This Week’s Prompts*

1. I was a broke artist and an underemployed model in LA and that was every bit as cliched as it sounded.

2. From the tip of the arrow to the heart of the stag was no more than twenty feet.

3. It was not the pitter patter of little feet; it was the thunder of dozens of prepubescent sneakers

4. Describe a scene in which someone is frightened by a person they would never have imagined being frightened by.

5. "Ah, the human experience: That's all just about over."

6. The man next to me was sniffling, incessantly sniffling.

7. Stink bugs clung to the screens, polka dotting every window in the house.

*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 Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
I fondly remember Sachar’s writing from kids books like “Holes” and “Sideways Stories from Wayside School,” so I thought I’d give his first foray into adult novels a shot. In the book, a magician enacts various schemes and concocts various potions to help a princess avoid marriage to a despicable prince. It’s not an especially deep story, but it’s a pleasant enough read and makes for good Sunday afternoon fare.

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Top (Published) First Line of the Week

The house was shaped like a child’s drawing, a triangle on top of a square.

From Trip by Amie Barrodale

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