Loveday Writing

No-one suffers like the mechanic** Additional Service I should have never set up my car mechanical business at the petrol station. It seemed like the perfect business plan at the time – regular potential customers who could drop in after they filled up their cars (if they happened to hear any loud or mysterious noises as they were travelling), and

Describe a visit to the dream factory** The Sandman’s Factory Tour Are you enjoying the tour of my factory? I’m the Sandman, most people think I bring them dreams by sprinkling sleep-inducing sand into their eyes as they yawn for the final time of that day. In reality, like any other product that needs to be manufactured, I need a

Write a story in which people die in very strange ways.** An Important Service Some people view my job as a medical examiner as either boring or gory. I view it as an important service – I provide answers – answers to questions raised by families, doctors, medical boards, and sometimes, sadly, even the police. But what was supposed to

Describe a group of humans who have a lot of time on their hands.** The Front Desk I’m the gatekeeper of fun at the Sapphire Ocean Resort. I’m the first person people see when they check in and that’s when they’re at their nicest – they’re excited for their holiday, eager to see what their room will look like and

Write a piece from the point of view of someone evil.** Purgatory (The Waiting Room) My favourite form of torture is the waiting room. Most people associate the torture that goes on in Hell as the constant presence of demons, the fire and brimstone, darkness and stench, as well as torment and punishments. That goes on here too, but the

Take some words that sound interesting – slurp, muffin, avocado, gonorrhea, pooch – and use them in a story, but with new meanings that you’ve assigned to them.** For this prompt, I decided to apply it to the short story I wrote for Furious Fiction – June 2025, which was a story where I included all 26 words of the

You’ve got the right string baby, but the wrong yo-yo.** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place to start having one, as most people

I have nearly finished digging my hole.** Life in Beds Here we are. My deathbed. There’s no question how and why I ended up here: I ate what I wanted and never cared about staying in shape, I didn’t care about the numbers in my bloodwork, and I never felt worthy enough to change or do anything about it. I

‘That’s what’s wrong with this place!”** Going Down It was the perfect plan until I heard the thump. The thump of the elevator suddenly stopping before it was supposed to. “Damn it! Judy, the elevator’s stuck again, can you get maintenance to switch the fuse box on and off again? Please and thank you.” It was just me and the

‘In the beginning was a void, guarded by seven spirits…’ Pandora In the beginning there was a void, guarded by seven spirits. Once she stated who she was and her mission to the spirits, they let her go into the void. The void was dark but she was able to walk. She kept walking until she saw a ladder materialise