Fiction Writers Site Figure in the Stormy Sky

June 21 – July 5, 2023 Writing Prompt “Figure in the Stormy Sky”

This week’s story theme: Figure in the Stormy Sky
Your story must start with these two lines:
“A crack in the sky opened, spilling light through billowing clouds sweeping across the thunderous, dark ceiling of a storm brewing.
Then we saw the figure of a winged specter, looming high in the night sky, we watched it slip through the slit in the storm.”

First Person Writing Prompt “The Man in Black”

Which character will you be? First person writing prompt:
A little girl is sitting on a train next to a man in black. “What do you do mister?” She asks him.
Taking off his sunglasses with a faint smile, he says, “I make bad people go away.”

Writing Prompt “What’s Really Going On?”

Theme: What’s really going on?

Strange events have taken place, at home, work, a restaurant, anywhere you choose, that doesn’t make sense. What’s really going on?

Writing Prompt “Something Strange”

Theme: Something Strange The story must start with: (I)(He)(She)(They)(We)(It)(A Name)(The) … knew there was something strange…” Requirement: NO spaceships in…

Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: "Styx". Take the viewpoint of the bidder, take the viewpoint of the main character, take the viewpoint of the victim (if she's an assassin or death reaper), just have fun with it.

Writing Prompt “Styx”

This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Styx”. Take the viewpoint of the bidder, take the viewpoint of the main character, take the viewpoint of the victim (if she’s an assassin or death reaper), just have fun with it.

Writing Prompt “Deadly Sin”

1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “Deadly Sin”, the theme must incorporate any one of the seven deadly sins; Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Envy, Lust, Wrath or Pride. Story must be in fable form with a moral ending

Writing Prompt “The Harbor”

1200 word Flash Fiction Contest “The Harbor”, the story must start with the paragraph: “It was dark. Not pitch black, but some gray darkness that barely allowed shapes to form. All I could smell was the tang of seaweed, all I could hear was the breaking of waves.”.

Writing Prompt “Murder at Midnight”

Theme: This post is for stories related to the contest theme: “Murder at Midnight”.
Story Requirements: completely open to writers interpretation.
Word Count: 1,200

Writing Prompt “The Elephant In The Room”

Can you write a short story about the “Elephant in the Room”? An English-language metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, or a condition of groupthink no one wants to challenge.

Writing Prompt “Time”

New short story contest theme: “Time”.

Anything to do with time. A watch maker; a clock tower; time travel; a historical era, the essence of a musical arrangement; a pocket watch; a deadline, (as in a limited time), a rare opportunity (one-time only). Etc., etc.