Saturday Writing Prompt -23rd January - The Walking Sticks
- Mandy Eve-Barnett
- Jan 23, 2021
- 1 min read
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.
How to use this prompt: Using the picture and heading, create a short story or poem incorporating it. There is no right or wrong 'answer' just whatever your imagination sparks from the subject.
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The Walking Sticks
Walking sticks prompt - Jan. 23, 2021
For those who don’t know the legend of the walking sticks, I’m going to tell you the story. It all took place in a small Alberta town four hundred years ago. Back then most men carried a walking stick as part of their wardrobe and so it was a lucrative business for those who made a living crafting the special canes. William Deckler was one such carver, however carving basic shapes out bamboo and the other usual materials bored him and so, one day, he decided to get more creative with his designs.
William was a middle-aged man in his late forties. He never married. He never had kids. His…