Meg Pokrass

1 week ago | pokrassprompts.substack.com | Meg Pokrass

Congratulations to the following 5 authors. Enjoy these charming stories!After Crossing Paths with a FrogThe girl cracks open in a pool of tears. Loses her tail, grows legs, watches the clouds break. -Karen Craford*Finding the right one…My wife says she kissed many frogs before finding her prince. Yesterday I saw her kissing a frog.

1 week ago | pokrassprompts.substack.com | Meg Pokrass

In many cultures, frogs are associated with good luck. In some traditions, they are seen as symbols of fertility, mystical transformation, and prosperity. Often the belief is that they can ward off bad luck and bring good energy. As for me, I always feel like I’ve stumbled across an otherworldly creature when I meet a frog. I seldom see them, but when I do, it’s a wonderful thing. I don’t know why I have such happy emotional reactions to frogs—who knows? I hope you too are a frog appreciator..

2 weeks ago | pokrassprompts.substack.com | Meg Pokrass

Write a tiny story about an inspiring escape. Allow the story to feel joyful and purging. A character is running from somewhere hellish to somewhere better. Prompt words: tomato, flap, coo, lawn mower, vibration, broken clouds. Paid subscribers can post their stories below. Enjoy!

3 weeks ago | pokrassprompts.substack.com | Meg Pokrass

Write a 150 word story about a character who lives in a kind of emotional “shell”. Avoid judgement and cliché by allowing the story to grow out of what the character loves. Prompt words: pearl, ghost, footsteps, tangerine, music, ashes, father, glow. Paid subscribers, please feel free to post your stories. I look forward to reading them!

4 weeks ago | trampset.org | Meg Pokrass

by Meg Pokrass1. Eleanor Rigby stands in the hallway wearing her mother’s wedding gown. Once a year, she puts it on to admire the flow. She is solitary dreamer who belongs here because she doesn’t belong anywhere else. A secret janitor perpetually sweeping up rice in a church where a wedding has been. 2. She is the most famous lonely person in Liverpool. Or maybe she never lived in Liverpool, and she is lonely while listening to the Beatles’ song.