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Writing Prompt

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Write two or three short letters exchanged between ex-lovers who still have feelings for one another.

Letter-writing may not be as common now, but don’t feel that you have to stick to a historical setting. What do they say to each other, and what do they leave unsaid?

Writings

Unanswered

_Dearest Adeline,_


_It has been awhile, hasn’t it? I believe about six months. _


_Not even a whole day and night after you left me at daybreak did the suitors start lining up. I told them that I had to finish my latest portrait of my mother before I chose one of them. _


_I haven’t started painting. _


_I would rather lie than be another’s queen. _


_I hope one day you’ll come back to me, that ...

Letters

Ty,

Two things I’ve learned best from you. Love and heartbreak. The two most important things in life, the two things that create life. I know you’ve made a mistake, I know you know that. I just want you to know that I love you. I’m sorry I never told you before.

Emily.


I read the letter over and over again. Trying to stop myself from feeling the relief that was washing over me. The relief of k...

Happy Anniversary?

Monday, January 16th;


Dear Henry,

I couldn’t help but think about you all night, I know we aren’t together but today would be our twelve month anniversary. Honestly, I just wanted to say, hello? How are you today?


Wednesday, January 18th;

Dear Victoria,

Hey, I’m good. Yeah, Monday would’ve been our twelve month anniversary. I remember our first anniversary when you stuffed the chocolate cak...

Dear Insert-Name-Here

Dear insert-name-here,

Thank you

For breaking

My heart.

Without you,

I wouldn’t be

Where I am.

Thank you

For not wanting me

As much as I wanted you,

Because now

I found someone.

Thank you

For either

Not saying anything when

I confessed,

Not caring when

I confessed,

Or just not reciprocating

My feelings.

Because if you hadn’t

Put me through

All that pain

And suffering

I wouldn’t have found

Som...

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“Cold Feet”

Hello Jill, I need to know, why have you broken up with me?

I really thought we were solid, and our relationship was going places.

I don’t understand what happened

For you to have a change of heart.


Well Lawrance, to be honest I got cold feet.

You know how I really feel about you. I just feel that things were moving very rapidly, and I got spooked. I’m really sorry, I should had not reacted l...

I Once Loved You

Dear Dominick,


It’s been a while… how you’ve been? I can’t stop thinking about you. Your voice, your smile, your eyes, your laugh and just everything about you has been swarming all throughout my mind and I hate it. There is not one ounce in me that doesn’t love you. You’re my fucking everything Dom. It hurts. It hurts to the point where I don’t know if I could love anyone else the way I love yo...

for you, only you

I dreamt last night

I saw you on the streets

Of the city

In which once we lived

And maybe loved

Though it’s hard to know

From this distance


I heard last night

As if from behind my shoulder

A whisper

And I knew at once

This echo of you

Though it’s hard to know

In this instance


I tilt my head

Tell myself I feel your breath caress

My neck

In that sweet spot

Where you favoured flirting

But it’s h...

When Love Is Not Enough

"I loved you so much. I always tried to be there all the time. I supported you, stood up for you... The only reason why I wasn't even more was because you didn't let me. I feel you emotionally loved me but didn't want to be around me much. All our deep conversations... But always in messages. Why? How could we have been so close, yet so distant? And now you break this to me? That you are willing t...

Love Versus Reality

Dear Miranda,


Hey, long time no talk! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get around to writing you back. Life here in Seattle is way different than it is in Michigan. The rain is pretty consistent. It’s perfect here. Maddie and I have been complaining about the thunderstorms all week. That’s something I have to tell you about, actually. When Maddie got word that I was out in the area, she messaged m...

Mr. E

“Ding Ding Ding” the bell rang so I grabbed my things and went to the class I dreaded most. Everyday I walk to his class and it feels like pins and needles going through my chest as i get closer and closer finally reaching Mr.E. He looks at me and smirks as he knows my feelings towards him. I walk to my seat and I see a note addressed to me. I look up and see Mr. E looking at me with that same smi...