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The sun's back out, and all manner of creatures are emerging from the grasses. What worlds can you conjure from this image?

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A fox is still, staring at something to its side while standing in long grasses at dawn.

This week's visual prompt is a Writing the Occult: Relics hangover. What worlds can you conjure from this image?

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A wooden box with the camera-facing side in glass. Insight is a wooden carving of a human lying down with arms crossed across their belly. It is light with a spotlight, and the box has a white tablecloth draped over it.

A visual prompt for the weekend writers... What worlds can you conjure from this image?

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A black and white image shows a starry sky with little cloud, and a still lake with bushes poking over at left. At the centre is an old wooden ship with three masts, one of which is bending over.

#MiniMasterpieces 8 — The Battle

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Credit: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d01a6e

I love concept (and card) art for "Magic the Gathering," and I had an idea to throw some of it in here for prompts to be used.

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Here you have a war taking place. There are soldiers from both sides fighting. A tall white tower sits in the background with what appears to be a dragon resting atop it. There are great metal beasts, steampunk looking vessels, battling. There are aircraft hovering above, dragons, and soldiers are wielding swords of every kind and shields to protect themselves with.

#MiniMasterpieces 7 — Macabre Neon City

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For context: I'm only tagging the other wonderful writing groups (and their respective hashtags) so people can see that I FINALLY have a new post in the prompt thread.

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Credit: https://rodeo.club/@jilt/posts

Tumblr post with all 8 photos: https://www.tumblr.com/nestedneons/773852036126195712/by-jilt?source=share

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The sky is a light purple. There are a few fluffy clouds to be seen. Dark and futuristic buildings are around, some billboards are lit up with neon colors, and people are wandering around the dark and foggy streets and keeping to themselves.

A visual prompt for the weekend writers... What worlds can you conjure from this image?

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A visual prompt for the weekend writers... what worlds can you conjure from this image?
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A very 1950s scene plays out: in front of a light pink wall sits a tree-green couch. On it sits a man and a woman. The man wears grey trousers and a white shirt, with tie, and a cardigan. He has a pipe in his mouth and wears glasses. He's holding a cocktail shaker and a glass. Next to him is a woman with red hair and pale white skin wearing a pink-and-white floral dress. She is holding a cocktail. A child sits in front of them staring at a TV.

Sixku: The sound of a child’s laughter

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A visual prompt for the weekend writers... what worlds can you conjure from this image?

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A visual prompt for the weekend writers... what worlds can you conjure from this image?

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#MiniMasterpieces 6 — Space Cadet

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Credit: https://www.artstation.com/pascalblanche

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We have an art piece with a man in a leather jacket. He's wearing a space helmet. On his jacket and a slew of patches from various different science fiction shows and films. In the background are stars.

#MiniMasterpieces 5 — Friend or Foe

I looked down from the plateau as wisps of fog drifted by on that humid hot first day. Caught up in a giant ring of fire that swept through the park, it affected my vision. It affected everything! It had transformed my family, but at least I could see. Differently. Telescopically. My older son and his cousins crawled near the cliff face, patrolling though confused and scared, heeding my warnings to watch the world below us. My twins and Little Betty, barely 1 1/2 years old, had become long, white eggs, the size of an SUV.

Out there, I saw: /Others./ We'd had a picnic at the seaside park. That explained the sand. It might have explained the scuba suit. It did not explain why a pig with a pink snout was wearing said suit. Silently watching us. Nor the yellow tanks, or the mask.

I had to assume the ring captured and transformed everything alive it found, leaving us in an alien world. It might have only been transmuting only people, or I could be facing changed coyotes and seagulls. Facing any beast, animal or human, worried me.

I was a mom.

My family and I were iguanas now, or were we iguanodons? Did this mean I was a dinosaur? I should have listened to Johnny when he babbled incessantly about them.

The one thing I knew for sure was that I could not take a chance that the pig man, nor anyone else, was hungry... for eggs or lizard meat.

We had to be alive to return home.

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#MiniMasterpieces 4 — Campfire Friends

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"Ughhhh!"

I backpedaled so quickly, arms waving, that I tripped, loosing my staff. My right sandal flew into the fire. My heart beat so rapidly, I was instantly dizzy, which may be why I hit my head on a tree, slid over, scratching my cheek, flailing. I twisted—and oh my stars did that hurt!—but kept from splashing face forward into the lake. Just my hand.

Yes. I screamed like a 10 year old girl. I know because a purple poison frog had hopped on my chest when I was a 10-year-old. And. If you ever repeat that—you're toast!

It took me minutes to catch my breath, staring upward, heart racing. I checked if I'd peed myself, and I had not.

I don't often take Scarletto away from town, and I'd really had to think hard about bringing my boyfriend into the forest. He' smart, always working to solve disagreements for me with the guilds and crafters, but he really is more suited for life in any town, with its homes, restaurants, shops, and inns. His magic made me shiver, and he could be very sweet. Sadly, he was also a gentleman. I wanted more passion. I wanted him to kiss me as he had done that day...

