May 17, 2019
Today’s prompt is: Think of a setting. An out of the way setting. In that setting is a figure and that figure is screaming, again and again, a single word.
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Author: ralphcuellar
PROMPT: A SETTING, A CHARACTER, A SOUND
May 3, 2019.
Today’s prompt is to think of a setting, a character, and a sound. Make that sound be an integral part of the story. You could even consider making the sound a character in the story.
PROMPT: A MEMORY, OR A MEMORIAL
May 27, 2019 (Memorial Day)
The prompt is to write on either a memory or a memorial.
PROMPT: MOTHER ANGEL, MOTHER HUMAN
May 13, 2019
Mother’s Day was yesterday.
The writing prompt for today’s meeting is Mother Angel, Mother Human.
PROMPT: ‘A SPOOL OF BLACK THREAD’ –OR– ‘I HATE TO TELL THE TRUTH WHEN I KNOW IT WILL CAUSE PAIN, BUT…’
May 6,2019. Two prompt options for our Monday meeting:
- A spool of black thread
- I hate to tell the truth when I know it will cause pain, but ….
Lend an Ear 2019 on July 20, 2019
The 10th Annual Lend an Ear, Come and Hear reading event is July 20, 2019, at Plum Hill Winery in Gaston, Oregon.
It begins at 10:30AM and goes to approximately 1:00PM, and is produced by Writers in the Grove.
July 20, 2019
Saturday 10:30am-1pm
Plum Hill Vineyards
6505 SW Old Highway 47
Gaston OR 97119
The event is free and open to the public.
For ten years, writers from around Forest Grove and Washington County have submitted and read their work to dozens. Last year we had nearly a hundred attendees. This free event is held in a beautiful winery in the foothills near Hagg Lake overlooking the Tualitin Valley. Enjoy some wine from Plum Hill Winery, our fabulous hosts, and afterwards have a picnic with views of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams from the covered picnic area.
Come laugh, cry, and sigh as you listen to our marvelous readers sharing their creative writing and storytelling skills at this fun family event at Plum Hill Winery.
Entry form and submission guidelines here: (more…)
PROMPT: TIME MACHINE
April 29, 2019: Time Machine
If you had access to a Time Machine, where and what period in time would you travel to?
PROMPT: FOUR WORDS — TEMPLE, MOSQUE, CATHEDRAL, SYNAGOGUE
April 22, 2019.
The prompt for today is just four words.
- Temple
- Mosque
- Cathedral
- Synagogue
Take any one or all of these words in whatever direction you wish.
PROMPT: WELL KNOWN PROVERBS
April 15, 2019. The prompt is to complete a well known proverb in your own voice.
A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to complete the remainder of the proverb as they thought it should go.
Here are some samples of their work:
Better to be safe than …………… punch a 5th grader
It’s always darkest before …………. Daylight Saving Timed
Never underestimate the power of …………… termites
You can’t teach an old dog new …………… math
A penny saved is ……………… not much
Write your own ending to the first half of these or other well know proverbs.
PROMPT: TWO PROMPT OPTIONS
April 1, 2019: There were two prompt options for this week’s meeting.
- Give a voice to an inanimate object.
- What have you done that was absolute fun? Here is what I did ….
