Category: Writing Challenge
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The Roommates
Today at the Three Things Challenge (3TC), the writing prompts are takeaway, potatoes, and pizza. Ding-Dong! “I wonder who that is?” Joey flipped through the TV channels, making no move to get up. “Maybe it’s the pizza guy.” Kevin suggested as clipped his last toenail. “Did you order a pizza?” “Nuh-uh.” Kevin shook his head.…
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Waiting
This week’s visual prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. What is taking them so long? Maybe I should call back just to remind them, but I don’t want to be a pain in their collective asses. On the other hand, waiting eight months for AAA to come & change a flat is a little…
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Xylophagia
This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below by Davide Cantelli via Unsplash. There’s nothing like the musty, crisp fragrance of a library! The wafting aroma as I fan the pages of an old book is almost aphrodisiacal. Alas, they don’t taste as good as they smell. Xylophagia
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A Tale of Two Spiders
This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. “Margo, I am going to try to remain calm while you explain to me exactly what happened in this room while I was gone.” “Uh, well Mom, Jackie & I were finger-painting and everything was fine and then there was this gigantic spider that…
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A Knock-Off
This week’s writing prompt over at 3LineTales is the image below. “Hey, I thought Stonehenge was in England,” Janet said suspiciously. “Yeah, and it’s supposed to be made out of rocks!” Little Jimmy chimed in. “The similarities to Stonehenge are uncanny, I agree, but this is Doh-Henge — mysteriously crafted by Burning Man attendees…
aka, The Abject Muse 