Today’s prompt comes courtesy of Storybot on Twitter, where I follow them. Their app is also available in the Google Play store.
“Write the first line that’s inspired by this photo.”
When this prompt come up in my Twitter feed, I wrote, “The first thing I noticed after the wizard turned me into a dog was that he smelled like food,” for my first line.
What is the first line that comes to mind when you see this image of a piebald doggo? Write it below in the comments. (I’m particularly burning to know what John of Varnish comes up with!)
My first thought seeing this was a memory of Dianna Wynne Jones’s book “Dogstar,” which was both tragic and beautiful at the same time. So my first line is “He smelled of change.”
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I’ve never read “Dogstar,” though it certainly sounds like a good book. “Tragic and beautiful” immediately brought “Charlotte’s Web” to mind. I read the book back in the 70s and it was one of those book that stuck with me through the years. I went back and read it again a couple of years ago and saw why through adult eyes.
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My master’s scent slaps my nose as hard as his hand did, but as the new Alpha, I’m no longer afraid.
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Nice. I can see that, now that you’ve written it, from the dog’s expression. Sounds like the master, if they are still in the picture, might be in trouble!
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Before the sun burned the mist away, I watched my master hang.
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Nice one! Makes me want to know what happens next.
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I’m no good at this sort of thing, Ann! 🙂 How about “John Connor realised too late that he was facing one of the new Cyberdyne Systems K-9000 units”!
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Works for me! I think you are better at this than you think. 🙂
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