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Challenge #04756-M007: Waifs and Strays

"Okay, what happened?"/ "I tried to sneak off with one of the large cheese-baskets.""Da, I see that, I mean the bruises."/ "The big goat butted me, and wouldn't let me leave my corner until you showed up.""Come, let's get you cleaned up, fed, then you can learn skills so you don't need to try to steal from an old devil's wife. My husband's having a nap, he can meet you when he wakes." -- Anon GuestDelia sighed as she sheltered the waif in her skirts, just to get them past the big Dire Nanny who was currently occupying the carthouse while waiting for her kids to arrive. From the remains of this child's clothes, this had to be another terrible fosterhaus escapee. Lord Waelrin was already conducting investigations, but they took a lot of time, and there were a great many who could not wait for the Archduke's Inquisitors.

Safely inside the house, it was their toy goat's turn to yap at the child, but she could obey commands. She did believe she was a dog, after all.

"Nani, hush," Delia commanded. "This is a guest."

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04756-m007-waifs-and-strays

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Challenge #04756-M007: Waifs and Strays | PeakD

A very small huddled mass.... by internutter

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Stephen L. Thompson 11h ago

#WritingPrompt

What are your thoughts on the New Year?

The year was less than a week old, but Steve already hated it. That had to be some record.

Visual Inspiration 12h ago

2026-01-06 #VisualInspiration prompt:

Time for a new start

Use this short video as inspiration to write a very short story based on it.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)13h ago

Fancy Meeting You Here https://www.writersdigest.com/fancy-meeting-you-here #CreativeWritingPrompts #creativewritingprompts #creativewritingprompt #onlinewritingprompts #TuesdayWritingPrompt #weeklywritingprompt #FlashFictionPrompt #promptsforwriters #WritingPrompts #PicturePrompts #writingprompts #writingprompt #PhotoPrompts #StoryPrompt #BeInspired #Prompts #prompt

Fancy Meeting You Here

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about an unexpected meeting at a local bar.

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Tiffany E. Taylor 19h ago

#WordWeavers Jan. 6:
If your antagonist played video games, what would be their favorite kind?

Anything where there is blood, guts, and gore, regardless if it is a fantasy RPG, a soldier/military/black ops one, or any genre.

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1d ago

Challenge #04755-M006: Two Dogs Cold

The ship had to land, fortunately it wasn't cheese grater, but there was damage. The place they landed was freezing, locked in the dead of winter. The human protected the ship with an igloo, but what really saved the captain and the two small crew members besides the human? A big, fluffy newfoundland dog, and an equally fluffy, if a bit wriggly, husky. Who, for once, wasn't constantly complaining. -- Anon Guest[AN: They might be lucky that one of them wasn't a Caucasian Shepherd Dog]

It was cold outside. The atmosphere was technically breathable, but not very nice. For health or for general attitude towards existence in general and existence in this place. Nevertheless, Human Joop was out there, making bricks out of snow. Ze had a shovel, a timer, a store box without a lid, and a livesuit good enough "to keep the wind off".

Whenever the timer bleeped, ze would stop what ze was doing, trudge inside the ship, and take a break for hot soup and hotter coffee.

It was the work of many hours to cover the ship over in snow, and Captain Xae got to breathe a little easier. Because Tiny, Joop's Newfoundland, got up from 'incubating' him and the rest of the crew to go greet their Human. Nanuk, Joop's Husky, soon trotted after for their share of pats and scritches.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04755-m006-two-dogs-cold

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Challenge #04755-M006: Two Dogs Cold | PeakD

Insulation solving heat issues.... by internutter

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Elle J. Snyder 1d ago

🚨📣 Virtual Poetry Prompt 1:

A quick aside, I'm going to post these prompts once a week (or at least try lol). If you're feeling brave, and you're a poet or just anyone that wants to write, post your poem in the comments OR make a post with it and tag me on it. I will be posting my poem here as well! 😜

✨The first prompt is: Pick any horror villain (literally any one) and write a poem from their perspective.

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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)1d ago

Your character has a fundamental fact completely wrong, and won't listen to anyone trying to correct them.

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Ameronis RanGen 1d ago

Congratulations! This bunch of weirdos is now your MC's new family! Explore your character's family tree with the Family Generator. https://twp.ai/NTZL63 #WritingPrompt #amwriting #writers #DnD