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Guides & Prompts from Issue 58

Work.  It does or it doesn’t.  We do or we don’t.  Work that is.  Some of us do it without thinking, a bit like working in the dark.  Some of us never stop thinking about it, 24/7.  It consumes us.  We never stop talking about it.  We are always engaged in some form of it.  

DOORKNOBS 

1. Maximum length: 250 words.

 2. The sub-theme is: exertion.

3. The year is:  1989.

4. Within the story, you must use this text:  one’s place. 

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com

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Guides and Prompts from Issue 76

Exploration does not always lead to discovery. Yet, many travelers expect that some unraveling of the mysterious world around us will happen.  What a surprise awaits them.  They trek, they probe, they puzzle.  They take pictures, label samples, name plants and animals, write in their journals.  Disappointed when they return home?  No.  They are quick to plan their next adventure.    

TAPAS:  Joanne Faries, editor  (tiny morsels)

1.  Maximum length:  250 words.

2.  The sub-theme is:  puzzled. 

3. Within the story, you must use this bit of text:  exert.

4. Like seasoning, it is language that makes your story unique. Surprise us.

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room at doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com

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Guides and Prompts

From Issue 75 Hayward Fault Line

Hot. Temperatures rise.  Tempers flair. You've waited through the rain and snow for the heat. But, now, you sense the danger. The sun is setting and with the coming of night.  It seems hotter. Your skin prickles. You’re sweaty.  You yearn for a cool mountain breeze.  And, all you have is a noisy air conditioner in an open window. You’re up anyway, so take a moment and write a story within the guidelines for Hot August Nights.

HAYWARD FAULT LINE:  (shake us up) 

1. Maximum length: 450 words.

2. The sub-theme is:  trifling.

3. The setting is:  Sante Fe, NM.

4. Within the story, you must use this bit of text: hard and fast.

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room at doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com