With apologies to Mr. Wells. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/sunset-table-mountain-landscape-sky-5004905     FIRST CONTACT,...

How secret are secret societies? Some may just be a distraction… The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/university-college-trinity-col...

This is a mood piece that could be the opening of something longer. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/herne-the-hunter-fol...

Art can transcend rationality and our sense of the “real” world. Sometimes it can even lead us to other ones. The prompt is:...

Why are babies of any kind universally cute? I’m thinking it’s so we don’t eat them. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/dra...

This one is a bit of fan-fiction, though it’s copyright safe. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/mountains-clouds-fog-sun-sand-950...

Maybe someday this will be the start of something spy-ish. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/sarajevo-bosnia-market-urban-4505752...

With apologies to Sir Arthur C. Clarke, one person’s magic is another’s boring technology. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/moun...

Sometimes the something mundane can hide the most profound. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/lake-boat-island-water-coast-192991...

Does a memory you try so hard to forget ever leave you? The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/lighthouse-australia-south-australia-29...

When is time hollowed, hallowed, and holo-ed all at once? The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/lake-forest-park-bench-tree-wood-6278...

When is a getaway a bad idea? The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/hawaii-sunset-ocean-700231     LOST IN PARADISE   The scene, the...

When is old school just old-fashioned? The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/building-princeton-university-8259184     ENTRANCE...

Not all fixer-uppers are created equal. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/house-building-abandoned-2939310     FIXER-UPPER    ...

Guardians may not just keep invaders out. The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/bridge-river-water-forest-nature-7307919     STANDING...

They say you shouldn’t ever meet your heroes. Maybe the same can be said for your dream job.   The prompt is: https://pixabay.com/photos/...

The best presents are unexpected. Picture prompts are still on hiatus, so this week’s prompt is: “Write a story about two characters who...

You never know what you might find on a lonely road in a snowstorm.   The picture prompts are on hiatus for the holidays, so we’re...

What’s worse than Porch Pirates? Our picture prompts are on hiatus until the new year, so here is this week’s text prompt: Write about a...

Some resolutions are meant to be broken. The image prompts are on hiatus until January, so this week’s prompt is to write a story using...