Continue On Saturdays Writing Prompt

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Derrick held up his glass of wine and looked across the table at his brother Donny, then to Donny’s wife Gia. “We’re here to celebrate…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: As a twelve year old, Marnie Lindus found a brooch tucked into the back drawer of one of her mother’s lingerie drawers. She later learned it belonged to her mother’s sister, Margo whom she never…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Mindy Lewis glanced at the daisy shaped clock on the wall. 5 p.m. In another hour her half brother would show up on her doorstep for the first time. She daydreamed different scenarios of how…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Visiting someone in prison is not my idea of a good time. It is not a sight seeing expedition but one of course sees many unexpected sights. The first time I visited my father I…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: When you go into survival mode your brain does not necessarily do logical things. For example, the first time the power went out in my new house I filled up all the sinks and tub…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: For my mother, sweat stains on silk was a catastrophe. For me, the earth would have to crack open and a giant…