Today’s writing prompt:
Opening line from Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts:
“You must not tell anyone, my mother said, what I’m about to tell you.”
Or: You must not tell anyone . . .
Or: My mother said . . .
Erma Bombeck Writing Competition is now open!
Competition closes February 17, 2014 at 8 A.M. (EST)
Capture the essence of Erma’s writings and you could win $500 and a free registration to the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop!
Personal essay must be 450 words or less. Submission guidelines click here.
