The Friday Fix Story Prompt for August 7th, 2020
Theme: Absence & Presence
First off, I hope all is well! Secondly, thank you for reading this and for supporting The Friday Fix.
For the month of August, let’s take a look at opposites and use them as inspiration to write some microfiction.
In your story responses, you’ll need to think about two specific words and consider which one provides a stronger pull. You’re even allowed to blur the lines and write about both. Don’t worry, there’s no right or wrong approach here — no incorrect path to take.
With that said…which one will you choose?
Story Prompt for Friday, August 7th, 2020
Our first opposites are absence and presence.
Prompt: write a fifty-word story that does one of the following:
- ties into or relates to the idea of absence
- ties into or relates to the idea of presence
- involves both ideas (absence and presence), somehow
As long as your story lands in the ballpark, it will be considered for publication on August seventh.
As always, please leave a comment or question if you need anything.
More importantly, have fun — and happy writing!
A few quick notes regarding submissions:
Unfortunately, not all submissions will be accepted.
Moving forward, we will start to put a cap on how many stories can be published on Fridays. For now, our absolute maximum is fifty “fifties” on Fridays, but this could (and probably will) change to a much smaller number as time moves on.
Please remember to carefully proofread submissions before sending them to The Friday Fix. Stories with an abundance of glaring errors will be rejected.
Thank you!
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