Writing Prompt

By the time Antigone returned to their camp, Pel was fuming.

Antigone walked up the road, calm as can be, and stopped in front of Pel.

“Good evening.”

“Where have you been?” Pel asked.

“The market,” Antigone said with a small bounce.

“You can’t go to the market alone,” Pel said.

Antigone took Pel’s chin in her hand.

“Remarkably, I managed perfectly fine without your charming personali...

Lizabeth signed, “What’s this?” Her what face scrunched in confusion. My wee one was holding a red rectangle. I was confused myself for a moment trying the dirty bright thing over and over.

I started to sign “it’s a card,” but our sign language didn’t have a word for “card.” We had good to eat, trade, and danger danger. I thought of the before times when I was my granddaughter’s age. There had b...

Nancy walked into the BonTon to take advantage of the going out of business sales and discounts. She never shopped there, but now all those expensive kitchen ware, women’s dress suits, and shoes would finally be in her price range.

First she looked at the crockpots and air fryers. She found a programmable crockpot that was big enough to feed her family of four. The air fryers were almost sold out,...

During the full moon, after midnight, a shape flew through it, that was not a plane.

Griselda landed in her usual parking spot and set the lock spell. It was a new broom with a nice big basket and she didn’t want anyone to get ideas.

She didn’t feel like shopping, but it really must be time. Gwendolyn really was a nice lady and she felt sorry for her.

The doors whisked open and revealed a wo...

Shopping spree

Poem by Elizabeth white

Going to shopping sprees can be.

So weird .

But so fun.

Especially when they are random.

You can find stuff that makes you not want to think of that person.

That you have tried so are hard not to think about.

But hey.

Shopping sprees can be.

So weird.

But so fun.

Especially when they are random....

Elizabeth and hailee where sitting at house.

“Hey babe want to go shopping!?” Hailee asked excitingly.

“Sure we can go to the mall.” Elizabeth said getting up.

They both get up and go get ready then they drive to the mall.

Once’s then get there they go into the vans store.

They look around looking at all the shoes excitedly.

They go to Victoria’s Secret because hailee wanted to once th...

“Hey Dan!”

As Dan turns around he sees his friends Jane and Vicky. Jane is holding a bright orb in her hand.

“What’s that?” he asks.

“I don’t know?” She responded.

“It’s a weird looking ball.” Vicky says....

One would suppose that shopping would include a tripe to the bank, but one would never imagine that shopping was a trip to the bank.

A bunch of new rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets. A bank box full of gold bullion, 2 bags of silver dollars, a bank box full of brand new old 2$ Bills as well as 5 bags of 20$ bills, 3 bags of 5o$ bills and a bag full of 100$ bills.

Connie was different f...

Alix scribbled furiously on her holo pad.

“Emergency food supply: check. Wireless communication system: check. Protective clothes: check…”

Alix kept looking up at her hover cart, then back down at her writing.

Her cart was stacked with containers of non-perishable food, tent kits, hot-cold gear, communication devices, gas masks, and even some weapons. Other shoppers exchanged concerned glances ...

Rope.

Zip Ties.

Plastic draping.

Industrial Solvent.

Bleach.

Gloves.

Duct Tape.

Check, check, and check.

Martha tucks her list in her purse and pulls her cap lower, covering her face. With a push, the cart squeaks toward the checkout.

"Whoa!" The clerk glances at her items as she places them on the winding black belt, his adam's apple bobbing. "Pretty intense selection. Looks like...