Hit and Run
Bike lanes are supposed to be safe. That is why they exist! A safe travel lane in the street for people on bicycles so they do not interrupt foot traffic on the sidewalks. Sure you have to watch for the occasional person to cut ahead of you to make a...
Tales in Vladini
The sounds of the market filled the air, merchants hawking their goods, the giggles and excited words of children, and the occasional words exchanged between merchant and customer. Edgewood was a decent sized village, and the last stop for travelers...
No one is home anymore
I stared out the window, not paying attention to any of the familiar scenery that passed us. Five years since I left and I had thought I would be happy when I can back. Excited to see all my old friends and favorite places. But all I felt was numb. ...
Forever by your side
**Forever by your Side** By Odlan Solaz * * * My hand clenches tightly around my pencil, a soft curse passing through my lips. My eyes glare at the numbers on my paper, its black lines thick with my failure. My eraser, furious and unforgiving,...
219B
This is short. It's a 1000 (ish) word story based on the prompt. This week's prompt was "A bully meets up with his victim years after high school." I liked the idea, but I haaaaaated what I wrote. I like the premises, even if it's super cliche, but I...
College Debt
This is short. It's a 1000 (ish) word story based on the prompt "First person: You struck a bargain years ago and now you're being asked for a favor to balance the scales and clear your debt." I chose this week's topic. I wanted something less vague,...
Downpour
Here's last week's prompt for my Writing Group. The prompt was, "You're jaded and cynical, and nothing that people do surprise you anymore. But this sure did." If you're interested in joining our Writing Group, join us at:...
The Lab and the Fawn
Tag all prompts with: writinggroupchallenge. add all prompts to a separate folder. put the prompt description at the beginning of your story. due date is 01/15/20.
A leap of Faith
"You know Zindel, you really do not need to do this." The annoyed leviathan just gave me the side eye from the driver's seat, "you know i would believe you, if you i didn't know you better. It's been over a week and you still didn't ask him." ...
inproper timing
My family history is a bit complicated compared to most families I know. My parents divorced when I was in middle school. From what my Mom said, Dad was cheating on her with someone they knew and she filed for divorce immediately after learning about...
With friends like this
"How do you always get in these kind of trouble?" "Do we really have to do this now?" "Well, this is the third time. This month. I can't help but wonder." "Curiosity killed the cat." "Then it's a good thing I'm a wolf" "Shut up you mutt. Just help...
Filet Mignon
* * * Writing prompt this week is: You consider yourself an artist. Unappreciated and misunderstood. You'll present them with your finest masterpiece yet. The big slab of meat was gently laid on the plastic table. The fat was trimmed away...