The 642 Series
In the interest of improving my writing, I dug an old book out of my closet titled “642 Things To Write About”, which was given to me as a birthday present by my uncle some years ago. It’s exactly what it sounds like- six-hundred and forty-two writing prompts. It’s a neat book; apparently it was written in a single day with contributions from several dozen writers. I intend to write something for every single one of these prompts, not as a daily exercise, but not irregular either.
All the stories in this series are listed below.
This page will be continually updated as new stories are written.
#1
What can happen in a second
A series of disconnected events happening simultaneously across the world within a single second.
The prompt was "What can happen in a second."
#2
Sable
Three individuals- a cabinboy, a cook with a shady background, and a Newfoundland dog- narrowly survive a shipwreck in the late 1600s and wash ashore on Sable Island.
The prompt was "The worst Thanksgiving dish you ever had."
#3
The Spiderplant Chronicles
A young faerie girl tries very hard to keep a houseplant from dying, as part of an important test by the Seelie Court.
The prompt was "A houseplant is dying. Tell it why it needs to live."
#4
Dispatches From 2027 A.D.
A glimpse at a typical Twitter timeline from the year 2027
The prompt was "Write Facebook status updates for the year 2017."