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Best Sad Writing Prompts

Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.

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This week's contest:
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Turning Tables with Ty Love

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20 stories

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Closes at 23:59 - Sep 26 EST

Write a story about someone who is tired of their day-to-day routines.

Sad – 36 stories

Write a story based on the metaphor: "Beauty is a fading flower."

Sad

Write a story about an abandoned home.

Sad

Write a story that starts with two people saying goodbye.

Sad

Write a story that captures the sadness of the word: "almost."

Sad

“How could you do this to me? You said we were brothers!”

Sad

Their biggest fear was that they would fall behind the times. Today it seemed to be coming true.

Sad

A mother and daughter sit silently at a table, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife.

Sad

Write a story that begins: That was the last we ever heard of him/her.

Sad

Major downsizing meant this was the last day of your 30-year career as a mailman/mailwoman.

Sad

It's your first day in a new city where you don't speak the language.

Sad

A writer is fighting with writer's block. They reminisce about the last time in their life they felt inspired.

Sad

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