Monday Matchup Writing Challenge: Snow, Painting, Ex-Friend
WRITING PROMPT:Monday Matchup #13Feel 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 #13
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.
By posting, you’ll be automatically entered in our
occasional around-the-office swag drawings.
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Write a scene featuring snow, a painting, and an ex-friend.
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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.