Monday Matchup Writing Challenge: Lie detector, bird, old friend

WRITING PROMPT:Monday Matchup #5Feel free to take the following prompt home or post a response (500 words or fewer, funny, sad or stirring) in the Comments section below. By posting,…



WRITING PROMPT:Monday Matchup #5
Feel free to take the following prompt home or post a
response (500 words or fewer, funny, sad or stirring) in the Comments section below.
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Write a scene featuring a lie detector, a dead bird, and an old friend.

(Lullaby bird via)

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Zachary Petit is a freelance journalist and editor, and a lifelong literary and design nerd. He's also a former senior managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine. Follow him on Twitter @ZacharyPetit.