The hunt for treasure has driven many a story. From pirates along the Spanish Main to prospectors in the Old West or the Alaskan Klondike, there is something about finding gold and striking it big that captures the imagination.
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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 |
For today's writing prompt, write a short story or piece of flash fiction that features
a gold prospector
Your gold prospector story can be set in the American Old West, Alaska, South America, Appalachians or a far away planet in any time-setting. If there's gold in them thar hills and the an opportunity to strike it rich, I'm sure they'll turn up!