lost in but it's difficult to emerge back sometimes. Before I post my answer to the prompt however, I want to remind you that you're welcome to post links to...

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The belated first post

As I promise, it's December and I am back to post!  See the furniture and the fresh paint on the wall?  I've made this house a home, don't you think?  I hope you've enjoyed whatever it was that you got yourself at the corner store while waiting. So, what is "A Truth Universally Acknowledged" (aka atua) and what's its purpose in life?  Excellent question!  The Austen fans will have recognized it as the opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession...

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Away fighting guilt monkeys

Welcome to A Truth Universally Acknowledged!   Please have a se...  Oh... Right. My bad.   The furniture hasn't arrived yet.  You see, I just moved in here and I don't even have a glass to offer you tap water (I'm not even sure it's safe, mind you.)  I will soon be filling the emptiness but for the moment, I'm busy nanoing away.  Come December, I will sweep the place and you'll all be invited to my writing celebration.  So in the meantime, please take a slow (slothful, even) walk to the...

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