While checking in some books today, I noticed that the titles could make good writing prompts. So for the foreseeable future on Fridays I will be posting 25 titles of books that I have checked in over the week. The challenge is to use at least five of them in one short story or poem.
1. The thundering trail
2. Ice cold
3. Blue Heaven
4. The Jester
5. Splinters of Light
6. Cursed
7. I’ll Walk Alone
8. The Christmas Pearl
9. A Gun for Bragg’s Woman
10. The Valley of Vanishing Riders
11. The Gate House
12. Black Horizon
13. Sheriff of Hangtown
14. The Truth about Diamonds
15. Unhinged
16. Silent Partner
17. The Beloved Enemy
18. Esther’s Gift
19. Slow Burn
20. Desperate Hours
21. Out of Africa
22. The Sentry
23. Legend of a Bad Man
24. Under Northern Stars
25. First Claim
Here is an example of micro fiction using some of the titles:
He was still the Jester though it had been many years since
he had juggled or made anyone laugh for that matter. He had been alone since
the old king had cursed him and sent him out of Africa. Despite all the black
horizons that he had faced he still had joy in his heart. He made his camp now
under northern stars and was leaving behind him a legend of a bad man.
Naming the old king and the addition of another sentence and it could be the beginning of something larger:
He was still the Jester though it had been many years since
he had juggled or made anyone laugh for that matter. He had been alone since
the old king Bragg had cursed him and sent him out of Africa. Despite all the
black horizons that he had faced he still had joy in his heart. He made his
camp now under northern stars and was leaving behind him a legend of a bad man.
He hoped she would soon take up the offer of a gun for Bragg’s woman and join
him.
I had fun writing that little bit and hope you have fun playing around with the prompts. Feel free to post your creation in the comments!
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