✒️ Inkbound Writer's Club | Writing Prompt #01
By LaRae Pynas · English
Prompt #1: The Memory That Doesn't Belong
You wake up one morning remembering something that never happened.
Not a dream. Not a fleeting thought. A memory.
You remember the smell of rain against a stranger's coat. The sound of someone calling you by a name you've never used. You remember making a promise to someone who, according to everyone around you, has never existed.
Then, tucked inside a book you've owned for years, you discover a photograph.
You're in it.
And so is the person you remember.
Your Challenge:
Genre: Your choice! Mystery, horror, fantasy, romance, literary fiction, or something entirely different.
Word Count: 300–1,000 words.
Perspective: First or third person.
The Twist: Your story must include one detail that makes the reader question everything they've just read.
Bonus Challenge: End your story with a sentence that completely changes the meaning of its opening.
🖋️ Let's Talk!
Once you've finished, share your piece with the club! Feel free to read and encourage other members' work, too.
Remember, there isn't one correct way to interpret a prompt. Ten writers can begin with the same idea and create ten entirely different worlds.
Now, Inkbound writers, where will your imagination take you? 📖
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