This story, from writer’s group a couple weeks back, was submitted by Clare. She claimed to be having an ‘off’ night, but I think she did very well. By Clare Why am I here anyway? I’m too tired for this writer’s group tonight. The music is clattering in my...
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His Watch has Stopped
One of this weeks prompts was his watch has stopped. Here’s what I came up with in the twenty minutes given for writing. By Genevieve Clovis The bus is stuck in morning traffic and I’m silently cursing everyone around me. Outside the filthy window cars are honking and pedestrians...
Lace Curtains
By popular demand the writer’s group will be extended an extra four weeks! More info on that later, and probably not here because I’m not overly convinced that this gets read very often or is the kind of place people go to for current or relevant information. It is...
The Pavement was Cracked
This week’s writer’s group was lots of fun. So was last weeks but I was being lazy and distracted and didn’t actually post anything about it. I’d be sorry but honestly you’re better off, my stories last week were not up to my usual mediocre standard of stream of...
Let the Writing Begin… Again
Last night the writer’s group reconvened, with mostly new members. I for one had a lovely time, it’s hard to go wrong with nice people who are eager to write. The format remained the same, a prompt is given and we have 20 minutes to use it however we’d...
You Knew What was in the Case
Story by Genevieve Clovis Penny sat on the dusty rug on the attic floor. Her nose was cold and so were her fingers but she hardly noticed so enraptured by what she’d found. The attic was full of boxes of old clothes, books, toys from when they’d been kids....
Do I Know You?
Last night’s writing prompts were a little bit different but a lot of fun. The second challenge was to write a story in which the protagonist is approached by someone who claims to know them. The protagonist doesn’t know the person but agrees to a meeting anyway. Story by...
We’re Writing Again
Despite my hope to expand and revise some of the pieces previously posted (and some of those written but not posted) I didn’t touch any of the work I did with the writer’s group. I know, what a slacker! I was working, very productively, on other projects though. Which...
Seven Weeks of Writing
The past seven weeks of writer’s group have been wonderful. Seeing the progression in everyone’s writing has been a lovely experience. The group will be stopping for a few weeks for the Holidays and to give me a chance to re-energize. I’m hoping to pick up some of the...
The Bottles Clanked
The writer’s group has been running for six weeks now, every week we do two prompts (but I only ever share one here). During the course of those twelve writing sessions this was the first time that everybody who was writing had the same thought. Something about the phrase,...