Could you write, edit, and submit a prize-winning short story in 168 hours? Pick up this issue of PROMPTED and discover what's possible when writers face a deadline armed only with their talent, craft... and a writing prompt.

A package arrives at your character's house, but they didn't order anything. Write about what happens next.

Write about a character who attends a dinner thrown in their honor but deeply embarrasses themselves during their speech.

Write a story about a character who's trying to fill an empty space, literally or metaphorically.

Each story is inspired by a one-sentence prompt and written in a single week -- demonstrating the power of inspiration and the places our imagination can take us with the slightest nudge. Featuring winning works from the world's most popular weekly short story contest and guest edited by Senica Maltese (Pushcart prize nominated short story author and editor), in this genre-crossing second issue, you'll find gryphon-slaying bards, aging stars, stressed-out moms, and many more original characters.

In this issue:

Charlene Boyce's FLOUR AND FIRE · Rachel Dzengelewski's SUZANNE · Rachel Kenley Fry's I LEAVE THE SIX BLANK · Patrick Samuel's SOUTHERN COMFORT AND THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS · CJ Rodgers' DINER AT THE END · Laurel Hanson's OF HARPERS AND HEROES · Laura Jarosz's NO FORWARDING ADDRESS · Tom Bombadil's THE FIRST IDOL · Shane Ransom's FAVORITES · Beth Jackson's THE HALLOWED GROUND · Deidra Whitt Lovegren's WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR BOOK · John Merino's SLEEP STORY

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