"Our attitude to the monster is frequently ambivalent: although society teaches us to be morally appalled by its terrible deeds, rarely is the monster presented as wholly unsympathetic. Indeed, part of us takes delight in its actions and identifies with them."—Shohini Chaudhuri, The Monstrous-Feminine Writing Prompt: Today, we're making monsters! Monsters vary wildly from humanoid …
Tag: fear
Prompt: Facing Fears
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Sandra had always been fearless. As a child she would pick up snakes and chase her classmates around with them. As a teen, she would do any dare you asked of her. Jump off that cliff? Done. Knock on creepy old man Garrett's door? Not a …
Prompt: Oppression
“They are afraid, Tayo. They feel something happening, they can see something happening around them, and it scares them. Indians or Mexicans or whites—most people are afraid of change. They think that if their children have the same color of skin, the same color of eyes, that nothing is changing.” She laughed softly. “They are …
Fear
What will your OC do when they're afraid???
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