I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
The cruise ship is haunted
Writing prompt exercise
The hall was deserted, which wasn’t surprising. We were docked at out next destination, but I wasn’t interested in visiting this particular port of call. I’ve been to Cozumel before; it’s pretty much a tourist trap.
And, sure, I would love to go check out the city, but I’m not sure it’s safe for a single woman to go wandering around a foreign city alone.
I stopped thinking about that last through. Why couldn’t I walk around by myself? I had taken the Bronx subway train down to the East Village in Manhattan at 3 a.m. multiple times in my early 20s. Why should I be afraid now?
Straightening my shoulders, I turned and headed back to my room. I would grab some money and my straw hat (don’t care if it’s fashionable; it keeps the sun off my face, so it gets the job done), and head out to see what downtown Cozumel looked like.
Rounding the corner, I saw a man standing down the hall in front of a cabin. He kept grasping at the handle but couldn’t seem to turn it. Even in profile, I could see the frustration on his face.
“Hello?” I said. “Can I help you?”
He turned wide eyes at me. Eyes that – weren’t there.
“Oh, shit, you can see me!” he yelped before promptly disappearing.
“Great,” I mumbled, heading to my room. “This damned place is haunted. So much for a relaxing vacation.”
Purpose of this prompt
I wrote about why I’m doing this exercise in a separate post. But what purpose does this writing prompt exercise serve? Well, it serves three purposes by:
- Keeping me in the practice of writing.
- Helping generate story ideas.
- Offering you sneak peeks into what I might be working on next.
This piece is raw and unedited. I have made no changes from the words I wrote long-hand in my notebook. Why would I do that? Because I want to show y’all that what you write doesn’t have to be perfect the first time. Don’t let perfect get in the way of getting things done.
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That’s all for now. Stay fabulous, y’all!