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Prompt Friday: Actor Collision
Welcome to Another Prompt Friday! Prompt Friday: Write this scene. You crash into someone’s car from behind. Who is it? What happens next? Is the person hurt, or are you? My Response Wednesday, August 19, 2006 – 9:00 AMRoute 86Marvelle, New Jersey Samantha Ingrum was running late for her appointment; she sped down Route 86.…
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Free Verse Friday: The Way It’s Drawn
For this Friday, write about something you find beautiful or inspiring. The Way It’s Drawn Something so beautifulsteals your breath. Gives you peaceand lets your mind linger,providing an anchor of hope. A flowerthat you rush to draw. Expandingon making the beauty last. Examining every detailthat makes it beautifully unique. The photo never matchesthe beauty of…
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Prompt Friday: When The Tables Turn
Welcome to Prompt Friday! You’re at an interview and in walks the last person you don’t want to see. Who walks in? My Response McFadden Tech78 Whitehorse PlazaMarvelle, New Jersey My stomach was doing all kinds of somersaults. I’d been job hunting for six months without luck. No interviews. I started to wonder if my…
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Free Verse Friday: Who Knew She Would Bloom
Unexpected Free Verse Friday This Free Verse Friday was unexpected. While about to write my response to my Prompt Friday, this poem said no I need to be written now. It came fast and was emotionally heavy. It didn’t ask for permission; it just showed up. I really love this poem. Who Knew She Would…
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Prompt Friday: EMP Burst
Another exciting Prompt Friday Write this scene. A cop is driving, and his car suddenly slows. His car and cellphone are dead. Someone starts shooting at him. Will he survive? My Response Detective Henderson Isles was cruising down the highway, the sun high and blinding. The car had finally cooled down. He checked the dashboard…
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Prompt Friday: Missing Time
Welcome to Another Exciting Prompt Friday! Write this scene. You’ve had a week’s worth of sleepless nights. You nearly get in an accident. You pull over on the side of the road. You go to sleep as the cars whiz by. You wake up to see a cop at your window. The cop offers to…
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More Than Merch: Celebrating the Writing Journey
The Merch Shop Is Officially Open! This writing journey has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but one thing has never changed—I love writing and reading. That passion is what inspired me to create my merch shop. I didn’t want it to be just another place to promote my poetry book. I wanted it to celebrate…
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Free Verse Friday: Words of Agency
Welcome to Another Free Verse Friday. For today’s Free Verse Friday, challenge yourself. Set a timer for five minutes and see what comes out. Words of Agency As I get older, I think about all the dreams I want to come true.Living out my dreams inside my head. Hoping they gain agency. Envisioning all the…
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Prompt Friday – Bloody
Write this scene:You are having a peaceful dinner at a restaurant when bullets start flying, and one shatters the glass you pick up to drink. My Response Crab Envy Marvelle, New JerseyApril 10, 2026 — 6:00 PM Sharon’s food had just arrived. She was pleased because she was starving after skipping lunch. Her stomach rumbled.…
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Free Verse Friday – Show Up
Show up when it’s tough.Show up when you have nothing to say.Show up when life gets too busy.Show up when doubt creeps in. Show up when only three words come out.Show up when everyone is telling you you’ll never make it.Show up when social media interaction is low.Show up when your family is driving you…