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ST Steve · Mmm Mondays — Life Matters

Summer Lovin’?

A strange summer vacation

Jul 31, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #mmm-mondays #writing-prompts #fiction

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AN Anna Soldenhoff · Fiction Shorts

Animal House Vignette #54 | dangle

Saturday, July 25

Jul 25, 2026 · 2 min read · 115 claps paywalled #animal-house-vignette #cats #editors-list

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AI AI Essentials

I Gave Claude 7 Prompts. It Started Thinking Like a $100M Founder.

Most people use AI like Google.

Jul 24, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #writing-prompts #ai #female-founders

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ST Stephen Dalton · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #213

Your writing prompt for Friday, July 24, 2026 — Lantern

Jul 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 456 claps paywalled #editors-list #vignette #writing-prompts

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LY Lynn L. Alexander · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #212

Thursday, July 23

Jul 23, 2026 · 1 min read · 162 claps paywalled #editors-list #vignette #short-fiction

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BA Barbara Jennejohn · Life Without Children

Choosing Not to Have Children Was One of the Best Decisions I Ever Made

I never looked back

Jul 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 209 claps paywalled #childless #childfree-by-choice #independence

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LY Lynn L. Alexander · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #211

Wednesday, July 22

Jul 22, 2026 · 1 min read · 316 claps paywalled #editors-list #vignette #writing-prompts

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RO Robbi Walls · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #210 | ???

For Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Jul 21, 2026 · 1 min read · 427 claps #editors-list #vignette #short-story

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BR Brenda Arledge · Mid-Knight Falls

A Slice of July

Ten Questions, Ten Honest Answers

Jul 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 388 claps paywalled #personal-essay #creative-nonfiction #writing-prompts

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AN Anna Soldenhoff · Fiction Shorts

Animal House Vignette #53 | yawn

Saturday, July 18

Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 206 claps paywalled #animal-house-vignette #short-fiction #editors-list

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TO Tom Sims

Refresh My Recollection

There is a phrase I have never forgotten because it was designed to help someone remember.

Jul 17, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #memory-management #notes #reminders-to-self

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ST Stephen Dalton · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #208

Your writing prompt for Friday, July 17, 2026 — Niche or Pastiche

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 220 claps paywalled #editors-list #short-fiction #writing-prompts

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ME Meta Marvelia · Beyond Lines

Six + One Challenge Wrap-Up

Not about seven — It never is

Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 207 claps paywalled #beyond-lines #writing-challenge #writing-prompts

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CA Carol Labuzzetta, MS · Full Frame

Full Frame’s 52 Week Photography Project — July 2026

Odds and ends are exactly what this month’s responses are made of

Jul 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 344 claps paywalled #52-week-photo-challenge #full-frame #photography

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #53

Friday, July 17th

Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #frequencychange2026 #creative-writing #writing-prompts

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SH Shashwat · Artificial Intelligence in Plain English

Stop Paying For Ads: Automating Audience Growth with Claude Code

Here is the exact prompt engineering blueprint to build a revenue-generating lead magnet using AI.

Jul 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 10 claps paywalled #generative-ai-tools #claude-code #writing-prompts

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MI Misty Rae · Another Fucking Publication

Airports, Family Functions & Other Indignities

Impossible Answers to Impossible Questions

Jul 15, 2026 · 5 min read · 200 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response #humor

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #52

Thursday, July 16th

Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read · 50 claps paywalled #change-frequencies #frequencychange2026 #daily-words

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SO Sourojit Das · Frequency Change

The Sixth Statement

The Daily Word #51— July 15, 2026 — six(606)

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 487 claps #change-frequencies #writing-prompts #short-story

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NI Nizamuddin Siddiqui · Write A Catalyst

6 AI Prompts You Probably Never Used (But Should)

You Might Use Atleast 2 In Your Work

Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 60 claps paywalled #ai #writing-prompts #artificial-intelligence

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LY Lynn L. Alexander · Fiction Shorts

The Vignette Gazette Edition #206

Wednesday, July 15

Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read · 70 claps paywalled #editors-list #supermarkets #short-fiction

MI Misty Rae · the Challenged

I Was Made For Tight-Fitting Clothes

And I don’t care what you think

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 342 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #body-image #aging

DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Thriving, Not Surviving

At seventy-two years old

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 75 claps paywalled #luck #surviving #life

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GH Ghani Mengal · Technology Hits

Prompt Engineering for AI Videos

A beginner-friendly & short guide to learning writing prompts

Jul 14, 2026 · 9 min read · 49 claps paywalled #ai #generative-ai-tools #ai-agent

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #51

Wednesday, July 15th

Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 285 claps paywalled #frequencychange2026 #daily-words #writing-prompts

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TA Takeshi Kitagawa · A-Culturated

The Care That Refuses to Be Spoken

In Japan, the kindest thing we do for a stranger is also the thing that leaves them most alone

Jul 14, 2026 · 7 min read · 3 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #culture #japan

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SH Sharon Johnson · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

And How is Your Agency?

