Writing Prompt

I only have one life motto. “If you want something done right, you do it yourself.” Easy. Simple. To the point. That’s why I killed him and that’s what I told the cops. Look, I’ve told you all before. The chocolate was mine. I bought it and I had big plans for it. On Saturday, I was going to crack open a bottle of wine, turn on reruns of whatever sappy sitcom I could find first, and eat my chocol...

“If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself,” Silver said out of nowhere two days after her appearance. Which was, when Aura thought about it, also entirely out of nowhere.

“What are you on about?” Jordan asked, turning to stare at the girl in total bewilderment.

“This journey. Auretta’s claiming she’s heading for Taleria to help the real queen get back on the throne,” she shru...

“What the…?”

I rubbed my eyes and looked again at the metal cage. It was just like all the other cages in this dirty little animal shelter, which I’d quickly realized was simultaneously underfunded and overpriced. The cage floor was stained with off-color water and strewn with grime, and there was only an empty food bowl for furnishing. I hadn’t so much as seen a blanket or toy for comfort in all...

"If you want something done right you have to do it yourself," Annabelle said snatching the needle out of my hand and storming down the hall towards the still open operating room. Her blond hair swishing behind her as she strode.

Henry stared down the dingy hall, brown water stains slithered from ceiling to the floor, the damp moldy smell choking the the air with its heaviness. He couldn't beli...

“If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself,” Frieda thought as she scraped chicken and barbecue sauce off the plate. It didn’t matter anyway. When Sam came home from his busy physicians assistant job at the emergency clinic, he’d be too tired to help anyway. Lila wrapped her arms around her legs mumbling something incomprehensible in her chipmunk voice. Her wispy blonde hair not...

Life is hard. Sometimes it’s rewarding, and other times it’s not. Sometimes cleaning up around the house needs done, but I don’t want to do it. Sometimes something needs fixed but I don’t have the time to do it. Overall, there’s a lot to worry about in life. The important thing to remember is that: if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself....

TW: attempted sexual assault/rape and killing

I watch over the creatures of this land from up in my tree. Bow in hand and quiver strapped to my back, I sit, perched, on the highest branch that will hold me so I can see as far as possible. My elven eyesight allows me to watch like a hawk.

It is my duty as one of the protectors of this forest to keep everyone and everything safe. I learned my trad...

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Now that right there should be the first rule of parenting. (Or at least in the top ten)

I can not even begin to count how many times I have asked the children to tidy their rooms, make their beds, or just pick up a single item off the floor, only to find they have either hidden stuff in the wardrobe, kicked it under the bed, or moan ...

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. If you want something done correct the first time, then ask your wife how she wants it done....

“If you want something right, you have to do it yourself!” My mother grabbed the dishtowel from my hand and body slammed me out of the way. “Just get the hell out of here and out of my sight! You’re just a useless lump.”

I tried to make myself as small as I could and crept behind her and out of the kitchen, fleeing upstairs to my bedroom and shutting the door as quietly as I could. I could he...