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The PetroSaurus (named that by some politician's daughter) was an engineering marvel. Designed to be 100%, it would never have spills, process in site everything, and produce zero pollution, it started operations in 2035. Such a happy day. It would be the last of its kind, though. One year later, the main drill broke an ancient crashed alien starship hull, and made its still active reactor blow up. Radiation killed most life in the planet. Such a sad day…
#WritingPrompt

You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short #WritingPrompt exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.
Write a sentence containing the following word: junkyard
For example: While the ship’s cloaking field had come from a junkyard, it was still more than enough to deal with the primitive technology of the planet below.

You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short #WritingPrompt exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.
Write a sentence containing the following word: kitchen
For example: In the kitchen Tom emptied the coffeepot into his mug, and then washed the pot and his breakfast dishes.

@VisualInspiration
Their fans screamed like there was the end of the world. Their guitars were turned up to eleven to the factor of xxx. Booze flowed like the Niagara Falls everywhere. People would talk about last night gig for decades. Hopefully. The Heaven's Demons last concert was epic, but they had to go back home. It was time. The Boss called, and they had work to do. This was just a side gig for them. They had to get ready to fight against Hell's army soon…
#WritingPrompt

You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short #WritingPrompt exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.
Write a sentence containing the following word: line
For example: While standing in line behind a lady with a crying baby, Mike had to laugh thinking that some once thought people wouldn’t want to shop online.

You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short #WritingPrompt exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.
Write a sentence containing the following word: spare
For example: The room was a generic storage area filled with crates, spare parts, and other odds-and-ends.

@VisualInspiration
—My back hurts
—The eSpine again?
—Maybe. But there isn't any error codes…wait…no. It's working fine.
—Why did you get that thing? I doesn't even give you better mobility.
—Everyone in school got one. I wasn't going to be left out.
—It looks horrible! You look like a borg-queen wannabe.
—You're no fun. I can be online 24/7 with this.
—You were online 24/7 before that thing.
—You're just lazy. Is it much effort to type your posts?
—Whatever. Give me more pills.
#WritingPrompt

@VisualInspiration

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"That Martian woman had no business to do it," said Mrs. Simpson, "no business at all. She promised us fully furnished rooms with an unobstructed view of the milky way, but instead of which here are those shabby rooms, looking into the Earth's northern hemisphere, and fully cloud-covered, at that! Oh Lucy!" She snapped a photo of the rundown lodging and uploaded it to Insta, adding a thumbs down.

You can read all you want about writing, but the real test is to actually write something. Hence, a short #WritingPrompt exercise for those of you wanting to hone your craft.
Write a sentence containing the following word: furniture
For example: The elevator went up to the tenth floor and opened to a small lobby filled with potted plants and leather furniture.