I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
Walking down the street, you find a stray cat that starts talking to you, but only you can understand it
Writing prompt exercise
Spring is in the air, and the smell of someone’s lilac bush reaches my nose as I round the corner on my neighborhood street. The cool breeze caresses my face, making me feel refreshed and ready to start my work day once my morning walk is complete.
“Hey, lady,” the bush says to me, and I stop. Bushes don’t talk.
“What was that?” I ask the bush. Weird shit happens to me all the time, so I’m used to it. When you work with the fae as much as I do, you get used to the weird.
“Down here,” the voice says, coming from the ground beneath to bush. I kneel down and peer through the branches. A pair of glowing eyes peer back at me.
“Hello?” I ask, a little confused. What is this creature. The figure moves closer, and I see a beautiful white cat emerge from the shadows.
Oh boy,” I breathe, “a faery cat. What brings you here?”
“Ah, so you know what I am,” the feline says, inching closer. I not. “I’m here because I need protection.” As the furry body moved further into the light, I could guess why.
This cat is pregnant. Very pregnant.
“I’m guessing you need a safe place to give birth,” I say more than ask, and the cat nods at me. “My home is open to you, and you are welcome to do your whelping there.”
“Thank you, Guardian,” the pure-white feline says before jumping into my arms.
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!