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Free 19th Literature Booklet
WRITING PROMPTS
Writing Prompts – That’s what happens when you
Writing Prompt
First words of a story or poem
"That's what happens when you..."
Writing Prompts – The Door
Some questions to get you started:
Where is the door?
Who opens the door?
What's behind the door?
COMPETITION ENTRIES
Lisa Hartley – The Walk of Shame
I knew we were in trouble when the morning light shone through the crack in the curtains. Stale alcohol and thick smoke hung in...
Ikrah Bukuru – I knew we were in Trouble
I knew we were in trouble when,
The innocent bird tumbled into the unrevealed den,
Attached to the ground like a stamp that was disguised by...
Oshiokhe Esther Momodu – Home Alone
I knew we were in trouble when I heard an upsetting sound, like feet tapping on a hardcore tiled floor. Godwin stared at me...
Olufunke Ayoola – I Knew we were in Trouble
I knew we were in trouble when I could hear the sound of Dad’s black work shoes. The sound of clattering, of a galloping...
CLASSIC INSPIRATION
The Yellow Wallpaper – Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"The Yellow Wallpaper", written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was published in 1892. The story concentrates on the experience of the narrator who is taken...
The Dead – James Joyce
"The Dead", the final story in the collection, Dubliners, written by James Joyce, was published in 1914. The story focuses on Gabriel Conroy and...
