500 Club (5/24)
Welcome to Thursday and the 500 Club!
Before we get to today’s prompts, here’s a quick recap of the rules.
- Choose one of the prompts below.
- On your blog, write a 500-word story or scene based on the prompt.
- Post a teaser to your story in the comments below with a link to where we can read the rest.
Ready to write?
Here are today’s prompts:
1. Write a sleepless night. Dismiss your initial ideas and gravitate toward the unexpected.
…or…
2. Write a story that begins: “In an ideal world, [NAME] would [ACTION]. This isn’t an ideal world.”
Have fun!
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Downing Station
In an ideal world, Rollie would’ve flung rockets into space. This wasn’t an ideal world. Far from it. Instead he sat at his terminal and watched the sky, his monitor a window to his expanse of sky.
No one else watched the same sector. It was his, and his alone.
Read the rest here: http://wp.me/p67gr-kg
sleepless nights
“Talk to me about patient 75431.”
“He’s a unique case. What are you curious about, specifically?”
“Behavioral observations.”
The second laughed. “I’m afraid you’re going to have to be more specific.”
“His nocturnal behaviors.”
The second nodded. “Yes, very well. He doesn’t sleep.” Read more…
I’m glad to see you attempting new styles. It does nothing but improve your own, and it’s a great way to keep things fresh for yourself. Thanks for sharing.