Story Starter - Week Eighteen

This week's Story Starter is a small beginning to a story. Write a story or poem inspired by the paragraphs below. You can use the "beginning" anywhere in your story; it doesn't just have to start your story. Or you can just use it to inspire a completely different story having nothing to do with the sentences below.

The four of them surrounded him. Their fists were clenched and raised, and Cameron could feel their anger at him. He'd wanted, just once, to be part of the popular crowd. He's mistaken their teasing for friendship, and his words hadn't been chosen as carefully as they should have been. How was he supposed to know that they'd be offended when he called them brutes? He thought they liked being known for their strength and size. But when they heard him use the word "brutes," they heard "big and dumb." 

He should have known better than to think that he could tease back and make it work for him. He'd always been awkward. He always said the wrong thing. And now, he was about to be crushed by four angry brutes. He couldn't see any way out, but there had to be some way to escape the pain that was coming his way.

As always, I love to read what you are writing, so please copy and paste your story or poem into the comments, if you would like to share.

Story Starter - Week Seventeen

This week’s story starter is a picture. Write a story or poem inspired by the picture below. What story do you think this picture is telling? Or is there another story that this picture is hiding or disguising? How do you think the character came to this point? How will things progress from the point of events shown in this picture? Your story can include an idea inspired by the caption within the picture or you can completely ignore the caption and let the picture itself be your inspiration.

Picture by Robert Fyfe at bfg.deviantart.com

As always, I love to read what you are writing, so please copy and paste your story or poem into the comments, if you would like to share.

Story Starter - Week Sixteen

This week's Story Starter is a sentence. Write a story or poem inspired by the sentence below. You can use the sentence anywhere in your story. Or you can just use it to inspire a completely different story that doesn't use the sentence below.

The cat just stared at me from my porch, not letting me past.

As always, I love to read what you are writing, so please copy and paste your story or poem into the comments, if you would like to share.

Story Starter - Week Fifteen

This week's Story Starter is a small beginning to a story. Write a story or poem inspired by the paragraphs below. You can use the "beginning" anywhere in your story; it doesn't just have to start your story. Or you can just use it to inspire a completely different story having nothing to do with the sentences below.

The moon's light glinted off the tombstones, surrounding the cemetery in an iridescent light. Tammy didn't think it was a good idea to come to the cemetery; she'd only come along at the insistence of her friends. They thought it would be fun to see who was brave enough to stay in the cemetery the longest. 

But then Tammy saw the grey-colored hand, with torn and eaten-away flesh, start to push its way up out of the ground. 

As always, I love to read what you are writing, so please copy and paste your story or poem into the comments, if you would like to share.