This week’s writing prompts all relate to the Corona Virus.
Your writing challenge this week is to turn one or more of these prompts into a complete short story.
Tr y it!
1. Darlene felt her heart skip a beat when their governor ordered everyone in the state to stay at home for the entire month.
2. She’d never worn a protective mask before. But now, as she stood in the line at the grocery wearing her mask, she felt unexpectedly powerful.
3. With nowhere to go during the stay-at-home order, Sally took to watching television all day, every day.
4. Venturing outside to the mailbox each afternoon had become Serena’s only direct contact with the outside world.
5. “What do you mean ALL the stores are out of toilet paper?” Sue asked her husband as she unloaded the groceries he had just come home with.
6. Has anyone ever died of cabin fever, Megan wondered.
7. Richard had never minded living alone until the pandemic.
8. Jennifer needed groceries. But she needed to get out of the house even more. Yet, was it worth the risk of getting the virus?
9. Margo had always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. And now, for the next month, she would be.
10. Michael sat on his front porch and noticed how quiet it was without all the usual traffic passing by.
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