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So, today we’re going to consider a new environment, but similar themes.
Prompt 1 –
An unexpected impact has demolished the school your character works in. Show us how to rescue the children and the determine what impacted the building.
Prompt 2 –
The monster that hurt me will stop hunting by the end of class. I just can’t let the students know.
Coral shared this sentences prompt with us – you can see her on twitch at http://twitch.tv/scarredsaphicandsexy
This one will be fun! Totally different than the others. Although, really, it is what you make of it, isn’t it?
Prompt 1
Imagine a deadline roomba in your character’s home.
Prompt 2
Nothing like this ever happened before.
This prompt was suggested by CrowNoYami on Twitch – A fun streamer for you to check out. https://twitch.tv/crownoyami
Prompt 1
A landslide devastates the town your character is in. What does your character experience?
Prompt 2
Even the animals responded to the change around (them).
Prompt 1
A grave situation leads to hope.
Prompt 2
The struggle led to something unexpected.
Prompt 1
A large family reunion goes haywire when an animal crashes the party.
Prompt 2
“Well, you know what they say about family…”
You can visit AmandaPanda on Twitch for more fun like our ‘use this sentence’ prompt.
Prompt 1 –
Imagine a spiraling tunnel of wind swirling around your character, lifting their feet from the ground. Where do they land? What condition are they in? Are they in Kansas anymore? Do they know where Toto is?
Prompt 2 –
Incomparable fear enveloped them like a tsunami washes away everything in its path.
All prompts are optional, but they are a nice way to track how many you’ve done. How many have you done?
What streamers have you visited? Feel free to share! We’d love to know.
I figured we could change things up a bit. Should be fun! Prompt reminders are at the bottom in case you need them.
This year is starting out fantastically! The stories are coming out and flowing. It is still early though. How are your experiences?
Prompt 1
A moment to rest becomes a moment of startling realization, and unexpected truths revealed.
Prompt 2
Use this sentence:
A moment of perfection rarely came.
So, what do you think of the story prompts so far? Have you visited the streamers to share what you’re creating? Or discuss it? It’s a lot of fun.
Keep in mind:
Prompt 1 will be a scene setting sort of prompt.
Prompt 2 will be a ‘Use this sentence (or partial sentence) prompt.
All prompts are optional, but a nice way to track how many you’ve done.
“Sapha is like a young Wolfgang Pauli, in every laboratory he went, there was a little explosion.” Cyberpunk/magic realism author and poet Sapha Burnell’s works (Usurper Kings, Son of Abel & Neon Lieben) were dubbed “jaw-droppingly beautiful”, “an insane, diabolical, kick-ass rollercoaster” and “hauntingly beautiful”. Literary critic Ella J said of Neon Lieben, “I never thought a science fiction story could be so beautiful”. Sapha writes on the interlock between mysticism, mythology and science with a pugilist’s eye. The product of Vancouver’s multiculturalism, Sapha steeped in divergent cultures, religious experiences and gender roles, until battling with traditional opinions became a daily war. On hiatus from the written word, she volunteered in West Africa, and returned to Canada with an international perspective. As an editor & literary theorist, Sapha’s work focuses on comparative mythology & the ethics of futurism. On Twitch, Sapha critiques prose twice a week, and writes online once. A member of The Writers Union of Canada, Sapha lives in BC with their spouse and speaks on gender roles, cyberpunk, martial arts, comparative mythology, wine education and religion, when the #hallowesfam isn’t chatting it up on discord or twitch.
What do you stream? (or write in what genre)
Editing, and writing Cyberpunk & Magic Realism.
How long have you been streaming?
2 years.
How do you keep your viewers engaged?
Featuring their content.
What is your favorite thing about streaming?
The Community.
Where can people find you?
http://www.twitch.tv/usurperkings
When can people find you on Twitch?
Tues: 6pm – 12 am PST
Wed: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm PST
Thurs: 2 pm – 5:30 pm PST
Remember: Prompts are not required.
You can merge prompts if you choose.
You can use your own prompts or your own intention for your story as well.
The biggest goal is to produce a short story over 1,000 within 24 hours from the time you began (or in the time you committed to)
Prompt 1 – Offered by Nathalia Books
Write a story about a year without summer. It’s happened before and could happen again. The Tambora event left the northern hemisphere cold enough to skip summer for a year.
Prompt 2 – Us this sentence.
The cold left no trees for warmth.
Today’s should be fun to explore. As are most unique settings, this should be a fun sort of challenge too.
Keep in mind:
Prompt 1 will be a scene setting sort of prompt.
Prompt 2 will be a ‘Use this sentence (or partial sentence) prompt.
Prompt 1:
Neighbors meet with a visiting geologist that provides facts proving their island is sinking.
Prompt 2:
Standing on the precipice…
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