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Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 14
Here we are at the end of the boot camp! This was far more enjoyable then I expected, and I think I may have unearthed a few characters...
Thomas Witherspoon
19 hours ago10 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 13
Breaking Down The tachometer was pegged to the redline, somewhere around seven thousand RPM. The engine couldn’t take much more, despite...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 207 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 12
Resignation Letter Dear Popular Culture, Yeah, I’m afraid I’m done with you. I suppose you are owed an explanation, although it should be...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 192 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 11
The Stranger I decided to take a shortcut on my walk home from work. I hoped the new route would burn of the thousand steps left on my...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 162 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 10
Dollar Message (The original prompt involved buying a birthday gift at a department store, but that scenario didn’t feel desperate...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 137 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 9
Devon School In Memoriam The following obituary was originally printed in the New York Times on Septmber 25, 2001, and is reprinted here...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 112 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 8
Full Disclosure They toured the house with the real estate agent. “We love it,” Mary said. She began to say something else before her...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 102 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 7
When I saw the name of the prompt, "Back from the Future", I wasn't that excited. Time travel stories can be fun, but they are hard to...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 84 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 6
Alphabet Poem Always Becoming the thing I Care about the least. Demons curl about me, their Effervescent presence has Frightened all of...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 31 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 5
What happens when something you see every day reveals something new to you? Tags Alice was walking home from work when she passed “the...
Thomas Witherspoon
Jun 15 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 4
Sorry there was no prompt yesterday. I was travelling and travelling really knocks the wind out of me. So, let's pick things up with a...
Thomas Witherspoon
May 295 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 3
Mystery Cookie First Monday “Did I miss an email about this?” Jennifer asked her cube neighbor, Larry. “What are you talking about?”...
Thomas Witherspoon
May 275 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 2
The One that Got Away Ah, Valentine’s Day. Or, as we in the industry refer to it: Amateur Night. “Here’s a hot tip for you,” Heidi told...
Thomas Witherspoon
May 263 min read


Writing Prompt Boot Camp, Day 1
For the next two weeks, I am going to present a series of writing prompts. Maybe they'll give you a better idea of who I am and why I...
Thomas Witherspoon
May 253 min read


My Recent Foray into Facebook Comments and Replies
Or, for the love of God, Tom, please don’t do this again! I have been online in one form or another for over 30 years. I wrote and posted...
Thomas Witherspoon
May 23 min read
On Blogging
The word “blog” seems quaint, doesn’t it? And yet, I remember when the word came into the popular vernacular. Am I old? That’s it, isn’t...
Thomas Witherspoon
Apr 112 min read


First Post?
I mean… this isn’t my first blog post. I don’t remember when I made my first blog post. Way back in the before times, no doubt. So, why this
Thomas Witherspoon
Mar 262 min read
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