Weekly Writing Prompts

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Write a story that takes place in a waiting room.

Thriller and Suspense – 255 stories

Write about someone who has a superpower.

Middle School – 331 stories

Suitcase in hand, you head to the station.

Adventure – 187 stories

Write a story about change.

Fiction – 162 stories

Write a story about inaction.

Nonfiction – 106 stories

Write a story about community.

Nonfiction – 63 stories

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