Happy Friday (and for those who celebrate, Happy Cesar Chavez Day)!

ComicFan has come up with two new prompts - I hope you give at least one of them a try. If you do, share them with the community in the Writing Prompts forum.

Prompt 124 – Creative
Cue – The Mystery
You have been having a nice walk with your dog along the beach when your dog suddenly begins barking and tugging you toward pier. Deciding it is still a move back toward your car you allow the dog to lead you under the pier. As you do you see something you never wanted to see. What is the mystery under the pier?

Prompt 125 – Creative
Cue - The Shift
You remember reading as child the horror stories of transforming from man to wolf and those who were blood thirsty killers during the full moon. You laugh now that you are cursed but unfortunately you didn’t get something cool like a wolf or a tiger. Now you are cursed to transform as well only become what?

Give these new ones a try - or any of the prompts in the Writing Prompts forum. One recent prompt, #110 asked

No one is just evil. They work from their own point of view. Your job is to create an “evil character” but you have to explain why they are that way. What happened to turn them into the person they are and why do they find that “evil” lifestyle so appealing?

Percy gave this one a try with his Quid Pro Quo - below is the beginning and you should check out the full story to see where it goes!

 

 

 

 

 

Quid Pro Quo

by Percy

His career was over. Gerald fisted his hand on his knee and stared out the window of the executive sedan as it crept towards the hotel through the late night Manhattan traffic. Over at the age of 29 and all at the hands of the man sitting next to him.

 

"1.2 billion dollars. Can you believe that, Gerald? Our guys picked up that entire restaurant chain for 1.2 billion dollars. They told me tonight that they already have their eyes on their next buyout target. Next deal is an auto supply retail chain. If that goes through, I’ll end up with the firm’s top client two years running."

 

Gerald grimaced. His boss, Daniel, was a partner in their law firm and still jacked on the adrenaline they’d all been operating on this week. Closing a billion plus dollar transaction required a healthy supply of adrenaline to replace the sleepless nights and shot nerves.

 

“Good work on the bridge loan documents, Gerald, even though that part of the deal was shuttled.” Daniel slapped Gerald’s knee, then grabbed and gave it a rough shake. His hand lingered longer than necessary, and Gerald drew his attention away from the window.

 

“Better for the client the way it turned out,” Gerald responded. “The banks were able to get the permanent financing in place in time for the closing. Client saved some money not having to do the bridge.”

 

The words were measured. Professional. Gerald was careful to strip them of the bitterness he’d harbored since learning the work he’d done the last couple months had been for naught. His primary responsibility on the deal had been to draft a slew of documents that ultimately ended up on the proverbial cutting room floor.

 

The full story can be found HERE