The Ink Well Prompt #16: Your Birthday

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This Week’s Prompt

The prompt for this week is Your Birthday.

For this prompt, we challenge you to search the Internet for something interesting that happened on your birthday — anytime in history — and then write a short story inspired by that event.

All you have to do is start typing "what happened in history on [Month, Day]" and various events will pop up in the results.

Another thing you can try, which is all the rage right now, is to type "Florida Man [Month, Day] and see what comes up. In some cases it's really funny.

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  • Character development
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  • Dialog
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     4 years ago  

    Hello. I'd like to know what is, currently, the maximum of words for a no prompt-related story.

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       4 years ago  

      Hi @gabmr, the maximum word length per our manifesto is 2000 words, but our guidance is that flash fiction pieces work best in our online community. These are stories that are typically 700 to 1000 words.

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         4 years ago  

        I see. Thanks for answering. I'm looking forward to post new stories at TIW.

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           4 years ago  

          Hello everyone, here's my entry for the week:
          No Happy Birthday.

          And my comments include:
          @ubani1
          @ricardo993
          Thank you.

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             4 years ago  

            Today in this new challenge with my birthday, January 24, I selected from the Internet what happened on that day.

            My story is titled: GOLDEN DREAM BUILDING.

            It tells about the celebration that the descendants of immigrants who live in the GOLDEN DREAM BUILDING make every January 24th, to remember their ancestors, the friendship that unites them, their customs and traditions that endure in time.

            I hope you like it.

            My entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@katleya/engesp-the-ink-well-prompt-16-your-birthday-golden-dream-buildingel-pozo-de-tinta-prompt-16-tu-cumpleanos-edificio-suenos-

            My comments:

            @marlyncabrera

            @young-boss-karin

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               4 years ago  

              Hey guys! This is a really awesome idea. Here's my contribution. I can't wait to read everyone else's stories. :)

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                 4 years ago  

                Wow this one is really interesting ❤️

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                   4 years ago  

                  Hello friends of the Inkwell,

                  Please see my take on the prompt here...

                  https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@seesladen/frontlines

                  I will proceed to commenting on the other takes shortly.

                  Cheers!

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                     4 years ago (edited) 

                    With my greetings and love.

                    My writing for the call of the week

                    Her birthday

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                       4 years ago  

                      I had a hard time since there is nothing memorable that I have gotten in the news about my birthday dates. So I read some stories already posted in the community and took the liberty of inventing a fantasy event.

                      https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ricardo993/the-kiss-or-the-ink-well-prompt-16

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                         4 years ago  

                        Wonderful prompt.
                        Here is my link and I hope I am not late.
                        https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@esther-emmanuel/bring-our-hearts-back

                        Thank you

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