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Family Fortune: Steemhouse Writing Prompt

Grandpop died without telling anyone where he hid the money. None of us would have known about it at all if Nana hadn’t torn the house apart over the past forty

Who Feeds the Children? (Fiction)

Who Feeds the Children? “Another seventy five cents… that’s five dollars and thirty seven cents I’ve found so far this morning.” Sandy eyed the three coins in his

Steemhouse Writing Prompt #2

What do you see when you look at the cover image of this post? What comes to mind? Pirates? Metal detectors? Archaeologists? Whatever it is, we’re betting it would

POEM: The Dark Waters of the Soul

This is an old memory. It resurfaced slowly, over the last few weeks, but when I saw the latest writing prompt by @steemhousepub, it made me think of digging up

Steemhouse Writing Prompt #2

Our last writing prompt was a smashing success. We had several outstanding Steem participants whose posts are compiled here. Now it’s time for a new prompt, and

Success! Steemhouse Writing Prompt 1

If you're ready for some first-rate fiction, buckle up and hold on to your hats, because we have some for you. In response to our writing prompt offered earlier

Scorched Earth and Rebirth

A thousand miles of scorched earth lay behind me. Years and years of it, its dust still clinging to my clothes and skin and soul. Struggle, pain, sickness, apathy.

BYE

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The Corrupt Earth: Steemhouse Writing Prompt

REWRITE The birds always knew. They could sense the way the earth changed even before it blackened and curled, and they stayed away. Today they flew west along the

Strolling through the Louvre [Short story]

Marianna has already traveled Paris several times. The gatherings in the cafés, with the companions of the trip, were endless and pleasant but the discussions about

POEM: Desolation & Promise – AND IT’S MY STEEMIVERSARY!

This post serves two purposes. It’s my response to a writing prompt offered up by @steemhousepub, and also the first post I’ve done since being notified that I’ve

Steemhouse Writing Prompt #1

What could be better for the new year on Steem than a resurgence of interest in creative writing? Steemhouse places great emphasis on writing for publication. That