Writing Prompt: A pinch of salt, a dash of . . . well, The Surprise Ingredient

A clandestine chef? A simple accident? Table-side tomfoolery? Strange times in the kitchen … (And be sure to check back Friday for a chance to win a copy of Promptly…

A clandestine chef? A simple accident? Table-side tomfoolery?

Strange times in the kitchen …

(And be sure to check back Friday for a chance to win a copy of Promptly inaugural contest winner Patricia A. Hawkenson’s new book, Magnetic Repulsion.)

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WRITING PROMPT: Secret Recipe
Feel

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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.