You are in a bookstore in another city:

~ You see something you can’t live without, but you don’t have enough money to pay for it. What do you do?

~ You see a neighbor, alone, weeping. What do you do?

~ You see an acquaintance shoplift. What do you do?

~ You see two married acquaintances, without their spouses, heads and bodies close together, in a suggestive position. What do you do?

~ You are a young child and smile up at the grown-up whose hand you are holding but you don’t recognize the grown-up. What do you do?

Pick one and write for 20 minutes.

Note from Marlene:  You can tweak prompts however you want. For example, with this prompt, the setting could be a deserted walkway near water, in a park, at a crowded Saturday market. You choose the setting and Just Write!

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