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  • Idea You Can Steal 66: Fanning the Flames

    Fun fact: Today is Arbor Day. That means it’s a good day to go outside, touch some grass, and hug a tree. Here’s a bonus story idea for you to enjoy out in nature.

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    April 29, 2022
  • Dinner in Silver Arches, Part 4

    Cara, Nico, Sakari, and Shavonne returned from a successful scavenging trip. “The store was dark,” Nico reported. “Power must’ve gone out. Doubt the freezers were working.”

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    April 22, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 65: Poisoned Dreams

    I’m spending Easter with my sister, so I’ll be on the road tomorrow. Here’s a story idea for your basket of goodies.

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    April 14, 2022
  • Writing Prompts 52

    Forgive me if I don’t have a clever intro for this week’s post. My grandmother has been dealing with some heavy medical trouble, so priorities needed to be shifted around. But I didn’t want to neglect you readers completely. So here are five writing prompts to spark your April sessions.

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    April 1, 2022
  • Dinner in Silver Arches, Part 3

    Mia unlocked the front door and stepped onto the faded burlap welcome mat. She flipped a light switch on the wall, illuminating a bright painting of sunflowers and a brass coat rack. “Come in. Make yourselves at home,” she told David, Bern, and Rianne. By instinct, Mia followed the hardwood floor left then right through…

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    March 25, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 64: Calculating Morality

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend, everyone. Hope you’re having good luck with your writing this month. Here’s a story idea to give your creativity a push.

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    March 18, 2022
  • Writing Prompts 51

    It’s been a weird week for me. Then again, I know there’s plenty of other people in the world going through even weirder weeks. So let me get to the point quickly. Here’s a few writing prompts to help you take a break from whatever weirdness you’re facing right now.

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    March 4, 2022
  • Dinner in Silver Arches, Part 2

    Cara took out her phone to check her list, but she couldn’t go past the lock screen. She was so surprised by what she saw that she could only stare at her phone wide-eyed, saying, “Umm…”

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    February 25, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 63: Keeping Options Open

    Had any unusual weather lately? It had been a usual, bitterly cold February where I am, but then last night was strangely windy. We don’t often get gusts strong enough to rattle the house. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear there was a storm brewing nearby.

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    February 18, 2022
  • Writing Prompts 50

    People say that life is like a box of chocolates. They might say the same about my writing prompts. Even I don’t know what they’ll be before putting together this post. Mainly because I create them in batches and randomly select five from the list every month.

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    February 4, 2022
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