Growing older with gadgets

Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 84 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #aging #gadgets

RE Reiner Schneeberger

The Therablast

Prompt. Inject. Heal.

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #rez-magazine #ai-theory #writing-prompts

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PA Paul Gardner · the Challenged

It Was a Glorious Evening in Kansas City

Around this time last year, the host cities for the 104 matches of the 2026 Men’s World Cup were announced. The USA, Canada, and Mexico…

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 205 claps #soccer #writing-prompts #immigration

RO Rodrigo S-C · the Challenged

I Dredged a Childhood Memory

Warning: Contains gluten

Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 580 claps paywalled #memories #the-challenged #bakery

MI Misty Rae · the Challenged

Parcel Pickup & Corndogs

Diary of a 70’s Kid

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 197 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #nostalgia #writing-prompt-response

LI Livvy Skelton-Price · the Challenged

Banana Sandwiches Are A Childhood Treasure

They were yummy!

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 392 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response

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AR Arpad Nagy · First Line Fiction

Editor’s Choice Feature Fiction #65 & FLF Prompt #100

Summer ups and downs, a twisted trauma, and a milestone prompt

Jul 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 201 claps paywalled #first-line-fiction #writing-prompts #fiction

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SA Sasho Slavov · MuddyUm

A Literary Menu for Laureates

How to Write a Short Story for Mechanics, Editors, and Critics

Jul 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 162 claps #fiction #humor #writing-prompts

DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Talking Hearts

Couples Edition — day eight

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 155 claps paywalled #luck #couples #writing-prompts

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #50

Tuesday, July 14th

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #frequencychange2026 #daily-words #writing-prompts

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ME Meta Marvelia · Frequency Change

If Noah Lived Today

The Daily Word #48: [pollution] [136]

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 179 claps paywalled #change-frequencies #fiction #flash-fiction

MA Marilyn Flower · Middle-Pause

What Are You Affirming for Yourself and Your World?

Or do you tend to get stuck in worry?

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 237 claps paywalled #affirmations #women #writing-prompts

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CH chel writes · the Challenged

Returning to the Same Place, Seeing It Differently

Every trip back reveals a different version of myself

Jul 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 100 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #travel #personal-growth

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LI Livvy Skelton-Price · the Challenged

Holidays? Where?

I don’t have any holidays lined up

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 50 claps paywalled #the-challenged #writing-prompts #writing-prompt-response

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LI Liane Fazio · Descriptables

The Angels Are Bowling

Descriptables #12: The Tempest

Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 114 claps paywalled #descriptables #weather #writing-prompts

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NI Niru · Niru’s Notes

The Simple RAVE Framework That Shifted How I Think About Career Growth

Weekly Dose of Inspiration

Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 38 claps paywalled #newsletter #ideas #inspiration

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Ice Cream and Birthdays

Stories of times with one of the grandchildren

Jul 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 50 claps paywalled #luck #writing-challenge #writing-prompts

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GA Gaganbir Kaur Makan · Fiction Shorts

The Sunday Bath

The Vignette Gazette Edition #203

Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 60 claps #vignette #doggy-thoughts #fiction

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #49

Monday, July 13th

Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #frequencychange2026 #writing-prompts #creative-writing

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LA LaShell Tinder · Middle-Pause

I Was Meant to Be a Mom

But my babies came in many different forms

Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 200 claps paywalled #writing-prompts #children #meaningful-work

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MA Margaret

Prompted Short Story — The Pink Violin

Prompt: The museum director comes in to the old instrument room to find his rebellious teenage son has graffitied across one of the…

Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 100 claps #writing-prompts #short-story #short-story-writing

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PO Poet In The Arctic · Frequency Change

The Daily Word #48

Sunday, July 12th

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 200 claps paywalled #frequencychange2026 #creative-writing #writing-prompts

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SO Sondra Singer - Still Vital · Middle-Pause

Have I Had Babies of Any Kind?

Perhaps I wasn’t meant to be a mother, but these are my thoughts on the subject

Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read · 260 claps paywalled #life-lessons #motherhood #management

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DE Denise Estey Lindquist · Mercury Press

Hallmark

There is Christmas, writers, bakers, and doctor detectives…

Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 100 claps paywalled #luck #writing-challenge #writing-prompts