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June 8, 2023

Hive | Freewrite Prompt : Brain Interface

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Let's try our hand on sci-fi this week

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2061: brain interface

Team Omega didn't know what made the other previous teams fail, it was supposed to be a search and retrieve ops in one of the abandoned facilities that were affected by the technological warfare going on between the major countries-- No outwards danger that c...

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Published on June 08, 2023 04:34

June 1, 2023

Riddle Me Thisss... | Freewrite Prompt : Bronze Door Knocker

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Enjoy this week's freewrite... sssssss

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2054. Prompt: bronze door knocker

Sweat dripped down to his chin, he'd hoped this was the last of his trials as his thighs ached from the strain of climbing up these never ending stairs. If it wasn't enough, his arms also felt sore from pushing about some life-sized cubes inside the...

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Published on June 01, 2023 12:39

May 25, 2023

Sweet Nothings | Freewrite Prompt : No Time for That

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Ever wondered why time seems to fly by too fast?

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2047. Prompt: no time for that

He knew they were on a mission but his partner seemed to be forgetting what day it was...

"Have you truly no idea what day it is today?" He'd asked.

"Might be the day we get sliced into tiny, little pieces?" She'd answered back as the...

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Published on May 25, 2023 09:48

May 18, 2023

Oasis | Freewrite Prompt : Too Hot

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. I'm truly enjoying freewrite format at the moment.

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2040. Prompt: too hot

He would have liked the tan he was getting from this heat if it wasn’t too hot to begin with but despite that, he couldn’t bring himself to move even though he now felt parts of his skin getting itchy as it was starting to dry up.

He needed water. Hydrati...

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Published on May 18, 2023 09:02

May 11, 2023

He, still... | Freewrite Prompt : Bed Hair

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Baffling and inexplicable...

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2033. Prompt: bed hair

He knew something was odd about his newly purchased bed— Granted, only the mattress was new and the bed frame he’d bought at a garage sale sometime this week— still…

He pondered as he continued to observe his sleeping space. He had barely moved into the area, only priori...

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Published on May 11, 2023 07:20

May 4, 2023

Good Enough | Freewrite Prompt : Thick Soup

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Another wild adventure... another daring escape

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2026. Prompt: thick soup

Ugh... she knew she shouldn't have had a bite out of that thick soup. If only she hadn't been caught wandering, having gotten lost in this blasted jungle!

She found herself coming to from the ground she lay on. She'd have chalked it up to her f...

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Published on May 04, 2023 03:03

April 27, 2023

Shot to the Heart | Freewrite Prompt : Pattern Recognition

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Adventure snippet this way comes... hoping one day a finished novel this becomes

Day 2019: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: pattern recognition

She'd ran like her life depended on it. Well it actually did, she thought, none too amused as she ducked behind a stone wall to avoid any stray bullets being shot in her general direction.

Why didn't these mercenarie...

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Published on April 27, 2023 01:40

April 20, 2023

What Lies Beyond | Freewrite Prompt : Insulation

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Back for another week of mystery...

Day 2012: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: insulation

It surprised her that he began installing the insulation himself. For the past 10 years they had been married, her husband had never struck her to be a man of action -- mostly doing the all the planning instead, the man behind the desk and always on the phone, so it...

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Published on April 20, 2023 03:22

April 13, 2023

Beast Key | Freewrite Prompt : Ocean Travel

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Another new snippet this week comes. Till when do these snippets come together?

Day 2005: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: ocean travel

"The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", not exactly the typical reading material one would have in mind when going on an ocean travel, but here she was, the witch -- who just so happened to stumble upon a magically locked "...

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Published on April 13, 2023 03:33

April 6, 2023

Lumbered | Freewrite Prompt : Wood Doll

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Author's note: I will be using @rbhayes account for my journey back into writing from hereon. Let's go for some mystery this week.

Day 1998: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: wood doll

The gashes were back again, but this time they seemed angrier. It had been several weeks since she noticed these bloody trails appear on her skin-- first her arms, sometimes her back, most time her legs. They started as scratches at first, which she shrugged off t...

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Published on April 06, 2023 03:44