Writing Prompt of the Week: November 21-27 (Non-Speculative "No Fantasy" Fiction)

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Welcome to the 23rd Writing Prompt of the Week!

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GUIDELINES:

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Writing Prompt of the Week Guidelines

[Review Badge_Legendary-icon] Writing Prompt of the Week Guidelines Once a week, we will post a new topic with a prompt. Here’s how it works: TIMELINE: Prompts are posted on Mondays at 12am CST. You have until Friday at 11:59pm CST to post a submission. Then, the post closes and the weekend is reserved SOLELY for voting. Winners are announced and badges awarded sometime the following Monday. [Review Badge_Legendary-icon]VOTING: Please use the icon to vote…

DISCUSSION:

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Week of November 21-27
Submissions: November 21-25
Voting: November 26-27
Winner Badge Awarded: November 28

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No-Fantasy Fiction

These prompts are grounded very thoroughly in reality. No magic, no science fiction, no fantasy creatures or worlds should be in submissions for these prompts. Stories can be modern or historical, maybe even slightly futuristic, but they must be based on reality and on earth as we know (or knew) it to be.

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This Week’s Prompt

It’s 3 am. You receive a text message that makes you get up and leave immediately. Write about what it said and where you are going and what you’re going to do.