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Saturday Writing Prompt -20th February - Conversation

Feb 20, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -20th February - Conversation

Use the image as your poem or story starter. Write a dialogue between these two people. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -13th February - Window

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Feb 13, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -13th February - Window

Use the image as your poem or story starter. Where is the window? Who lives there? Why are you (your character) there? How to use this...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -6th February - The Woodland Shack

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Feb 6, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -6th February - The Woodland Shack

Use the image as your poem or story starter. What is it's history? Who lived and worked there? Why was it abandoned? How to use this...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -30th January - Bread and Butter

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 30, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -30th January - Bread and Butter

Use the image of the bread and butter as your poem or story starter. What's your favorite topping? Which type of bread do you prefer?...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -23rd January - The Walking Sticks

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 23, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -23rd January - The Walking Sticks

Use the image of the walking sticks as your poem or story starter. Just one of more, what are they thinking? Who made them? You decide....

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Saturday Writing Prompt -16th January - The Weather Vane

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 16, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -16th January - The Weather Vane

Use the image of the weather vane as your poem or story starter. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a short...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -Lamp- 9th January

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 9, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -Lamp- 9th January

Entitle your poem or short story - The Lamp. Use this image as your poem or story starter. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and...

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Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 4, 20212 min read

The Jungle Wall

Lush greenery clings to a rocky reddish brown mock cliff face. A sheen of a waterfall cascades onto a flat hard surface, in a splashing...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -2nd January - Secret Door

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Jan 2, 20211 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -2nd January - Secret Door

Use this image as your poem or story starter. Where does it lead? How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a short...

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Saturday Writing Prompt - Tree Ornament - 26th December

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Dec 26, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt - Tree Ornament - 26th December

Tell the story of a special ornament you hang on your Xmas tree. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a short...

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Saturday Writing Prompt - Car Damage - 19th December

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Dec 19, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt - Car Damage - 19th December

You come back to your car to find it damaged. Tell the story from there. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a...

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Saturday Writing Prompt - Favorite Sandwich - 12th December

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Dec 12, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt - Favorite Sandwich - 12th December

Seems easy but describe your favorite sandwich to a blind person. How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a short...

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Saturday Writing Prompt - Theater Seat - 5th December

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Dec 5, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt - Theater Seat - 5th December

You find your seat in the theater to find a package underneath it> Use this as the inspiration for a short story or poem. How to use this...

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Mandy Eve-Barnett

Nov 30, 20202 min read

Off Line

I relish the darkness surrounding me, the soft hum my only companion. A soft pad beneath me and a faint green glow to my side – this is...

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Saturday Writing Prompt -Greenhouse - 28th November

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Nov 28, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -Greenhouse - 28th November

Use the image of the greenhouse as your poem or story starter.

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Saturday Writing Prompt -21st November - Driving in a Storm

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Nov 21, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -21st November - Driving in a Storm

Use the image of the car in a storm as your poem or story starter.

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Saturday Writing Prompt -14th November - The Lighthouse

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Nov 14, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -14th November - The Lighthouse

Use the image of the lighthouse as your poem or story starter.

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Saturday Writing Prompt -7th November - Beaver's Satellite Dish

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Nov 7, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt -7th November - Beaver's Satellite Dish

Beaver lodge with a satellite dish

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Saturday Writing Prompt - Spirits - 31st October

Mandy Eve-Barnett

Oct 31, 20201 min read

Saturday Writing Prompt - Spirits - 31st October

These Kodama (tree spirits) should give you plenty of ideas for a short story or poem.

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Mandy Eve-Barnett

Oct 25, 20204 min read

A Revelation

The aroma of roasting beef filled the kitchen. My stomach grumbled in anticipation, soliciting a smile from my new mother in law. “Would...

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