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Short Story Creation from Writing Prompt Wednesday

The challenge for this week’s Writing Prompt Wednesday was to create a short story using the image below as inspiration and based on the following criteria: Two characters (ages must differ by at least ten years) One animal (unless your two characters are animals, then add one person) Time period in the past or futureContinue reading “Short Story Creation from Writing Prompt Wednesday”

Day 100 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 100: Un-Bridled Emotion (Part 5) (The original piece of fiction below is a continuation of the story written on Day 38, Day 63, Day 71 and Day 88 of the pledge.) Christmas came and went in a blur of family, friends, and food. Shari felt immenselyContinue reading “Day 100 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 88 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 88: Un-Bridled Emotion (Part 4) (The original piece of fiction below is a continuation of the story written on Day 38, Day 63, and Day 71 of the pledge.) Shari’s mind went blank as she stared into the eyes in which she once found warmth.Continue reading “Day 88 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 78 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 78: Gifts That Melt the Heart (Creativity Prompt #11 – result) Friday’s Creativity Prompt was as follows: Use the photo above as a starting point for your artistic exploration this weekend. Write a story, paint a picture, create a new holiday song, or makeContinue reading “Day 78 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 71 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 71: Un-Bridled Emotion (Part 3) The Creativity Prompt on Day 68 was as follows: Create a piece of art (writing, sculpting, painting, music composition, etc.), using the image above as inspiration.   (The original piece of fiction below is a continuation of the storyContinue reading “Day 71 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 67 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 67: Sailing with MayMa (Part 1) Ginny swayed back and forth. The tightly-wound curls bouncing on her bare shoulders. Never before had she felt so free. With her manicured hands grasped tight to the railing, she recalled the last time she’d boarded a shipContinue reading “Day 67 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 63 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 63:  Un-Bridled Emotion (Part 2) (story continuation from Day 38 of the pledge) She’d finally convinced the last well-meaning loved one to go home, giving her the much-needed quiet she longed for. His presence was everywhere in the house. The ashtray he kept thoughContinue reading “Day 63 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 56 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 56: Seanna’s Waves The memory of the damp, dreary dungeon faded with each kiss of the breeze across her cheek. She imagined this day so many times.  The vision seared into her brain from the books her mother showed her every night before bed.Continue reading “Day 56 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 22 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 22: Creativity Prompt #3 result On Friday (Day 19), I posted a Halloween-inspired prompt.  The result is the short story below: He couldn’t move. Fear gripped every inch of him. Logic told him not to be afraid, but that didn’t stop the shock waves that burnedContinue reading “Day 22 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”