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Writing Exercises

Exquisite Corpse for Writers 2023

Welcome to our game for writers. Welcome to our Exquisite Corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a writing or art game where you complete the poem. Each author or artist cannot see the previous artists/writers' work. In this case, we are writing poetry together. It is a poem about anything. If you don't know, The Exquisite Corpse is from the French words cadaver exquis, and was popular … [Read more...] about Exquisite Corpse for Writers 2023

Never-Ending Horror Haiku Post

Writing exercise: Can you write a Horror Haiku?  The ones we like most from this page will be selected to publish in an upcoming issue of Every Writer, so please use your real email. We will NOT contact you other than to tell you have been selected. We are looking for horror haiku. I love these, and we read everyone of these published on our site. Feel free to post as many as … [Read more...] about Never-Ending Horror Haiku Post

Never Ending 50 Word Horror Stories

This is not a contest. This is the post where we are asking you to post your 50 word horror stories. There are few reasons for this post. 1. I love 50 word horror stories. 2. I want place to collect them for our readers without our readers feeling judged by rankings. 3. I want to collected these for a future issue of Every Writer, so please use your real email address. We will … [Read more...] about Never Ending 50 Word Horror Stories

6 Word memoir: Put your life into 6 Words!

6 Word memoir: Put your life into 6 Words! Ok, this is not a contest. We are making a home for some 6 Word memoirs on our site. This is something that if you look around the web, you will see have become kinda popular. This isn't a contest, it's just a place to leave your memoir and a link to your website or book if you have one. The 6 word memoirs on this page need to be … [Read more...] about 6 Word memoir: Put your life into 6 Words!

Continue the Story

We haven't done one of these in a long time. Our Haiku, Horror Story, and 2 Sentence Stories are doing so well, we thought we'd add one more, Continue the Story... This is not a contest, but if we publish the story, which I hope it turns out that we do, then you will get full credit for a publication with us. The way you play this little game is simple. You just continue … [Read more...] about Continue the Story

2 Lines of Poetry to Honor National Poetry Month

The soggy, sometimes hot, sometimes cold, always schizoid month of April is also National Poetry Month, of course, and we are having a little fun here to honor this month. We are asking for 2 lines of poetry to honor National Poetry month. Here is what I’m looking for: 1. 2 lines of poetry that you have written 2. The poems can be anything 3. The lines should be … [Read more...] about 2 Lines of Poetry to Honor National Poetry Month

50 Writing Exercises

50 Writing Exercises Here are 50 writing exercises to help you get the juices flowing. Writing sometimes seems to dry up. It is always hard to say why, but inspiration usually comes from writing. If you can't get things going, force yourself to write. Sitting down with few ideas and a blank page never helps. So here are some writing exercises to help you overcome your writer's … [Read more...] about 50 Writing Exercises

Exquisite Corpse Poem 20 of Us Wrote Together

Here is the result of our first Exquisite Corpse. Over 20 writers worked together to create it. It was because of the tears and the pain-that’s why he let her down again. The hard, white Texas light, dappled by the tree limbs The cosmos swirled and swallowed her up, keen to collect its stardust once again And just there, the sun, behind a compassionate cloud that veils us … [Read more...] about Exquisite Corpse Poem 20 of Us Wrote Together

Another Game for Writers

This is the Minister's Cat, another game for writers. The Minister's cat is the game people are playing at Scrooge's nephew Fred's house in many versions of A Christmas Carol. The game is very simple. You get a random generated English or American Idiom and phrases. The idiom is missing a word. You have to come up with the missing word. So here is an example. You come to … [Read more...] about Another Game for Writers

Poetry Discussion: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

  'Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas) by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of … [Read more...] about Poetry Discussion: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

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Weekly Writing Prompt

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Poetry

The Last Road Trip by Megan Denese Mealor

Megan Denese Mealor echoes and erases in her native land of Jacksonville, Florida. A survivor of bipolar disorder, she incorporates her kaleidoscopic emotions and manic fire into her writing. Her poetry and short stories have been published worldwide, most recently in Spillwords, Ginosko Literary Journal, and The Stray Branch.

Secrets Beneath His Chest by Miss Verse

Miss Verse is a professional dancer, artists and poet. You can read more of her work on Twitter at @MissVerse_

Fly Away by Esha Jaiswal

A soul made of words nestling in a mortal body – Esha and her incandescent love for poems is ancient and sacrosanct. She has crocheted her irenic words into fine fabric of love, cosmos, power of SHE and mirabilia. Come and celebrate poetry through her words and behold them bloom in sequestered splendour

The Hurt that Binds by Sarahmour

Sarahmour is the pen name of a whimsical soul who has a love affair with words. In her writing you can expect to find everything from love, loss, romance, and the darker shades of passion and desire.

Suspenseful Eyes by adivayeatts

You can read more by adivayeatts at her Twitter: @adivayeatts

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Short Stories

Christmas in the Share-house by Mandy Partridge

I spent fifteen years celebrating Christmas in share-houses around Brisbane, Australia. As a poor student, I rented rundown Queenslanders with two, three or four friends, so I could still afford food after rent and bills. I rode my bicycle to uni, work or the grocery shop

The Last Road Trip by Megan Denese Mealor

Megan Denese Mealor echoes and erases in her native land of Jacksonville, Florida. A survivor of bipolar disorder, she incorporates her kaleidoscopic emotions and manic fire into her writing. Her poetry and short stories have been published worldwide, most recently in Spillwords, Ginosko Literary Journal, and The Stray Branch.

Driving the Loop by J.M. McNeely-Kirwan

Manny drove through the night on a narrow highway that curved constantly to the right, threading its way through a forest. The trees hung low over the tarmac like they wanted to take back every square inch.

Panic Attack 2 by Romana Capek

Gray morning. The clouds did not lift as the forecast had predicted. I spent a sleepless night because I drank a cup of a strong black tea earlier in the evening. I look at my watch on the nightstand; it shows nine o’clock. I am cold and trying to get warm under a lightweight summer blanket.

Life With You by Kristina Pudlewski

It was December 23rd, only two days before Christmas. Children play outside in the snow and families rush into stores to get last minute items for their holiday gatherings. But I am in the hospital with you, Max, my love.

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