The Prompt
Sand.
It can be experienced positively or negatively and either type of scenario is fertile ground for description.
Enjoy a brief brainstorming session! Pros and cons of sand. Happy memories versus frustrations with sand. Types of sand. Colors of sand. Uses of sand. Shake out those possibilities.
Find one that works for you and write a story that incorporates sand and some of its gritty glory.
Pressed for time and energy? Consider a drabble.
All the time in the world? Many successful stories incorporated vast deserts of sand.
Whatever you choose to do, hope you find joy in writing a story today.
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Ruby G. Dubois.
Ruby writes wherever she is, whenever she can, wonders what Freddie Mercury would sing if he were still alive, and hopes her attention span and the stars will align so the world can, one day, read her stories.
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