To that end, I'd heard of the giant boulders discovered beside the Crystal Lake. The mouth of Puma river had changed outlets, revealing the previously hidden grotto. Travelers passing through the inn had told stories that if you and your girl camped there, you were certain to either marry or find the true demeanor of your love. Guild members had verified it, but none would tell why the place was special.

They teased me about my boyfriend.

I wasn't taking him there without first checking it out, of course. I needed to make sure it was safe.

I'd found it easy enough. No other boulders sat beside the gently lapping lake. I've fair night vision and the moon was full, so I had little trouble hiking without a torch. Scarletto would need some help, which meant he'd be holding me a lot. Nice little rock beach, actually. Spring hadn't caused the trees to fill with buds hiding the moon, or filled in the underbrush masking fallen deadwood. I assembled kindling. I arranged split wood in a cone, spilled fuel, and lit it.

Hands out over the crackling flames, I noticed something gleam above. I looked.

Demon eyes set in a lion's face below demon horns returned my gaze.

I then screamed, "Ugh...!" The rest you know.

Why some sadistic /fool/ had carved that, I've no idea! As I retrieved my smoking sandal, I resolved that were I ever to discover who the creep was—what an elaborate prank—I might just /accidentally/ break his leg.

On the other hand, my boyfriend did like ghost stories... I chuckled, grinning widely.

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#MiniMasterpieces 5 — Friend or Foe

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Credit: https://www.this-is-cool.co.uk/the-glorious-cinematic-sci-fi-artworks-of-zhang-jing/

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We have a beautiful cloudy sky. Atop a large rock sits a Iguana-esque creature with its eggs, of which there are plenty, and they're looking towards the sky. There's a man a suit (possibly a space-suit) walking towards a few eggs. They're on the ground as well.

#MiniMasterpieces 4 — Campfire Friends

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Credit: https://ex0skeletal-undead.tumblr.com/post/734180925177544704/campfire-friends-by-matthewdobrich

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There is a man with a staff, hooded in a cloak, standing before a campfire. All that we can see is his back. He stands before a large, terrifying creature. His face is animalistic and he has horns and claws on his paws / hands. He's resting on a rock near the fire. The two are staring at one another. It's dark around them. The night has come.

#MiniMasterpieces 3 — Enchanting and Pearlescent

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Credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-NKs-orDJ/

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The setting is a beautiful city with white architecture, pillars all around in a fantasy / Roman-esque style, with pink and white flowers growing everywhere. A few boats are floating in the water (with pink flowers around and on them) that can be found here. The entire floor of the castle or cathedral's courtyard is beautiful blue water. There's a beautiful cloud-covered sky up above.

The setting, inside, is a beautiful city with white architecture, pillars all around in a fantasy / Roman-esque style, with pink and white flowers growing everywhere. There's a light baby-pink ceiling above. A few boats are floating in the water that can be found here. The entire floor of the cathedral's building is beautiful blue water. There's a beautiful reflection of everything around on the water's surface.

#MiniMasterpieces 2 — A Visionary Mindset

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Credit: https://cyberpunkplaza.tumblr.com/post/738573895828914176

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The setting is a futuristic city, high up above the ground (which isn't even visible), with a few flying cars around. It's raining rather hard. The city is filled with a sepia-color from various gases and smog. There's a man standing on the balcony of his cyberflat looking out over the city. He looks as if he's lost to deep thought while have a smoke (perhaps from a futuristic e-cigarette of some kind). He's also looking at a computer system of some sort in front of him. It's eye-level but floating.

#MiniMasterpieces 1 — The Dragon and His "Friend"

I'm starting something new. Come join if you're interested! I'll post art for visual inspo. This will be pinned for me, so it'll be easy to find the thread.

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"A full moon shines, an omen of safe travels."

Credit: https://monstermonger.tumblr.com/post/727383440879747072/a-full-moon-shines-an-omen-of-safe-travels

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In this art piece: A dragon and a human are gazing out over a cliff in the forest at a beautiful pink sunset / night sky and a bright moon. They look deep in thought.

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[Picture of spider about to eat the moon.]

/And, like that, the moon suddenly shriveled, going from a grape to a raisin over a span of hours. From thence on, Earth had only a large asteroid orbiting it. The tides were not the only thing affected as the star spider drifted toward the outer planets.../

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Koji never wavered in his desire to appear the perfect 17th shogun, but technology was hidden everywhere. His period-accurate spectacles showed him a heads up display of email, weather and news. The map was a flexible data screen with real time overlay of demographic information for the prefecture.  And his submissive, traditional wife? A well-disguised male sex worker, someone he barely knew. Sadly, he hid the most important things from even himself.

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