The Ink Well Prompt #22: Fireworks

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Stories From the Previous Week

Thank you to everyone who posted a story for last week's prompt, “Main Street," which invited The Ink Well authors to write about unusual things that happen in the most ordinary neighborhoods. We really enjoyed all the great entries!

Here are the week's stories. Be sure to read and support these authors for their work! We've noted the prompt stories that were showcased in The Ink Well Highlights Magazine from June 28.

• Cocoa on MainSHOWCASE STORY, by @stormcharmer
• The CoinSHOWCASE STORY, by @wrestlingdesires
• The Perfect StrangerSHOWCASE STORY, by @daveyjones7
• The Last Red Line on Main StreetSHOWCASE STORY, by @deeanndmathews
• Into Unknown Place, by @aimharryianne
• Main Street Miracle, by @divplanet
• Down the Street, by @cryptofi
• Ade Ife, by @dwixer
• This Street, So Lively, so Annoying, by @ange.nkuru
• Camille, by @young-boss-karin
• Disguise, by @mcluz
• Division of Main, by @gemmy
• The Unexpected on Heigh Street, by @kemmyb
• Everything is Normal, by @ricardo993
• The Main Road, by @gracielaacevedo
• Night of Madness in El Amparo Street, by @katleya
• mane street or main street, by @iyimoga

This Week’s Prompt

The prompt for this week is Fireworks.
Fireworks light the night sky at various times around the world — for celebrations, parades, U.S. Independence Day, Chinese New Year, and more. And families often have their own fire crackers, sparklers and displays.

Tell us a story involving fireworks or firecrackers. Perhaps your character is a child who dreams of going to his very first fireworks display, or first gets to see fireworks at Disneyland. Or your character is someone older, remembering the fireworks displays of her youth.

Where will your imagination take you?

Note: As always, please avoid gory, bloody, brutal, sexist or racist themes and language, as well as stories featuring abuse of women, children or animals.

If you don't feel inspired by this prompt or the featured image, feel free to peruse any of our past prompts or our collection of idea-generators:

• Prompt #6: 50 Story Ideas
• Prompt #13: 50 Imagination Ticklers

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Here are the past prompts if you would like to use them or refer back to them:

• #1: Heart and Soul
• #2: The moment when...
• #3: Beauty with a twist
• #4: The Way Home
• #5: A Matter of Time
• #6 50 Story Ideas
• #7 The Library
• #8 All the way to tomorrow
• #9 Legend
• #10 Three Words
• #11 World Building
• #12 Childhood Summers
• #13 50 Imagination Ticklers
• #14 Railroad
• #15 Cats - 750 words
• #16 Your Birthday
• #17 Action, Dialog and Narrative
• #18 Change
• #19 Tea Time or Tee Time?
• #20 Summer Camp
• #21 Main Street

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Comments

[juanvegetarian]

I !LUV these writing prompts. I have not been able to write a proper short fiction story, but I might one of these days.

!PIZZA for the @theinkwell team. :)

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[theinkwell]

Thank you, @juanvegetarian. Join us when you can!

[deeanndmathews]

Well, @jayna, I think some kind of fireworks would be appropriate for that parade on Main Street you suggested ... I'll see what I can do...

[diebitch]

My story
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@diebitch/ephemeral-happiness

I have visited the work of two community users and commented.

[diebitch]

!PIZZA

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[seesladen]

Hello friends... here is mine, once more...

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@seesladen/the-rebels

Comments will follow shortly...

Cheers!

[kemmyb]

Hello @theinkwell! Here's my story for this prompt - https://peakd.com/@kemmyb/starting-over-or-the-ink

I hope you enjoy reading it.

Comments - - -



@aimharryianne, @seesladen, @gabmr, @diebitch

[katleya]

Comments for:

@kemmyb @aimharryianne

My entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@katleya/the-ink-well-prompt-22-fireworks-adventure-on-a-starry-night

[wrestlingdesires]

Thanks so much for the wonderful community :) !!! Here is this week's
https://peakd.com/@wrestlingdesires/where-am-i-the-ink-well-prompt-22-fireworks

[ayesha-malik]

I have interacted with;



@theinkwell here is a short story regarding the suggested prompt fireworks; https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ayesha-malik/firework @kemmyb @smartgirl5 @wrestlingdesires @aimharryianne

[mybest]

My entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@mybest/my-unforgettable-experience-i-will-love-to-have-it-again

Commented on @smartgirl5, @seesladen and @kemmyb

[gabmr]

Hello everyone!

Here's my writing for this week's prompt:

https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@gabmr/the-ink-well-prompt-22-or-comet

Comments:

kemmyb
smartgirl5

[iyimoga]

My entry

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@iyimoga/the-ink-well-fiction-attractive

[deeanndmathews]

My entry (@jayna, your parade is HERE): https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@deeanndmathews/the-ink-well-prompt-22-the-parade-on-the-second-of-july

My comments:

1. iyimoga
2. mcluz
3. gabmr
4. wrestlingdesires

[jayna]

Great! It is on my list to read first thing in the morning.

[bruno-kema]

Hello friends, how is it going?
My entry for this week is At The Docks.
Enjoy!

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My comments:


Thank you. @dwixer @gabmr

[daveyjones7]

Hello friends, this is my entry for this week's prompt.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@daveyjones7/a-night-to-remember

Commented on: @kemmyb and @seesladen

[luvshares]

@theinkwell, you were given LUV from @juanvegetarian. About LUV: https://peakd.com/@luvshares

[gracielaacevedo]

My entry:

Memories on the scaffold

[ange.nkuru]

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ange.nkuru/firework-0clock

My entry.

I commented on several community s posts during the week.

[katleya]

Hellow! Where is The Inwell Prompt #23?

Thanks

[theinkwell]

It was delayed by a day due to a power outage, but will be appearing soon, @katleya. Thank you for asking!

[ricardo993]

As far as I can see I was on time for the next challenge, here is mine.

I couldn't think of anything, so I had to review old ideas to see if I could come up with something. I tried to make it funny, but it didn't seem so in the end.

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ricardo993/magical-deals

[theinkwell]

Yes, you're fine. We are just putting up the next prompt! But of course you can always write for any prompt, even after the fact.