Writing Promt: Map

Here's what another teen wrote on the writing prompt: Map. She had 7 minutes to write.

By Laurie

I act like I am surprised, but I'm really not. There is a map that shows on my hand beneath the dirt in the creases. Only I know it's a map. I've guess I've known that ever since I was a little girl, although I never truly thought it was true, till now. 

Now, I can finally find my way to freedom, finally out of this prison. Wait! I hear footsteps and see a figure in the distance, so I quickly wash the dirt off my hands and my map. Freedom will have to wait for another time.

"Sara! What are you doing out here? You should be in your bed chamber!"

"Yes, sorry, My Lady, I was just washing up after the work."

What do you think? What kind of prison is Sara in? 

How did the map get on her hand? 

Writing Prompt: Map

Today's writing prompt is "Map".

Here's what Elizabeth wrote for this prompt:

There once was a map that was hidden deep, deep in the inky black forest. It was buried there by Indians who found it in the year 266 BC. It was buried by the last two Snok Indians, a little boy and a little girl by the names of Little Fish and Talking Shrimp. They were the only ones left because this map had led their relatives into the pit, a place so deep and dark that it went forever down into the ground. Their parents' screams still echo in their minds like a horror movie where a child is killed gruesomely. 

The children buried the map and their ancestors would find it again one day.

What do think will happen when the "ancestors" find the map? Is the map evil? Who made the map?

What would you write for this prompt? 

Share in the Comments Section below!

Writing Prompt - The garden #2

Still getting the creative juices flowing! Today, I'm posting my response to the prompt.

 

The Garden

Photo by Dawn M. Hamsher, 2013

Lush and bright

Colors explode in every shade

A rainbow for the senses

Man and woman hold hands and walk

Constantly bathed in warmth and light

Man pets the lion and woman the lamb

Daily, God embraces His children.

His loving presence is all they know.

Everything is perfect and right with the world.

God’s creation in The Garden is good.

If you'd like to join the prompt, write in comment section!  Next response to "The garden" prompt will be posted next week.

Writing Prompt - The garden

Photo by Dawn M. Hamsher, 2013

It's been awhile since we've done a writing prompt! We need to get those creative juices flowing! Here's one for the end of spring.

The garden

Sandy James is going to start us off with her response.

God’s beauty is so evident in the garden; glorious yellow irises, snow white peonies, purple alum standing so regally , a cacophony of columbine colors and carpets of green grass barbered just so. With such a cold Spring, we’ve just planted small tomato plants whose labels promise fruit within 80 days – an eternity!

Did those plants try to grow? Did they try to be what God created them to be? Did they water themselves? Or grow their roots? Hmmm…
 

What about us? We’re God’s creation created for His enjoyment. But boy it’s hard to be what God wants me to be. I have to make intentional decisions to do what’s right, to live right, to make myself behave properly and act like a Christian. It takes a lot of effort to water and feed myself so I’ll grow up to be beautiful and strong. I know the plants don’t have to do anything for themselves but that’s the way they’re created. It’s different for me. I’ll end up a failure, good for nothing if I don’t take care of myself I don’t want to make God angry or disappoint Him after all He did or me! Right?

Wrong! We can accomplish nothing without God’s enabling power. We are only who we are because of Christ in us, the hope of glory. We have His beauty inside us and the more we surrender to Him, the more that aroma of beauty and love is released in our lives. He is all the while in us both to will and to work for His good pleasure. And ”the good work HE’s begun in us, HE will complete”. It’s not about what we DO, but what we BEcome by drawing close to Him and allowing Him to work in us and through us – by cooperating with Him, seeking His heart in all things.

He’s planted us on this earth to grow and be a demonstration of His love and beauty. All we have to do is say “yes” and watch how His garden grows. 



by Sandy James, 2013

Next response to "The garden" prompt will be posted Friday, May 31.

Writing Prompt: Carved Wooden Box

Writing Prompt: You find a beautiful wooden box in a dusty old attic. The lid has a Nativity carved in it. What's in it? Who did it belong to? Write for 15 minutes. 

I hope you write along with me! Post your writing in the Comments Section.

This prompt was inspired by "The Christmas Box" by Richard Paul Evans. I also did a post about it over at The Write Soil.