September Creative Writing Meetup Part 3

This one was a lot of fun.  It's called Headlines Prompts.  We were given 12 headlines with the directions, "write either a newspaper article, or a firsthand account from someone involved in the story using one (or more) of these headlines as a prompt."  Yes, these are read news articles.  Write your fiction version before reading the real versions!

Headlines

1.  Falling Chunk of Ice Creates Hole in California Resident's Home
2. Alligator Removed from Detroit Home
3.  Airline Passenger Tasered over "Man Purse" Dispute
4.  Alabama Woman Arrested after Trying to Break Into Jail
5. This Sleuth has Hunted the Loch Ness Monster for over 22 Years
6.  Army Vehicle Mysteriously Disappears
7.  Man Accused of Killing Lawyer Receives New Attorney
8.  Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself
9. Motorists Uses Underwear to Dodge Fines
10.  Fugitive Monkey Caught, Order Restored to Kentucky Town
11. Man Cited for Driving 112 MPH on Way to Traffic Court
12.  Woman Attacks Man with Bowl of Spaghetti

Sleuth has Hunted the Loch Ness Monster for over 22 Years- Recorded First Hand Account

        It's been 22 years since I first saw it.  The dark had engulfed the home I was staying at on the cape.  Only a sliver of the moon showed over the lake.  I didn't believe it at first.  One of the most renown detectives never would believe something so incredible.  It was only visible for a few minutes, but I know something was going on.
        At first, I was positive it was either criminal activity or a government cover up.  There was no one I could trust.  The first 13 years I spent creating a deep government cover.  I did everything I could to become involved in any activity involving that lake.  Nothing came to light.  9 years ago, I realized the government was holding me back from the truth.
        They were sending me on these goose chases to keep me from discovering the real cover up. The Loch Ness Monster is real.  I immediately went off the grid to continue my investigation out of the governments reaches.  Though I have yet to gain sustainable proof, my followers and I will expose the truth to the world.  I'm not sure how you found me, but you can help.  Print the truth.  Print the truth to the world.

I did two more, but I'll another tomorrow!  Your turn!  Add your fiction story to the comments!

September Creative Writing Meetup Part 2

On this prompt, we were asked to make ABC advice or anything with the ABC's.  It was so much fun again seeing the different ways people took this.  One person even wrote ABC's to surviving zombies!  Feel free to write your own version in the comment section!

ABC's to a Full Life
Always be kind
Be courage at least once a day
Create beauty whenever possible
Demonstrate compassion to everyone
Evaluate all options before choosing
Forgive at all times, yourself and others
Go on adventures
Help anyone who asks
Include everyone
Join groups, clubs, and gatherings
Keep mementos from different parts of your life to remember how you've grown
Love, even when you don't want to
Motivate everyone you can
Never give up on a dream
Open up to others
Patience is hard, but it's always worth the wait
Quality friends are more important than the quantity
Rest, take time to rest in your thoughts
Stop letting others determine how you live your life
Train your mind to learn instead of regret
Unarm your defenses, let others help
Victories should be celebrated, no matter how small
Wander through unknown places physically, mentally, and spiritually
X-cell at everything you do
Yearn to make yourself a better person
Zest your life with new adventures

September Creative Writing Meetup Part 1

So last month, I went to a creative writing group.  It was a blast.  We were given 3 different prompts and then allowed to share if we wanted to.  With all the different writing styles, it was a blast!

Prompt # 1-
  We were given 7 common saying that we had to make up explanations about.  If you knew the true explanation, you couldn't write it down.  These had to be fictional.  Feel free to add your own stories in the comments!  It gets hilarious!  We only had 10-15 minutes to do as many as possible!

1.  Bite the bullet- "This comes from the old cowboy days.  One of the cattle ranchers was annoying everyone with all his whining.  The other cowboys started to make him bite down on a bullet every time he complained too much, getting gun powder in his mouth.  Eventually, he learned to confront the worst pain in silence."

2.  Break the ice- "People were so bored while ice fishing, they used to pick at the ice to pass the time.  Eventually, the ice would become so brittle, it would break with them on it.  The goal became to come up with an interesting conversation before someone broke the ice."

3. Butter someone up- "This came from the tradition to keep a stick of butter in your purse or bag.  If you needed to impress someone, you could show how much butter you had in hopes of having the most butter.

4.  Mad as a hatter- "In old England lived a man who made and wore 2-3 hats everyday.  He refused to wear any less and insisted it was extremely stylish.  Eventually he started adding hats to his shirts and even his shoes.  The townspeople warned their children to stay away from him and eventually no one bought anymore hats because they were too afraid to speak with the crazy hat maker."

5. Cat got your tongue- (my favorite)- "Once upon a time a young woman was cursed to never be able to tell people the truth.  If she tried, a tiny cat would appear in her mouth and bite her tongue giving her awful hairballs.  Eventually, the young woman stopped speaking and began to be known as the silent milkmaid.  One day in the woods, she saw a giant wolf.  She decided she would rather die than continue this curse.  She stood in front of the wolf and tried to yell, "I want to die!" As soon as she began trying to yell the truth, the cat appeared.  Seeing the wold, the cursed cat tried to run.  The wolf, seeing the cat, changed his target and attacked.  Giving the girl time to run.  Finally, the maiden was able to speak freely again.

6.  Barking up the wrong tree- I didn't have time for this one!

7. Turning a blind eye- "A store keeper once saw someone breaking into a neighbor's store.  When he tried to stop the robber, the robber stabbed him in his left eye, rendering him blind.  The next time he saw an act of violence, the keeper turned the left side of his face towards the crime and pretended he couldn't see it.

YOUR TURN!