October’s writing prompt was Salt. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Salt writing prompt: In the air, on your tongue, caught at the back of your throat. Flaked over fish and chips eaten from wooden forks as the waves crash over your feet. Minerals from the ground. Crystallised, pure, it sparkles in… Continue reading Salt: October Writing Prompt Responses
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Sweat: August Writing Prompt Responses
August’s writing prompt was Sweat. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Sweat writing prompt: Trickling down your spine, glistening along your jaw. Sticky like peach juice and pungent, betraying the smell of the body. The closeness you’ve engaged in. Shivers when breath rushes over it. Summertime treats It is summertime.The cute pink… Continue reading Sweat: August Writing Prompt Responses
Melting: July Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Melting. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Melting writing prompt: Sticky sweet ice cream dripping over your fingers. The ice melted in the glass. condensation forming perfect droplets on the side. Nothing good lasts forever. equatorial deep belly laughs cure, my sweet milquetoast,ripe as honeyed mango cherries… Continue reading Melting: July Writing Prompt Responses
Tongue-Tied: June Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Tongue-Tied. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Tongue-Tied prompt: What we say when we don’t know how to speak the truth. When we’re shying away from saying what we really feel. Staying silent instead of letting the words escape. When language fails us, how do we communicate?… Continue reading Tongue-Tied: June Writing Prompt Responses
Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was Patience. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Patience prompt: Buds sprouting from soil, waiting for rain. A seat pulled out for a guest you’ve anticipated for a while. The temperature changing. It can be tedious and longsome, time dragging, the days peeling away, but there’s something coming.… Continue reading Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses
Love/hate: Writing Prompt Responses
For February and March, the writing prompt was love/hate. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Love/hate prompt: There’s a thin line between love and hate: a strand of hair, the edge of a shadow, the place where two lips meet. It’s brutal and testing and translucent. So much can be said in… Continue reading Love/hate: Writing Prompt Responses
Tan Lines: August Writing Prompt Responses
This month’s writing prompt was ‘tan lines’. Here we showcase our favourite responses
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