Tag: good short stories

Inspiration Monday: Heliopause

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This (three) weeks in the InMon sneeze factory: A cold that doesn’t want to go away and a lot of missed fun, but I seem to be coming out of it. Thank you all for your well-wishes!

The news is that after January, I’m going to be scaling back a bit on InMon and only posting new prompts on the first Monday of each month. You are all imaginative writers and I know your writing won’t suffer for my absence. šŸ˜‰ Plus this will give me just a little extra time to pursue things like getting published and drafting my second novel. I know as fellow busy writers, you’ll understand.

And now for our top stories! So many thanks to the extra time. šŸ™‚

Cie, Gem and Illsa

Tara

John and another

Kim

Mark and another

ChaoticallyYours

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You donā€™t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:*

HELIOPAUSE

TIME BATH

EARTHLIGHT

CONSPIRACY HOUNDS

LIQUID FIREWORKS

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece?Ā Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (Iā€™ll also love you more if you link back to me); Iā€™ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in myĀ Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get theĀ InMon badgeĀ for your siteĀ here.

Happy writing!

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*Ā This weekā€™s prompts another joint effort with Jubilare.

Inspiration Monday: Edible Portal

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This week at the InMon workshop: Ramping up for Christmas – which means InMon next week is postponed! You’ll get two weeks to work with the prompts below. In other news: There may be changes coming. I don’t know. Stay tuned. And have a lovely Christmas, New Year’s and/or Hanukkah!

And now for our top stories:

Tara

John

Mark

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You donā€™t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:*

EDIBLE PORTAL

CHASING A FEELING

DYING ART

PAPER WINDOW

LITERATURE DETECTIVEĀ 

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece?Ā Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (Iā€™ll also love you more if you link back to me); Iā€™ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in myĀ Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get theĀ InMon badgeĀ for your siteĀ here.

Happy writing!

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*Ā This weekā€™s prompts another joint effort with Jubilare.

Inspiration Monday: Man’s First Word

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This week in InMon Park: The sun makes a brief but welcome appearance, nearly causing me to mow my lawn. In other news, I can’t remember the other news.

And now for our top stories:

John and last week

Mark

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You donā€™t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:*

MAN’S FIRST WORD

BADASS ORCHESTRA

DARKHOUSE

GASTRONOMIC EPIPHANY

TIN WOMAN

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece?Ā Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (Iā€™ll also love you more if you link back to me); Iā€™ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in myĀ Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get theĀ InMon badgeĀ for your siteĀ here.

Happy writing!

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*Ā This weekā€™s prompts another joint effort with Jubilare.

Inspiration Monday: Infernal Epistles

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This week in the InMon library, I’m minding my own business reading a Dia Calhoun fantasy when I realize the protagonist is bipolar. Brava, Ms. Calhoun. In other news, you still have seven days to contribute to Mark’s War of the Worlds: Retaliation Kickstarter campaign to get yourself a copy.

And now for our top stories:

Tara

Mark

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You donā€™t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:*

INFERNAL EPISTLES

FLUFFY MYSTERY

GOLDEN SHADOWS

SONOGRAM

CHEESE KNIFE

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece?Ā Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (Iā€™ll also love you more if you link back to me); Iā€™ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in myĀ Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get theĀ InMon badgeĀ for your siteĀ here.

Happy writing!

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*Ā This weekā€™s prompts another joint effort with Jubilare.

Inspiration Monday: Soul Surgeon

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This week at the InMon table: Why do they insist on one big meal to replace both lunch and dinner on Thanksgiving? It’s not like I can eat any more in one sitting just because I starved myself earlier. So ironically, despite having around 40 lbs of turkey and ham on top of that, I don’t think I ate enough on Thursday. In other news, you could find out which planet makes the best French fries and other wonderful things if you followed me on Pinterest.

And now for our top stories:

Tara

John

Mark

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You donā€™t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:*

SOUL SURGEON

CONFLUENCE OFĀ KITTENS

CASUAL FUNERAL

SHIP EGG

LAST WORDS

 

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece?Ā Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (Iā€™ll also love you more if you link back to me); Iā€™ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in myĀ Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get theĀ InMon badgeĀ for your siteĀ here.

Happy writing!

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*Ā This weekā€™s prompts another joint effort with Jubilare.