aka, The Abject Muse

Category: Writing Challenge

  • The Anomaly

    The Anomaly

    Today’s Sunday Writing Prompt over at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie is Beautiful Mistake. Did you choose the wrong partner, but developed boundaries and self-confidence that prepared you for the right one? Did you accidently knock your coffee over your written manuscript, but when you re-wrote, it turned out even better? Did you take a job you ended…

  • Movin’ on Up

    Movin’ on Up

    It’s time for Friday Fictioneers again, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s visual prompt (above) was provided by Ted Strutz. “Hey, Mom!” Larry elbowed his mom.” “Look —” “Don’t ever do that while I’m driving, Larry! You wanna cause an accident?” “Sorry, but look! He pointed at the truck with an oversize load sign, making…

  • Toast

    Toast

    Everybody makes fun of my car. Even after I tricked it out with curb feelers, a chain steering wheel, fuzzy dice and a plastic hula girl, my friends laugh, “Why are you driving a toaster? It looks totally stupid!” What can I say? I’m in my Element.

  • Super-Sized

    Super-Sized

    It’s time again for the #1MinFiction Challenge by Cyranny over at Cyranny’s Cove! Our writing prompt is the image below. “I think they forgot about us, Leo.” Stella sighed. “It’s getting dark already.” “Yeah, it looks like they are getting ready to close, too.” He gestured down at the parking lot. “It’s almost empty now.”…

  • Empty Adirondacks

    It’s time once again for Cyranny’s #1MinuteFiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is the image below. The waiter came out with two Fuzzy Navels perched on his tray. His two customers’ Adirondack chairs were empty. He glanced around for the elderly couple to no avail. Their beach gear was gone too. Where’d they go? he mused. This…