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Random story stuff to get you writing. Run the gauntlet by responding to all 150 prompts, found here -> https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5czgnb5wwkj2jlu7mdqciavg/feed/aaahxs3zqd77m
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Prose/dialogue: "It was fun while it lasted." #hbp150
Illustration from The Strand Magazine, Volume 4, 1892. A costumed man and woman hold hands amid a sign that reads "The End."
March 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Dialogue: “You found me.” #hbp149
Photo: A cat hiding in the bean plants of a garden in Rujnița, Northern Moldova. Source: Iurie, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “I outran another day.” #hbp148
Photo: A South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) silhouetted against a fiery sunset, in the Okavango, in Botswana. Source: Arturo de Frias Marques, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Concept: Near-sighted in four dimensions. #hbp147
Photo: Nightly insects flights in front of a spotlight at a waterhole in Namibia, Okambara Elephant Lodge with visible stars in the background. Source: Alchemist-hp, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Imagery: Mixtape memories. #hbp146
Photo: A mixtape labeled "Funky Stuff". (Someone gave me this tape by a DJ called Jerry Thomas. It's upbeat, high tempo stuff, of the type we used to hear a lot at Turnmills.). Source: antony_mayfield, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “The rich turned underground living into an art form.” #hbp145
Photo: Munich shopping mall Fünf Höfe: Hanging Gardens by Tita Giese. Source: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “I've spent years perfecting my craft.” #hbp144
Photo: BOSTON (Dec. 31, 2009) Chef and ice sculptor Anthony Pacitto, from Wakefield, Mass., prepares an ice sculpture for Boston's First Night celebration. Pacitto will be laying down his grinder Dec. 20 as he ships off to Basic Training for the Navy in Great Lakes, Ill. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Delaughter/Released). Source: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Delaughter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “He built without experience or knowledge, but with limitless passion.” #hbp143
Photo: Cement worker is mixing cement with sand. Source: Lahoucine Boukhanchouch, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “I never felt so small.” #hbp142
Photo: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data accumulated over a period from September 3, 2003 through January 16, 2004. The patch of sky in which the galaxies reside was chosen because it had a low density of bright stars in the near-field. Source: NASA and the European Space Agency., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Concept: Jury Duty romance. #hbp141
Photo: At this point during Jury Duty, about 50 randomly selected potential jurors (including myself) were waiting around for Jury Selection to begin. Source: Steve Bott from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Dialogue: “My whole world just collapsed.” #hbp140
Photo: Cars rest on the collapsed portion of I-35W Mississippi River bridge, after the August 1st, 2007 collapse. This was featured as one of the 12 most powerful photos of 2007 on ABC News online. Source: Kevin Rofidal, United States Coast Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Character: Crotchety farmer suspected of sabotaging a competitor's crop. #hbp139
Photo: Wheat harvesting in Tekmen, Turkey. A tractor (note that the "New Holland" logo is just part of the drapery, but it actually looks like an old NH tractor) with a PTO-driven threshing (?) machine. Source: Ckoroglu, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Imagery: Rooting out corruption. #hbp138
Photo: A tree stump is removed by a tractor. The stump had to be removed before building the new kiosk; furthermore, the materials used to try a reinforcement of the trunk prevented using a chainsaw. It was consequently decided to uproot it, to fell it without chainsaw while leveraging the stump to uproot it. Source: Moinats, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Dialogue: “Why are you on the roof? #hbp137
Photo: Roof dog on Magazine Street. Carnival in Uptown New Orleans, before the parade rolls. Source: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Concept: Reasons to not piss off a skywriter. #hbp136
Photo: A sky writer painted [a smiley face in] the sky during the Arctic Thunder Open House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 1, 2018. During the biennial open house, JBER opens its gates to the public and hosts multiple performers including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, JBER Joint Forces Demonstration and the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jamal Wilson). Jamal Wilson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Imagery: A knock on the window. #hbp135
Painting: Carl Bloch, After the Bath. A Young Girl Knocking at the Fisherman’s Window (1884). Source: Carl Bloch, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Concept: Hallucinogenic reprogramming. #hbp134
Drawing: A patient with eyes bound lies in a hospital bed, with trippy images on monitors and elsewhere. (Experiencing delirium after anesthesia can be quite disconcerting. It's a state where individuals might feel confused, have trouble remembering things, or even hallucinate. While it can be alarming, especially waking up feeling disoriented, it's a relatively common occurrence after certain procedures. Anesthesia can have varying effects on different people. Factors like age, type of anesthesia used, and individual sensitivity can contribute to post-anesthesia delirium. The brain is adjusting from being in an altered state back to wakefulness, and sometimes, this transition can cause confusion or cognitive fog.). Source: Dibakar247, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “The flowers and gifts were intriguing at first…” #hbp133
Photo: Flowers delivery in Houston tx -same day Hand delivery. Source: BFOR, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Imagery: Helicopters circling overhead. #hbp132
Photo: Flying TV News Helicopter. Source: Diego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Concept: Demons in the desert, a western horror. #hbp131
Photo: Cactus at night. The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. Source: BLMArizona, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Character: A friend who's obsessed with their backyard homestead #hbp130
Photo: Corn and other vegetables growing in a backyard garden near Edison, New Jersey. Source: Tomwsulcer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Character: Nail technician with an ulterior motive. #hbp129
Photo: Closeup of a manicure. The nail salon Renault Kangoo Jamboree in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Source: とく@Twingoな日々 from Chiba, Japan., CC BY 2.1 JP <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.1/jp/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Imagery: Stuck in the mud. #hbp128
Photo: Stuck in the Mud, Hull Abandoned bike in the mud on the eastern side of the River Hull, just north of Drypool Bridge. Source: Paul Harrop / Stuck in the Mud, Hull / CC BY-SA 2.0.
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Prose/dialogue: “I’m getting my ducks in a row.” #hbp127
Photo: Ducks lined up in a field. Source: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Concept: A hidden message encoded in the DNA of all life on Earth. #hbp126
Photo: DNA Agarose gel electrophoresis. Source: snre at https://www.flickr.com/photos/26835854@N07/6946914141 via Wikimedia Commons.
March 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM