I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
The trees growing together to create a natural arch
Writing prompt exercise
I’m not sure what type of tree they are. Thin narrow leaves grow, and no helicopter seeds or stickers fall off of them. This makes standing between them much easier. Because they grow together to form a natural arch, which is beautiful.
And dangerous.
I had been living in this apartment for about two months before realizing my cat, Pepper, had taken to watching the trees intently from atop the safety of the small chest freezer in my dining room. The first time I noticed, I assumed she was staring at the geese who swam in the pond just beyond the trees. We did not have geese at the house, so these aquatic avians were a new thing to her.
The second time I noticed, however, was one evening about a week later. I was sitting at the dining room table and eating dinner when I heard a soft growl come from atop the freezer. I looked up from my steak and veggies to see Pepper, ears laid back and tail floofed, growling in the direction of the trees. I followed her gaze to the archway, where I watched a small creature walk through it.
The creature was about 3 ½ feet tall with dark brown skin and white…hair? It looked less like hair and more like snakes. Wait! Yup, those were snakes.
“Pepper, come here,” I said, snapping my finger at her. She jumped and looked at me.
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!