Writing Prompt Friday (ghosts)

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Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! Christmas is next week. To give you an idea of how much I love this holiday, I hereby happily admit that I once had my (plastic) Christmas tree up in August, just in time for school to start here in the U.S.

Presents are nice. Presents are lovely. And I’m married to the world’s most thoughtful gift giver. But what I love most, and this may sound cliche, is that so many people are just a little bit nicer to each other. A bit more forgiving. A bit more likely to let you merge into traffic without shining their vehicle’s high beams into your brain.

Of course, there are those who are jerks or plain evil all year round. But otherwise, this time of year brings out the best in others. And I love that.

I just realized that I need to stop posting on my blog and get ready for my last 1-on-1 of the year with my boss.

So, on to this week’s prompt…

The three ghosts of Christmas discuss your progress this year. What do they say?

No limit on length.

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Yours, Ducky

2 responses to “Writing Prompt Friday (ghosts)”

  1. Emily Suess Avatar
    Emily Suess

    Here’s what I came up with for this prompt: https://emilysuess.com/2019/12/23/emilys-christmas-ghosts-meet-at-startbucks/

    Merry Christmas!

    1. Erica Avatar

      I love that. So much packed into such a short story. I absolutely love that.

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