this week's prompt: I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT

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MINIPROMPT: I {Wish You Hadn’t Said That}… Expressions & Taglines

We asked our staff writers… What expressions or taglines need to just die already? From cheugy to hot mess, we wish you didn’t say that.

The Prompt Staff

January 24, 2022

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A Striving D.C. Playbooker

Have you never been mentioned in Playbook? Are you outside of the inner circle? It’s like, still FINE. You’re still important. Right?

Robin Doody

January 24, 2022

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{Last Place} on The List: The Ugliest Girl in the Senior Class

Every year, someone publishes The List—ranking all the girls in the senior class from hottest to ugliest. And boy, does it get ugly.

Kelaine Conochan

January 21, 2022

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ROMANTIC COMEDY

Calling all basic bitches! No, it’s not offensive. It’s a rom com about dogs, obviously. Coming to theaters near you this May.

Gordon St. Raus

January 20, 2022

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Accepting Submissions: {I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT} Writing Prompt

{I Wish I Hadn’t Said That}: Lost Boys, Lost Intimacy

In an intimate moment, one young lover says three unspeakable words. But if actions speak louder than words, is it wrong to say it?

Eric Mochnacz

January 18, 2022

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Accepting Submissions: {I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT} Writing Prompt

Want to get published in The Prompt? Send us an original post including the words I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT and we’ll publish the best!

The Prompt Staff

January 18, 2022

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{I Shouldn’t Have Said That}: The Dinner Sledgehammer

Liv knows a secret, and when she reveals it at dinner, more than appetites are lost. Her family may never be the same.

Sarah Razner

January 20, 2022

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Getting Warmer: {I Wish I Hadn’t Said That}

Cassie was always closer to her father. After his passing, she still holds on to his secrets, until one night when she lets the big one slip.

Devin Householder

January 19, 2022

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{Restart}: What I Might’ve Written About If I Hadn’t Stopped Writing

It’s funny how life doesn’t stop happening to you, even after you decide to stop writing about it. She here’s where we restart the process.

N. Alysha Lewis

January 12, 2022

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There's plenty more where that came from. Check out some prompts from previous weeks.

wk. 01 {Dinner} with {3 People from} {History}

wk. 02 {Thanks Obama}

wk. 03 {Lying}

wk. 04 2016: {Year In Review}

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