Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Art and Writing

Suspenseful first line.

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A writing friend of mine commented on how some of my more successful Twitter messages could be the opening line of a short story or suspense novel.

I had earlier made note of how I was finding his Twitter messages about his work as a judge and a vacation cabin remodeling project hilarious enough to make into a humorous story. "You need to write a story about your work at the cabin. Or just put your twitters together in a collection," I told him. You can see what I mean when you read them.

But, back to what he told me regarding my efforts to hint at what I'm doing this summer without selling the farm... this one would probably be fun to work with:

There was a stranger sleeping on the couch this morning. How did he get there?

This message stems from this incident which, truthfully, I still don't know the answer to. However, I could have fun with it and make up the story behind it.

So could you, if you were looking for a little writing prompt to get your day going.