You could consider this a silly prompt, although in the end, the tone of any story is totally up to you. Any prompt can lead to a funny, sad, scary or heartwarming story. You can even make it realistic if you put your mind to it. Story Prompt: November 17, 2025 Write a story where…
Tag: animals
Honk vs Honk
Honk vs Honk “We could just fly over to the other side.” “And not disrupt traffic? No way. They built their road on our land, and we’re going to make them suffer for it.” “They could just run us over.” “They could, but they won’t. Humans would never admit it, but they secretly fear us….
Muse on Monday – June 17, 2024
Have you ever read books like Black Beauty, Charlotte’s Web or Where the Red Fern Grows? Books about pets and animal friends are very popular and very powerful because animals tend to be very pure and love unconditionally. It’s much easier to have a relationship with an intelligent animal, of course, which is why there…
Favorite Foods: Animal Edition
Favorite Foods: Animal Edition Grizzly Bear: Oh, I love salmon, you know that real fresh kind when they’re jumping up the waterfall all sleek and energetic and you grab it out of the air. That is soooo good. No, wait, blackberries. Those are the best, you know when it’s fall and the bushes are just…
Sui Generis
Sui Generis I needed something unique. Groundbreaking. Twelve hours before the science fair and no ideas. Last year’s winner, my sentient rhinocopter, buzzed around the room looking bored. A living cup that produced milk and sugar for your coffee? Not enough time now. A catbird? I might as well make a baking soda volcano. I…
On Monday I Woke Up as a Dog
On Monday I Woke Up as a Dog On Monday I woke up as a dog—a sloppy, tangle-furred St. Bernard who had grown up on the streets. As the sun peeked between the brownstone houses that lined the east side of the street, I set out to discover breakfast. A few people called out to…
Muse on Monday – February 14, 2022
Happy Valentine’s Day! This is a day we think of love, usually romantic love between two people. However, there are many other types of love as well, such as love between family members, love of friends, love of nature, and so on. Animals also form very strong bonds, either with people or with other animals….
Dance
No one saw it flying towards Earth. No telescopes spotted it. It was invisible. But everyone felt it, the dancing star. In the living room, it started with Dad tapping his foot. Mom came in and Dad took her hand and spun her around. The kids started jumping up and down on the couch like…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 