Prompt:Write a two-person scene set entirely during a long elevator ride between two characters who used to be best friends but had a major falling out years ago. Neither of them expected to see the other today. Characters: Marshall Kingsley: Recently unemployed and couldn’t be happier. Gave 15 years of his life to the Firm … Continue reading Falling Out
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Locked in the Supply Closet
I decided to take a “sexually deviant corporate drone tricks hot goth assistant into spending time with him” approach to this writing prompt. I promise I’m not projecting. I just thought it would be a fun take on the prompt. Prompt: Two characters are stuck together in a locked room, and one of them knows something … Continue reading Locked in the Supply Closet
Strangers at the Laundromat
My energy for creative writing is totally depleted after full days as a corporate drone. So, I started playing games of “writing prompt roulette” with ChatGPT to give me an extra *spark*. And it’s worked like a charm! It focuses my creative energy, and lets me explore tons of new and interesting topics. This little vignette … Continue reading Strangers at the Laundromat
Reclaiming D-List Celebrity Status: A New Introduction
Hello. My name is Tom. And it’s lovely to meet you. Twenty years ago, my eighth grade English teacher gave my class a major assignment: pair up with a classmate, interview one another, and incrementally publish chapters of each other’s biographies to our classmates. Two-page, double-spaced minimum, size 12 font, Times New Roman preferred, but … Continue reading Reclaiming D-List Celebrity Status: A New Introduction
The Existential Wannabe 