Back again to finish up the first week of the storyaday.org challenge prompts! So far, it’s been a great experience for me. I’ve hit my main goal of at least 1k words a day, and my less-serious goal of trying a new genre each day. Today’s prompt is to write a story that’s driven by … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #7: An Old-fashioned Beau →

Today’s challenge prompt from storyaday.org is to write an interview with a character whose invention changed the world, a long time after the change took place. Please excuse the terrible techno-babble in my story this time. *** The Final Question “Welcome, Professor Galveston. I’m Julia Eddyton, it’s a pleasure to meet you at last.” A … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #6: The Final Question →

Today’s challenge prompt is to write about a character who’s lost an object of great value to someone they love. My story this time features a cruel starship captain and a robot who's still figuring out what's of value, and who he loves. *** Top Priority “Stupid, incompetent, ugly, bucket of bolts!” The starship captain … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #5: Top Priority →

Today’s Story-A-Day May challenge prompt is simply to end the story with a particular sentence. Just for fun, I’m trying to make my story a different genre each day — we’ll see how long I’m able to manage that! This time, it’s a murder mystery involving a less-than-honorable detective. *** “Stumped again, inspector?” The detective … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #4: The Man Killed by the World →

Today’s challenge from storyaday.org is a very unique, two-part prompt. The first part is supposed to be a fictionalized, third-person account of a mundane event from the writer’s life in the past week. And the second part switches to first-person and jumps 10 years ahead, to show how that event was unexpectedly significant. So here’s … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #3: Visitors on the Wind →

Back again for Day 2 of the Story-A-Day May challenge! Today’s prompt is to use a setting you’ve never written about before, real or imagined. In my story, a group of friends break into a location that’s not so unusual… at first glance. (Note: this is a horror story, containing some violence and profanity.) *** … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #2: Where People Once Were →

This month I’m participating in the Story-A-Day May challenge, which can be found here: https://storyaday.org/ . There’s no set length for the stories, but just for fun, I’m aiming for a 1,000 word minimum every day. These tales will be even less polished than my usual, since I’ll have to ignore the impulse to endlessly … Continue reading Story-A-Day May #1: The Fairy’s Flight →