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this week's writing prompt: STRANGER THAN FICTION
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Proper Etiquette for July 4th Party: 2020 Edition

Throwing a party this year in the midst of the COVID quarantine? Oy. Where do you even start? Good news… we’ve got all the answers.
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POETRY: cul de sac

Do you remember taking walks during your childhood? The great outdoors. The shoplifting. The moments of complete freedom.
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Zach Straus
July 3, 2020
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MINIPROMPT: Growing Up, What Was Your Idea of a Status Symbol?

A water bed. A glass backboard on your basketball hoop. When you were a kid, what did you see as a status symbol of wealth, success, and easy living?
The Prompt Staff
The Prompt Staff
July 2, 2020
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The One-Way Mirror: Love, Loss, and Letting Go

It’s hard to watch a grieving family cope with loss. It’s particularly hard when you’re looking in because they’re grieving you.
Sarah Razner
Sarah Razner
July 1, 2020
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Accepting Submissions: {Stranger Than Fiction} Prompt
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The Townsfolk Appeared… When {Stranger Than Fiction} Goes Wrong

Based on the true events of a multiracial family on a camping trip in Washington State, accused of being Antifa activists. Truly stranger than fiction.
Michael Maiello
Michael Maiello
June 23, 2020
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Accepting Submissions: {Stranger Than Fiction} Prompt

Want to get published in The Prompt? This week, we’re looking for your original creative works using STRANGER THAN FICTION as the prompt. Send us your best!
The Prompt Staff
The Prompt Staff
June 22, 2020
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{Stranger Than Fiction}: Healing in the Time of COVID

What if right now was your chance to hit the reset button? To disconnect and slow down, so we can reconnect and make things right.
Heather Shaff
Heather Shaff
June 25, 2020
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Life Like a Movie: On Observations, Imagination, and Truth That’s {Stranger Than Fiction}

When is the official cut off age for playing make-believe? Whether through embarrassment or the long arm of the law, Sam found out the hard way.
Sam Hedenberg
Sam Hedenberg
June 25, 2020
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Welcome to the Future Donald Trump Presidential Hooters Restaurant and Library — {Stranger than Fiction}

The Donald Trump Presidential Hooters Restaurant. It isn’t a thing yet, but isn’t it strange that it really, truly could be?
Josh Bard
Josh Bard
June 24, 2020
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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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