aka, The Abject Muse

Category: Writing Challenge

  • It’s a Job

    This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. It’s one of those jobs that makes you want to scream obscenities, repeatedly bash your head into a wall, and/or blow your head off with 12-gauge. I have to wait until everyone leaves the mall before I can start my shift, so there’s absolutely no…

  • B.O.O.

    B.O.O.

      This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. There was something unusual in the air; Earl could smell it. Even though he had but one nostril to work with (the poor guy was born with a horn growing out of the left one), Earl could detect aromas that the rest of his…

  • The Olden Days

    The Olden Days

    This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. “There it is son; that’s the house I grew up in.” “Gee, Dad…it’s so dark…weren’t you scared?” “Uh, no….we usually turned the lights on at night.”    

  • Camel Shadow

    Camel Shadow

    This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. Andy had been practicing for years and at this moment, he was living his dream. Finally, the seemingly endless hours of perfecting his swing had paid off. Andy achieved the goal of making his shadow look like a camel gazing backward at a manhole cover.…

  • Ailurophobia

    Ailurophobia

    This week’s writing prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. “Uh-oh…Can’t you find another ATM?” “Why? What’s wrong with this one?” “Uh, well, would you believe I’m allergic to big black cats with breasts who wear make-up & jewelry and smoke with a cigarette holder?”