Writing Prompt of the Week: October 17-23 (Non-Speculative "No Fantasy" Fiction)

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Welcome to the 18th 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 October 17-23
Submissions: October 17-21
Voting: October 22-23
Winner Badge Awarded: October 24

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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

Write a short story about miscommunication between two people (coworkers, significant others, friends, strangers) that lead to hilarious and unexpected results (no angst).