Friday, Thank God .... well it is Friday so that means it is time for the prompts again. Hope everyone has had a great week so far. Time for me see what sort of draw I can get with this week's choices for writing prompts. Take a gander and see if either of them appeal to you.

Prompt 234 – Creative
Tag – Insomnia
After four long days of non-sleep you are beginning to feel like you are going to lose it. When you look out your window and see your neighbor slide what looks like a mask of their face over a deformed one you think your insomnia is driving you crazy. The question is, did your mind make up what you thought you saw or was it reality?

Prompt 235 - Creative
Tag – List of Words
Use the following words in a story – lost love letter, a man’s watch, one red shoe, a slice of pizza, and a banana peel.

Then of course there are the responses to last week's prompts. Yes there were a few who took the plunge and decided to give the site a taste of what they can do. Among the plethora of entries was one that caught my eye for prompt 233. PMDacey decided to give that prompt a shot and I really enjoyed it. Read on and see what you think.

“Somehow, I just never expected this,” Tom muttered, but when he thought about it he knew this was exactly the sort of thing he should have expected.

 

“What do you mean?” said the tall man with the beard and red shirt with the word counselor on it.

 

“Nobody told me there was going to be, like water and boats.”

 

“Well it isn’t called Camp Lake Anawanda for nothing,” he said.

 

“Yeah, what do think we were going to do? Sit around and weave fuckin’ baskets?” a red headed boy spoke up.

 

“Watch the mouth Charlie,” the counselor snapped.

 

“I am not getting in any boat,” Tom announced.

 

“I can’t leave you here alone on the shore. “

 

“Yes, you can.”

 

“The rules won’t allow it. We are all going to be in the canoes. It is perfectly safe.”

 

“No, it isn’t.”

 

“Nothing can happen. There is an adult in each canoe and everyone will be wearing life vests,” the counselor explained as calmly as possible.

 

“Do we have too?” Charlie whined.

 

“The rules require it.”

 

“We never did before. Just because some baby is scared of the water,” Charlie grumbled.

 

“That is enough!” the adult scolded the red headed boy.

 

Tom didn’t say anything. He knew he was not a baby at fourteen and he had very good reason to be afraid of the water. Water was unpredictable and you could never be sure what lurked beneath the surface. In particular he did not like the muddy appearance of this lake.

 

“Man this blows!” Charlie said as the counselor handed him a life vest.

 

“Charlie!”

 

“Here Tom, you can be in the canoe with me,” the counselor said trying to hand him a vest. Tom kept his arms crossed in front of his chest.

 

“I don’t want to be in any canoe! At all! Ever!”

 

The man took a hold of Tom’s arm gently and led him away from the group on the beach.

 

“Listen, you don’t want to ruin this for everyone else, do you? If you don’t go, nobody can go. Got it?” he explained, never letting go of Tom’s arm.

So did it capture your attention? Do you want to know what else is there? I hope you do. Go give it read and comment for the author. If you like it don't forget to hit that button for him. You can find it here : http://www.gayauthors.org/forums/topic/37030-prompt-233-creative/

So who will be featured next week? Well it could be you. Hopefully one of this week's prompts tickles your fancy and you sit down to write us a little piece of perfection. Till next week everyone, enjoy and have fun.