Monday Horror Prompts

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MacAllister

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I'll post a Monday prompt every week--ya'll can join in as you like. :) If interest dwindles, I'll stop. If you have a good prompt idea, PM me and share it.

The idea is to get us all WRITING--any form or word count is okay. If you want feedback, post it in the SYW Horror Sub-Forum, and post a link here in the Horror Forum. :) We can discuss the stories, and do market research together.

Happy Writing!



Today's Prompt:
There's something very...odd...happening in the electrical wiring in this house.
 

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Monday, April 18 prompt

Afraid of your own shadow...
 

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I wrote to the prompt today. Weirdness! I ended up with an old man who's turning so gray you could lose him in a snowbank and a wife who's wiring her hearing aid up to the wall socket to stay young.

Your prompt twisted my brain!! I have no idea where any of that came from--not a clue!
 

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Cool, Blue! That's how it's supposed to work <g>
 

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Am I lost? Where did the electricity in the walls prompt go??
 

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jdkiggins said:
I don't know, it was here a minute ago.

Whew! I was afraid I was going down my own path of mental instability--that would have been one hell of an hallucination!
 

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Heh--I don't feel so bad about forgetting to post one THIS Monday, then! :) I still have to write 'em both, too.
 

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I've gotten as far as saving the prompts on Word. I still haven't read the book of the month yet either. And, to boot, I've got a surprise party to plan, family visiting, school starting in a few weeks, and a house that seems to spew junk from every crevas (which needs to be spotless by next weekend for the party). You know, one day I plan on catching up with my life.
 

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Aghh! :Smack: I'm not quite in a routine with this, yet. <g> So here is this week's prompt, late Tuesday night, rather than Monday:


It started out looking a little like a rash. I didn't get alarmed until...
 

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Heh--I gotta say, I'm a little boggled at myself, Joanne. :) I have NO idea where this stuff comes from. Last night I was sitting in front of the computer, saying to myself, "Awwwww crap...prompt, prompt...uhhhh...the mortar came ALIVE...no, that's lame...uh...prompt, prompt..." And it just sort of popped into my head.

It's been an interesting learning experience, just coming up with prompts--as soon as I finish the farkin' bathroom tile, maybe I can write some of the STORIES, too!

Heh.
 

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Hey Mac --

Just wanted to let you know I've written to the first propmt and will also write to the second one.

The material from the first was good, but will take too much rewriting for me to be able to finish, given my current writing schedule.

Thanks for providing the prompts.
 

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I loved this prompt! Problem is--I have 1100 words of crap written following your excellent first sentence. :( I'm going to try to work on it more before you post the next one. I hope to post something in SYW by the middle of the week.

Again, I don't think my writing for this prompt turned out being horror category. I think my mind has been jarred by other things. :)
 

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Oh heck, Joanne--If a prompt gets us writing, it's done its job. :) Who cares if it's horror or humor! I'm glad you're having fun with it.
 
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