"The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 Writing Prompt: She was a goddess, and her dress had the universe stitched into it. Each time she cut off a piece, she could lay down a new time, a …
Tag: Adventure
What We Find Along the Way
“But just because you can never reach it, doesn’t mean that it’s not worth looking for.”― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth Jamie had always wanted adventure, so when she heard of a magical treasure that could grant her any wish, she was already out the door. On her journey, she heard many different tales of the treasure. …
Midnight Lilies
“Stars open among the lilies.Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?This is the silence of astounded souls." ― Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems, "Crossing the Water" There was an opening in the forest far, far away from town that no one had entered in decades. Murmurs in town said that there were midnight lilies there: a …
The Fortune Teller
“Remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world.”― Joseph Fink, Welcome to Night Vale There was a fortune teller in town who everyone thought was a fake, but he was the real deal. He liked to be vague, or even …
The Thief
“There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.”― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner There was a creature in the woods called The Thief, and it could steal anything. If you told it your name, it would steal it and you would forget. The villagers …
Parent’s Secrets
“We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?”― William Golding, Lord of the Flies Being a young child of ten, Jane thought adults were the smartest and coolest people she knew. She did everything to be like her parents. She mimicked their walks and mannerisms, she repeated their sentences and laughter. After a while, however, she …
Being a Werewolf Sucks
“You're always you, and that don't change, and you're always changing, and there's nothing you can do about it.”― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book The problem with being a werewolf is that you have no autonomy. Your life is just decided for you. Once a month you become a killing machine unable to decide your own fate, …
The Spookier Path
“Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as it was lost years ago. I imagine by now it's quite rusty.”― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth They had reached a crossroads. To the left there were old dead trees and thorny …
Prompt: The Islands
“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.”― H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu The Earth is made up of many islands. None of them bigger than what you know as "Texas." And on all of these islands, …
Prompt: The Cat’s Cave
“I am what I am. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, for you have been kind to me. But I am a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer.”― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn Many adventurers had tried to raid the cave for its treasure, but …
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