Friday Fiction: Eve

Write a brief bit of fiction using the prompt "Eve."

Friday Fiction is your opportunity to write a short (short, short, short) story. Many participants use more than one minute for Friday Fiction prompts, and I open up the One-Minute Writing of the Day contest to entries of various lengths.

Click on the "Friday Fiction" tag beneath the post to see more examples of Friday Fiction writings.

And...Happy New Year's Eve!

Today's Writing Prompt: Cold

Describe (in a creative way) how you feel when you have a head cold. (Or you can write this in third person, describing a character with a cold.)

Today's Writing Prompt: Holiday

Share a memory from this year's holiday season.

Today's Writing Prompt: Clothing

Think back to your childhood. Write about an article of clothing or outfit you remember one of your parents (or another influential adult figure) wearing.

Note from C. Beth: We've extended our vacation by a couple of days, so while I am posting prompts again, there may still be some extra delay before comments are moderated. I'll be back to my normal schedule (whatever "normal" is!) on Thursday.

Note from C. Beth: On vacation

Hi, One-Minute Writers!

Our family is out of town for Christmas. I'll be returning to The One-Minute Writer on December 28.

In the meantime, please feel free to browse old posts and write responses to them. (As I'm writing this on Saturday afternoon, no one has yet written a Friday Fiction this week!

Please note...unfortunately I can't turn off comment moderation because I still get a lot of spam comments (despite Blogger's much-appreciated automatic spam filter.) I'm pretty sure most of you don't want to hear about esc0rt services and cheap pharmaceut1cals any more than I do. So if you leave comments while I'm gone, there may be quite a delay before they are published. Thanks for understanding!

Merry Christmas, and happy holidays!

Today's Writing Prompt: Six Word Saturday

Describe your life in six words.

Six Word Saturdays is a weekly series over at Call Me Cate's funny blog, Show My Face. We do Six Word Saturdays monthly(ish) at The One-Minute Writer, but feel free to participate on your own every week--click the button below for more info! Have fun!

One-Minute Writing of the Week: the mrs.

I choose one of the daily winning response from each week and feature it as the One-Minute Writing of the Week. This is for the week of 11/14-11/20.

One-Minute Writing of the Week:
Writer: the mrs. (Sunday's winner)

Prompt: Books. How do you treat the books that you read?

If the book I am reading is delicious, I eat it. Quickly. Late into the night, I'll be exhausted the next day, read until my eyes won't stay open anymore gulps.

If I start in and don't like it. I read a few bites and then it sits like leftovers on my dresser gathering dust.

Congratulations, the mrs.! You're welcome to put a One-Minute Writing of the Week Winner button on your blog. Click here if you'd like to snag it.

Friday Fiction: Frozen

Write a brief bit of fiction using the prompt "Frozen."

Friday Fiction is your opportunity to write a short (short, short, short) story. Many participants use more than one minute for Friday Fiction prompts, and I open up the One-Minute Writing of the Day contest to entries of various lengths.

Click on the "Friday Fiction" tag beneath the post to see more examples of Friday Fiction writings.

Today's Writing Prompt: No

Write about a time you said no.

Today's Writing Prompt: Guilty

Write about the last time you felt guilty.

One-Minute Writing of the Week: Pamela

I choose one of the daily winning response from each week and feature it as the One-Minute Writing of the Week. This is for the week of 11/7-11/13.

One-Minute Writing of the Week:
Writer: Pamela (Wednesday's winner)

Prompt: Fear. What do you do when you're afraid?

I'm always afraid every time I'm on a plane. When the plane starts shaking, I would take out my liquid eyeliner and force myself to apply the most perfect cat's eye line on my lids. After that I would swipe on a red lipstick, back and forth, back and forth until the shaking stops. The whole process distracts me from my fear. When I get off the plane, though, I look like a clown.

Congratulations, Pamela! You're welcome to put a One-Minute Writing of the Week Winner button on your blog. Click here if you'd like to snag it.

Today's Writing Prompt: Holiday

It's your job to create a new holiday, one that will be observed worldwide. What new holiday will you create?

Today's Writing Prompt: Decoration

Write about a holiday decoration that holds particular meaning for you.

Today's Writing Prompt: Sun

Write yourself a Sunday letter from the Sun.

Today's Writing Prompt: Gift

Write a bit about the most recent gift you gave.

Friday Fiction: Branches

Write a brief bit of fiction using the prompt "Branches"

Friday Fiction is your opportunity to write a short (short, short, short) story. Many participants use more than one minute for Friday Fiction prompts, and I open up the One-Minute Writing of the Day contest to entries of various lengths.

Click on the "Friday Fiction" tag beneath the post to see more examples of Friday Fiction writings.

Today's Writing Prompt: Internet

Write about when you first started using the Internet.

Note: If you want a completely entertaining blast from the past, listen to this 1993 NPR Science Friday segment called "The Future of the Internet. It's amazing how much our online lives have changed since then!

Today's Writing Prompt: Expert

What expert do you wish could come teach you what they know?

Today's Writing Prompt: You are

It's been said, "You are what you eat." Rewrite that phrase.... "You are what you ______."

Today's Writing Prompt: Book

Write about a book you were given as a gift, or a book you gave as a gift.

Today's Writing Prompt: Hotel

Write about a memorable experience you've had staying at a hotel.

Today's Writing Prompt: Stubborn

In what way are you the most stubborn?

One-Minute Writing of the Week: Hank

I choose one of the daily winning response from each week and feature it as the One-Minute Writing of the Week. This is for the week of 10/31-11/6.

One-Minute Writing of the Week:
Writer: Hank (Saturday's winner)

Prompt: School. Describe a particular room or area of a school that you attended.

My high school was an ancient four story building. Well worn grooves in the stairs spoke of the innumerable footfalls over the decades. My favorite place was across the street where I could smoke with the other cool kids. I was sixteen. I knew everything. I wondered why I was wasting my time there and impatiently waited for the day I was old enough to strike out on my own.

Boy, did I have a rude awakening.

Congratulations on another weekly win, Hank!

Friday Fiction: W(h)ine

Write a brief bit of fiction using the prompt "Wine" and/or "Whine."

Friday Fiction is your opportunity to write a short (short, short, short) story. Many participants use more than one minute for Friday Fiction prompts, and I open up the One-Minute Writing of the Day contest to entries of various lengths.

Click on the "Friday Fiction" tag beneath the post to see more examples of Friday Fiction writings.

Today's Writing Prompt: Store

Write about a store that would get more of your business if they did one thing differently (and write about what that one thing would be.)

Today's Writing Prompt: December

Describe what you like or dislike about December.