This Week’s Prompts*

1. "Consequences..." he said, folding his hands in front of him, "Yes: I think there will be consequences."

2. My father wore short sleeve dress shirts every day, from spring all the way through winter.

3. Write a scene in which a photographer discovers that a photo on their camera has an unexpected cameo in the background.

4. The splash of prosecco was for bubbles, but the swirl of the glass as she passed it over the bar was entirely for pizzazz.

5. Her grandmother had woven ribbons in her braids, deep purple velvet ribbons.

6. The Piercing Palace at the mall did steady lobe business on Saturday afternoons.

7. A mustache had been the making of Lester Utman.

*How to Use These Prompts: The italicized prompts let you create your writing entirely from scratch; the non-italicized prompts are intended as your first line and jumping off point. But, at the same time, there are no rules. Write on!

Book(s) We’re Reading This Week

Time of the Child by Niall Williams
At 33% in, I haven’t even gotten to the part when a baby is found and left in the care of the doctor and his daughter in this small Irish town, but I’m so enchanted by so many turns of phrase and insightful vignettes that I very much don’t mind.

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Top (Published) First Line of the Week

The dream cedes to reality, or perhaps it’s the other way around, and she pulls herself from the tangle of sheets and stumbles out into the hallway.

From The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

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