“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they …
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Prompt: Suddenly Super!
"a woman who rented an office/ on the seventh floor of this nondescript building/ on Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles/ where I was meeting with a mitigator/ and the woman I was married to/ for seventeen years, who I had/ two kids with, and who was now divorcing me/ while simultaneously pointing out/ the name …
Prompt: Merfolk with a Twist
"I search for my mom,/ my head pounding,/ blood boiling like molten lava./ As I tread across the wet sand,/ it weighs down my feet,/ sticking to my shell-like glue." --Emerson Davis-Martin, Shrimp Hearts are in Their Heads Write a short story or flash fiction piece about a half-human, half-sea creature. Yes, you can write …
Prompt: Political Positions
"Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is." --Michelle …
Prompt: Superstitions
"You stack seven stones from smallest to largest and it's your wishes, your prayers. They represent the seven loves." --My Strange Neighbor My neighbor may believe a lot of things, like He's Jesus and Blue Jays are evil, but out of all the things he's said to me, this has resonated the most. What superstitions, …
Prompt: One Good Thing
“Were I to attempt to be good to everyone, to the entire world and to all the creatures living in it, it would be a drop of fresh water in the salt sea. In other words, a wasted effort. Thus, I decided to do specific good; good which would not go to waste. I’m good …
Prompt: Self-Writing Journal
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Sarah found the journal in an old bookstore. Well, she thought it was a journal. It was leather bound and covered in dust, she found it on the back wall behind the other books. …
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