Try these new creative writing prompts and visual prompts to make up a story, a poem, or even a song this week.

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1. Andrew sat in the dark with his face in his hands. What have I done, he wondered?

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2. “Pick a card,” Amy said. “Any card.”

Michael stared at the cards, wondering what Amy was up to.

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3. Not everyone had a pet cat like Meghan’s.

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4. Jane had always wanted to ride in a gondola.

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5. “Books in this library will transform you to another world,” said Claire’s friend, Samantha.

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6. Kylie and Jared were enjoying the solitude of their own private island when the cruise ship arrived, full of noisy passengers.

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7. Meredith was proud of her young daughter and her friends who had started their own highly successful catering business. Who says kids can’t run a business, she thought.

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8. Leona sat on the sidewalk outside the bus station. I really am leaving him. All I need to do is walk inside, get my ticket, and get on the bus, she thought.

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9. “Thanks for pet sitting for me,” Jennifer said to Lydia. “I’m sure my little darlings will be no trouble at all.”

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10. Katie always did her best thinking at the beach.

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