Posted by admin On August - 26 - 2010
You’re a freelance personal trainer. You live in Manhattan, and the majority of your clients are wealthy young women who are married to doctors, lawyers, and bankers. They’re the types who are terrified of growing old and losing their husbands to younger women.
Today, you’re off to visit a new client. When you arrive, you realize that she is completely different from your usual clients. Instead of young and perky, you see an elderly woman with a big smile. What made her seek out your services? What is she like? How do you handle it?
Give us as much or as little as you want in response to this writing prompt. Feel free to leave your comments below, or to post your story to a blog and let us know where to find it.
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Posted by admin On August - 26 - 2010
You’re at your local bowling alley one evening when you spot a man with a funny t-shirt that makes you smile. Suddenly, you realize that you want to talk to this person – that you need to know what he’s like. What did the t-shirt say? Why were you at the bowling alley in the first place? What happens next?
Give us 100 words or more in response to the writing prompt – you can leave yours in the comments, or post it on your own blog/site and let us know where to find it!
photo credit: r-z
Posted by admin On August - 9 - 2010
All your life, you’ve dreamt of working in high finance. You watched movies like Boiler Room and Wall Street, you read the Wall Street Journal, and you longed for the day that you could leave your small town for the big city life.
Now, you find yourself enmeshed in a financial modeling training course, and you’re getting real world experience. Unfortunately, you’re getting a growing sense of unease about whether you’re ready for this life. What’s your problem? What are you feeling? What are your coworkers like?
Give us 100 words in the comments, or post your story on your blog and let us know where to find it.
photo credit: epicharmus