Tag Archives: Fantasy

Writing Prompt – A Dark Ferryman

Posted on September 28, 2018 by henrywm

You are standing on a river bank when a dark ferry boat comes to shore. The ferryman wears a dark robe and hood. It is Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx. He says that he took a wrong turn … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – A Strange Forest Path to an Even Stranger Place

Posted on July 6, 2018 by henrywm

You are hiking a forest trail which you have hiked many times. You gradually notice some details which are not quite right. After while it looks like you are no longer in the same forest but instead somewhere strange. Choose … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Ship in a Bottle

Posted on June 15, 2018 by henrywm

You find a ship in a bottle . . . with people onboard. First decide where you find the bottle. It could be in a ship captain’s quarters, in a museum, in an antique shop, or somewhere else. This will … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Visiting Auschwitz

Posted on June 6, 2018 by henrywm

I had originally planned to post my next prompt on Friday or this weekend, but I finished it early. I am also interested in people’s thoughts on it. Sometimes a story can serve as a reminder of terrible deeds of … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Some Reanimated DNA

Posted on June 3, 2018 by henrywm

A scientist acquires what he thinks is dinosaur DNA and uses methods inspired by Jurassic Park to bring it to life . . ., but it is not dinosaur DNA. It is Grendel’s DNA. Someone could write this as a … Continue reading →

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Two Writing Prompts Collide

Posted on May 6, 2018 by henrywm

While sitting in my car one morning before work last week I looked through a list of speculative fiction writing prompts. Two of them especially caught my eye, and I thought it would be fun to see how different people … Continue reading →

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