Happy Halloween!
I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday. I will be celebrating it by trick-or-treating with my fiancee, my best friend, and her 5-year-old daughter. (Yes, that's three adults for one small child...it's a tradition.) We're going as Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Zombie Little Red Riding Hood. And then it's movie night while eating the candy we gathered. (We are such partyers!) Hope your evening will be just as "entertaining" as ours!
Anywho -- on with the show...
The last Wednesday of every month I will post a writing exercise prompt. I'll give myself 5 minutes to write a response to said prompt and post it under the prompt. Then I'll invite my readers to do the same and post their responses in the comments. But remember only 5 minutes per prompt (unless otherwise stated).
Since it's that "spooky time" of the year, I thought my writing prompt should reflect that...so I choose a "horror" prompt from "Build Creative Writing Ideas".
October 31: "Horror"
"There is a glass scratching sound on
your house's windows and you get up out of bed to check it out. You
look toward the windows and don't see anything. All of the sudden the
glass breaks and something jumps in! What is it and what do you do
next?"
My Response:
The air rained broken glass as a dark
blur flew past me. Shielding my face with my hands, I crouched to
avoid the shards. After a moment, I peaked through my fingers to see
the chaos before me. My bedroom window smashed and a shivering shadow
in the corner near my desk. Carefully I moved towards the light,
flipping on the switch to illuminate my curiosity. A scaly creature
with luminous green eyes stared back at me. It opened its mouth,
showing rows of tiny sharp fangs, but only a small cry let its
throat. A small cry of fear, of pain. A bleeding bat-like wing hung
at its side. I figured a call to my vet wouldn't cover an injured
baby dragon...
What about you? What story can you create?
(Elvish Farewell)
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