Vignette or Short Story Day

The Vignette Gazette Edition #210 | ???

For Tuesday, July 21, 2026

ChatGPT and me

Hello! Welcome! It’s Tuesday again, aka Vignette or Short Story Day! What does that mean?

Below is a writing prompt and required word(s). You choose whether you want to respond to the prompt by writing a Vignette — 150 words minimum, 300 words maximum (no exceptions) or a Short Story — 301 words minimum, 1000 words maximum (also no exceptions).

This Tuesday is all about choice. You not only choose whether to write a vignette or short story, you choose a Topic, a Genre and a Magic word! Simply choose one item from each column and

Get writing! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Only your chosen magic word has to actually appear in the story, and please put it in bold print.

Be Bold! Have Fun!

Last Tuesday’s Prompt:

[embed]The Vignette Gazette Edition #205 | stork For Tuesday, July 14, 2026medium.com

Publishing Guidelines

[embed]Fiction Shorts Full Guidelines Updated July 1, 2026medium.com

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