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Coffee and Donut: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0> , via Wikimedia Commons |
For this writing prompt, write a short story around a character who is or has just consumed
black coffee and a stale donut.
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Coffee and Donut: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0> , via Wikimedia Commons |
For this writing prompt, write a short story around a character who is or has just consumed
black coffee and a stale donut.
Card games have been part of the human experience for hundreds of years. Like a roll of the dice, the turn of a card can provide a random number or add to a winning or losing hand in a card game.
The card suites diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades all have their own symbolism and lore. The cards themselves and face cards like Jack, Queen, and King have their values. Everyone likes to have an ace up their sleeve.A good pair of binoculars is one of my favorite possessions. I have a nice pair of 7x50 Steiner binoculars from Germany. The company is famed for making military binoculars and they have sharp optics that you don't have to fuss with once they are initially focused. When it comes to gadgets and gear, nothing brings the faraway up close like a good pair of binoculars. They also make for a good writing prompt because they let people see things that they shouldn't see or weren't meant to see. Binoculars also help sailors and soldiers spot approaching danger. From a nosy old man in a high rise to a lookout on a ship at sea, the stories that you can imagine that involve a pair of binoculars are endless. There might be a lot of symbolism in writing a story around binoculars and what you can use them to see.
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NYC Through Binoculars - Handige Harrie and User:Jean-Hervé BARBIÉ, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
If you've got some binoculars, it's a good time to break them out and see what you can see. For today's writing prompt, write a short story that involves --
A pair of binoculars.
You know it. I know it. The girl next door knows it. ZZ Top sang about it. It's been shown through time and history that every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed man. When you think of some of the icons of television, music, and film, there are many leading men who dress well. Some of the greatest fictional characters were also noted for dressing well. James Bond comes to mind.
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Cary Grant - 1973 photo by Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Magnifying Glass and Postcards - photo by Anna, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Notre Dame Cathedral - Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Sarcophagus Gallo Ignalli - Photo by DmitriiLD, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Gold Prospector - Sketch by Tony Oliver from Denver, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Coffee and Donut: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0> , via Wikimedia Commons There's something ab...