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The Writer's Block
Twice a week, I get a prompt and give myself no more than one hour to write a creative response to it. Then I publish, regardless of quality.
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Jell-o
Today's prompt: Oh shit, oh no, the Jell-o is talking to me, this can't be good. “Terry! You must listen to me!” Yep, I've gone too far....
vandenbosschegael
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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Curtains
Today's Prompt: Four men in thick, black winter coats stand in a circle in the snowy expanse, waiting. The air is perfectly still as they...
vandenbosschegael
Nov 15, 20203 min read
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Rave On
Today's Prompt. Get in line for the club, it's busy, it'll be a 30 minute wait. Perfect. Pop the pills now so they kick in when you get...
vandenbosschegael
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Sack
Today's Prompt: I knew I was dead the moment they put the bag over my head. We'd all seen it happen to someone, or know someone who'd...
vandenbosschegael
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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Cluck-cluck
Today's Prompt: “It'll be character-building,” they said. “You need some discipline in your life,” they said. “You're not ruining another...
vandenbosschegael
Nov 2, 20209 min read
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And we're back
Wow, the title of the previous post on this blog seems sarcastic at this point doesn't it? Yes, it has now been two years since I last...
vandenbosschegael
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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A Small Hiatus
Hello all, So as it turns out, doing a show at the Edinburgh Fringe is a really quite tiring and time consuming experience so I'm taking...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 16, 20181 min read
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Barry, The Helpful Mysoginist
This is a day in the life of Barry, the Helpful Misogynist. Barry wakes up in his modest flat on the outskirts of Zone 2 in London and...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 11, 20183 min read
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Prayer
Hey...uhm, God, I guess? Jehovah? Is that too informal? I don't want to just refer to your job title. I'm a plumber and if I went to...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Red Light District
Doris and Anika walking through the Red Light District in Amsterdam. They walk by the display windows where the women stand, some trying...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Why Didn't You Call Me
“Why didn't you call me?” I felt relieved. “Didn't think to.” “I was gone the whole evening.” I know. It felt great. “I assumed you were...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20181 min read
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Fortune Cookie
It had been a stiflingly hot and dry day. Everyone at the festival spent most of their time sitting in the shade of the trees, sipping on...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Crowd
It had been a stiflingly hot and dry day. Everyone at the festival spent most of their time sitting in the shade of the trees, sipping on...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Cheating
Sophie and Terrence in a hotel room, putting their clothes back on. Sophie checks her watch. Sophie Shit. Terrence Hm? Sophie Gonna be...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Moon Tickets
Pan-Am customer service employee, Daisy, is sitting at a desk with a headset on. The phone on her desk rings and she picks up, speaking...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Massage
Never get a massage at a fair. That's a lesson I learned the hard way at a fair in Seattle. It was already a weird place. There was no...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Marathon
It's too hard, man. How is anyone supposed to do this? It's a little embarrassing watching hundreds of other runners zoom past while I...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Drugs
I never thought I would get high before getting drunk. I always though it'd be the other way around but the first time I got drunk I was...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Waiting
This one is waiting in line for a burger at McDonald's. This one is sitting on the toilet, anxiously waiting for the pregnancy test to...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20181 min read
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Lost
I was lost in the city centre of Brno. It's a scary experience to be lost alone in a city where you don't speak the language and has name...
vandenbosschegael
Aug 10, 20184 min read
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