Valley of the Muse » Monthly Prompt http://www.valleyofthemuse.com A Creative Development Blog Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:32:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fiction: Portable Steam http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/fiction-portable-steam/ http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/fiction-portable-steam/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:22:18 +0000 valleyofthemuse http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/?p=226 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Word Count: 100
Prompt: August 2009 – #1 – Steam Powered

Gathering her skirts, Diana rushed through the front door of the Manor towards the stables. Leaning against the stable wall, a rusted contraption resembling a wagon marred the otherwise perfectly manicured countryside.

“There she is!”

Diana’s pursuers were gaining quickly, but she ran faster, not daring to look back.

She hoped the capsule clutched in her hand would work. “Portable Steam” father had called it. Wrenching open the boiler at the base of the wagon, she threw it in, then pressed the buttons and pulled levers as she had been taught.

The wagon spread its wings and she was off.

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]]> http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/fiction-portable-steam/feed/ 0 Prompt #2 – Licorice http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/prompt-2-licorice/ http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/prompt-2-licorice/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:41:00 +0000 valleyofthemuse http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/?p=224 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The prompt for September 2009 is licorice.

Previous prompts can be found here.

If you’d like to share your story, art, photography, craft, etc., based on this prompt, email me at miriam@valleyofthemuse.com and I’ll link to your creation.

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]]> http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/09/prompt-2-licorice/feed/ 0 Prompt #1 – steam powered http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/08/prompt-1/ http://www.valleyofthemuse.com/2009/08/prompt-1/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:00:52 +0000 valleyofthemuse http://valleyofthemuse.wordpress.com/?p=25 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Every month, I’ll post a new prompt as inspiration for a short story that will be posted here in this blog sometime during the month.

The prompt for August 09 is “steam powered”.

Feel free to join in and be sure to link me to your story, art, photography, etc. that was inspired by the prompt.

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