I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year. How did you spend your New Years Eve? I know this is kind of late, but it's time for the first prompts of 2016!!! Hopefully you'll find something that will get those creative juices flowing. Don't forget, if posting your prompt responses in GA Stories, stories of less than 1000 words need to be posted as part of a collection. Happy Writing!!!

Prompt 468 - Creative
Tag- List of Words
Use the following words in a story- a blanket, a cake, a torn shirt, a pink ribbon, & a bat.

Prompt 469 - Creative
Tag - The Allergy
You told your date all about your favorite foods. Tonight they are cooking for you. As you eat you suddenly begin to swell and your date calls for an ambulance. What are you allergic to, and what happened?

For our featured prompt response, let's take a look at Valkyrie's response to Prompt #466.

“He really wants that as his gift?” I lowered the Christmas card and stared incredulously at my friend. His gorgeous face had turned bright red and he shrugged.

 

“Believe me, it’s just as much of a shock to me. I had no idea he was planning this when he told us not to buy him any presents this year.” He held up a card identical to mine.

 

I plopped down on the couch, staring ahead in open-mouthed shock. “But…you’re straight! I don’t understand….why would he want us to go on a date?” I didn’t dare allow myself to hope for something I had wanted ever since I met Andy five years ago. During that time, Andy had dated a variety of women---the last one for over two years. I had a feeling that George suspected my crush on Andy, but he never mentioned it to me. If this was a joke, I wasn’t laughing.

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