Thursday November 30th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about something that is: orange.

Wednesday November 29th, 2017

The exercise:

Write something that has to do with: one against many.

Tuesday November 28th, 2017

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the circus.

Monday November 27th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about: the ranch.

Sunday November 26th, 2017

The exercise:

Write something which takes place: on the porch.

Saturday November 25th, 2017

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about something that is: radioactive.

Friday November 24th, 2017

The exercise:

In the interest of providing a counterpoint to yesterday's prompt, today write four lines of prose about: the deficit.

Thursday November 23rd, 2017

The exercise:

Write about: the surplus.

Wednesday November 22nd, 2017

The exercise:

Write about: helping hands.

Tuesday November 21st, 2017

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the dojo.

Monday November 20th, 2017

The exercise:

Continuing on from yesterday, if you like, write about: the pick up.

Sunday November 19th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about: the drop.

Saturday November 18th, 2017

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: the placebo.

Friday November 17th, 2017

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: the dinner for three.

Thursday November 16th, 2017

The exercise:

Write something which takes place on: a rainy day.

Yes, it's been raining quite a bit here lately.

Wednesday November 15th, 2017

The exercise:

Let us return to The Dream Kingdom, as it is time to put the pieces in place in preparation for next month's conclusion.

I won't be able to get to this for a couple days. Feel free to wait for me or to go ahead and I'll follow. I don't mind either way.

Tuesday November 14th, 2017

The exercise:

Write two haiku about: the real estate agent.

I haven't forgotten about the yearlong prompt. Okay, I totally did. But then I remembered!

So we'll get back to that tomorrow.

Monday November 13th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about something that has been: displaced.

Sunday November 12th, 2017

The exercise:

Pick a James Bond movie and use its title as the inspiration for your writing today.

I did use this prompt before, but that was almost exactly nine(!) years ago, so I think I'm doing all right. Plus it was before any of you who are reading this now were around, so there's that.

Saturday November 11th, 2017

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: remembrance.

Friday November 10th, 2017

The exercise:

Let us bring things to an end with: the seeker.

Feel free to ignore the usual Friday restriction of four lines of prose if you're finishing off a tale you've been writing the last couple of days. 

I know that if I find time to join in (and I'm hoping to) that I certainly will.

Thursday November 9th, 2017

The exercise:

Continuing on from yesterday's prompt, today write about: the hiding spot.

This Tale in Three Parts shall conclude tomorrow.

Wednesday November 8th, 2017

The exercise:

Write something to do with: hide and seek.

Fair warning: you might want to be prepared to continue your tale tomorrow. And maybe the day after that.

Tuesday November 7th, 2017

The exercise:

Write two haiku about the number: five.

Because today we celebrate this young sir's fifth birthday:


Happy birthday Max, you unstoppable ball of energy.

Monday November 6th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about something that takes place on or near: an isolated coast.

Sunday November 5th, 2017

The exercise:

Write about: the bonfire.

Saturday November 4th, 2017

The exercise:

Write a four line poem about: the captain of the guard.

Friday November 3rd, 2017

The exercise:

Write four lines of prose about: hanging on.

Thursday November 2nd, 2017

The exercise:

It has been too long. Let us do some more unfavorable comparisons.

... yeah, you know I'll be joining in on this one in the comments as soon as I'm able to.

Wednesday November 1st, 2017

The exercise:

Welcome to November, the 2017 edition.

Trying something new today which I hope shall become a reoccurring feature: the scenario prompt. Essentially I will be giving you a starting scenario to work with and then each of you can take it where your inspiration leads you to go.

So here's today's scenario:

On the evening of October 31st, 2017, Arthur Dylan Diaz fell asleep in his bed, tucked snugly beneath warm, familiar blankets. On the morning of November 1st, 2017, he woke up somewhere else entirely.