Spectators by Connie Phlipot

Spectators by Connie Phlipot

Writing inspired by the SWC creative writing prompt: Write a conversation between two spectators in the crowd at a football match (or other sporting event). Is their team winning? Give the reader a sense of the action on the pitch but maybe the conversation is about...
Zwerg, Spitz and Maus by Connie Phlipot

Zwerg, Spitz and Maus by Connie Phlipot

Writing inspired by the SWC creative writing prompt: Use your pen to explore a surrealist landscape. Allow your imagination to run free – everything is possible. Zwerg, Spitz and Maus* By Connie Phlipot “I don’t like this name they call us.  It’s derogatory on two...
Treacle by Connie Phlipot

Treacle by Connie Phlipot

Prompt: Write a story entitled “Treacle” where, ironically, the story’s pacing is quite the opposite – no backstory, no pondering protagonist, no narrator interjections – it howls along, leaving the reader gripped with anticipation to the big question: Why the...
Change

Change

Prompt: Write about a character who knows a big change in their life is coming, who can feel it in the air or in their bones. Are they excited, nervous, resentful? Are they a caterpillar, a werewolf, a teenager or a bride-to-be? Change By Connie Phlipot Dana wasn’t...