This Week’s Prompts*

1. "I'll be there with wine and cheese and quite the story to dish," read the text message.

2. The first time Kirk ran for office, it nearly undid three generations of his family.

3. Mr. Whiskers came home from his day out with a lopsided mohawk.

4. Write a review for a famous book that makes it clear the reader didn't understand it at all.

5. I had never wanted anyone to like me more in my entire life.

6. One job candidate wore sweatpants, the second never showed, and the third had, inexplicably, a blue tongue.

7. Karaoke room #4 had a small hole in the wall where a previous patron had kicked her stiletto heel into it.

*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

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
A novel about Paris by a famous food writer? This seems like a good time of year to bite into something like that. It’s a light but pleasant read about a young woman discovering Paris and, but of course, also discovering herself.

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Top (Published) First Line of the Week

I sat at the gate at JFK, having red-eyed my way from Los Angeles, exhausted, minding my own business, reflecting on what I’d seen the night before, shortly after takeoff, shortly before sleep, something I’d never seen before on an airplane.

From Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

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