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    Tired Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Around here it looks a lot like spring which means I feel either super energized---or I’m tired. Luckily some GA members sent me prompt ideas so I can find a comfy spot to take a nap in the sun. Thank you @Thirdly and @Lee Wilson.
    PT #211
    You’re a closeted gay man at a company gathering, for example, a conference of some kind. The company brought in a unique kind of entertainment and you’re attracted to one of the entertainers. With their costumes, you can’t tell if they’re male or female. You decide, what the heck, and ask them to meet you later. They’re not what you expected.
    PT #212
    Under My Skin: A mage with lightning ability goes head to head with a rival mage with an affinity for wind. But, when they are both chosen to train under the master mage, they are forced to work together. As they begin to get underneath one another's skin, the more the master mage seems pleased with the development. Why does it feel like he's instigating them on purpose?
     
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
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    Item Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Last week, I looked in the basement for a pot for my new palm tree. You wouldn't believe how much crap I found there. Time for the next yard sale, but I digress.
     
    PT#205
    Tell the story of the forgotten rocking chair pushed into the corner of a basement and covered in dusty cobwebs.
     
    PT#206
    Three friends clear out the basement of an old house. One opens a rotting kitchen cabinet and finds a moldy box with a set of gleaming, pristine chef knives.  When he picks up the smallest, he hears a voice in his head. What does it say?
     
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
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    Random Yummy Tea

    By Aditus,


    Teabag Sayings
    I drank a lot of tea at work during the last weeks with no sayings. Very boring, but today I found one I liked.

    Compassion is your strength.
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    Home Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    These prompt ideas were inspired by a discussion on the site.
    Would people read stories that take place in a foreign country? How difficult is it to write these kinds of stories and still find readers on an international site like GA? Does an American want to read a story about characters falling in love in Denmark?
    On the other hand, what do we have to do to write a story taking place away from home, like space or for example, China, India, Africa, or wherever your muse takes you?
    Let’s try:

    PT #201
    Write a short piece about characters taking a stroll in your hometown. Sometimes places in the same country seem foreign to us.
    PT #202
    Write a short piece where your characters, human or not, live far away from your home. Happy research.
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
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    Ginger Lemon Tea

    By Aditus,


    Teabag Sayings
    It's wintertime which means I drink a lot of tea. Friends who know me gave me a  ton of different teas for my birthday and Christmas, some even come with a saying. They make me roll my eyes, grin, or think. I thought I could share some wisdom. 
    #1

    Forgiveness is an act of consciousness.
     
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    Plain Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Here is your weekly nudge or inspirational kick. 
     

    PT #195
    Write a short story or vignette where a paper napkin takes on large emotional importance.

    PT #196
    Invent a character who has a ‘Murphy’s Law' week.

    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection.
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
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    Guest Prompt By Thirdly

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    This Friday I present a guest prompt by @Thirdly I know, I know lazy.
    Prompt #189
    Holiday Hazard: The protagonist drank too much spiked eggnog while staying with his family over the holidays. His younger cousins somehow manage to convince him to go with them to a Winter-themed amusement park even though he has a hangover. There at the amusement park, he finds someone he manages to get along with more than anyone else he'd ever come across. They end up holding hands even while riding roller coasters. Where does their instant chemistry land them?
    Prompt #190
    Chocoholics Anonymous: The chocolate shortage in his hometown is the protagonist's biggest living nightmare, especially when he requires the most authentically dark chocolate for his special pastry recipe. His family expects him to bring that pastry with him as one of their favorite holiday traditions to go along with his sibling's infamous hot chocolate and put them all into a chocolate-induced coma. Only a mom and pop shop three hours away has any of that dark chocolate in stock. But, by the time he arrives, he sees the shop owner ready to close up! What does he do, promise, or say to convince the shop owner to allow him to buy that chocolate after hours?
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
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    Preparation Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Soooo, the Holiday season is afoot. Some are already talking about Christmas parties and ‘oh my, what do I get whoever?’. I am the lucky Prompt Team member who throws their Santa hat in the ring.

    PT# 185
    Someone finds an Advent calendar in a rusty box among the Christmas decorations. Twenty-four empty little paper bags are waiting for a small daily gift given from December 1st to 24th. What do they fill them with and who gets them?
     
    PT# 186

    Let yourself be inspired by a Giving Tree.
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
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    Horrible Prompts

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Let’s squeeze some prompts in before the anthology takes over the blog. It’s the time for creaking doors, flickering lights, and whispered words in the dark. Don’t forget everything orange.

    PT #171
    How about we play with tropes: wide open mawing jaws, saliva drips, and then set a sweet counterpoint?
    PT #172
    Write about a most unlikely person who hates orange and everything it implies.
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
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    Why not?

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Do you know those situations where you ask yourself, “What would happen if...?”
    Or, “Should I do it?”  This Friday’s prompts are about doing something crazy, spontaneous, and daring.
    PT #167
    Write about a person who sees a phone number scratched in the wood of a bench in the park. Spontaneously they dial it. What does your character feel when the phone rings?
     
    PT #168
    First line: Boom! Did I do this?
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
     
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    A Typical Monday

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    What’s a typical Monday for you? For example, heart attacks occur most often on Mondays.

    PT #161,
    Write about being late for work on a Monday. Describe what else happens. The bus is late, you forgot important papers at home, or the elevator doesn’t work and your office is on the fifth floor. Play around with minor catastrophes.
    PT #162
    Write about a normal, mundane Monday with a twist. Maybe let your protagonist meet a special person.
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
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    Argumentative Arguments

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    Argumentative Arguments

    The word argument has many different meanings: debate, dispute, statement, reasoning, or you can even view it from a mathematical point of view. Feel free to pick an interpretation of your liking and twist it into a prompt answer.
    PT #155
    Write an argument that starts in bed.
    PT#156
    Write a heated argument with an internet troll where you have to stay polite on the surface.
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
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    Take a Hike!

    By Aditus,


    Prompts
    That’s what I’m going to do soon-ish. What about you? Do you like to become one with nature, bug repellent at the ready? Or are you more the beach-dwelling, sightseeing type?


     
    #149
    Your MC is ready to leave for their annual time-out. There is this spot by the lake perfect to put up a tent. No electronics, just favorite junk food indulgence, nature, and Henri. Who’s Henri?
    #150
    Your MC is on the phone packing for a weekend trip, trying to tell a friend what they’re doing without lying.
     
    Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection
    If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/
     
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