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Do you use writing dares (for NaNoWriMo)?

If you use writing dares to help you get writing, The Muse of Last Resort (that’s this blog) has you covered. There’s an entire site section dedicated to…

Three retired ladies share a secret.

They know what happened here 18 years ago. They keep it to themselves as no one would believe them anyway.

Today you learned a disturbing secret.

The town you grew up in doesn’t exist.

An Arrogance of Angels

A handful of youngsters blessed with divine abilities fight to defend the world from an army of angels trying to conquer the Earth in the name of The…

The monster that lives under your bed is frightened of the thing in your wardrobe

Everyone knows a secret about you but no one will tell you what it is.

The happy couple love their imaginary daughter

You were the only person your friend could share a dark secret with

She is in love with a ghost

woman in blue denim jeans sitting on white wooden cabinet

You are the imaginary friend

Your imaginary friend just handed in their two-week’s notice.

Your imaginary friend just asked for next week off.

When she hugs someone their painful memories are moved into her mind

When she hugs someone their painful memories are removed and placed into her mind. Her memory is now just a series of painful moments intersected with moments of…