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VISUAL PROMPT

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The scene opens with your protagnoist paddling hard down the river, desperately trying to outrun their pursuers.

The scene opens with your protagnoist paddling hard down the river, desperately trying to outrun their pursuers.

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Write a story or poem that could be titled 'My City on Fire'.

Write a story or poem that could be titled 'My City on Fire'.

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As your protagonist walks through the ruins of their home city, they begin to regret the decisions they made that led them here...

As your protagonist walks through the ruins of their home city, they begin to regret the decisions they made that led them here...

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"She's not who she says she is."

Write a story that involves this line of speech.

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You wake up in the back seat of a car, not knowing where you are or where you're going. How does the story unfold...?

You don't have to write a horror/crime story, but think about what events could realistically have lead to this scenario.

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The main characters are stuck in a labyrinth; it has no exit, but they do not know that.

Write their story; how can such a story end?

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