How Fiction Friday Works

Fiction Friday is easy to do.

* Every Thursday, just check this page for this week’s theme or challenge.
* Spend at least 5 minutes composing something original based on the theme or challenge.
* But, remember, no editing. This is to inspire creativity not stifle it.
* On Friday, simply post what you wrote to your own blog.
* Then come back to Write Anything and leave the link in the comment section below.

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Okay. This should be interesting. Clock ready to time me… Prompt…

Pick an ordinary object, and give it an extraordinary use.

I’m not sure why I’m telling you this. I suppose the pressure just got too much. After all, what is more pressure than keeping a wonderful secret?

You see, I do have a secret. Like everyone does, of course. But this secret could very possibly change the world. Yes, yes, I know I’m being awfully dramatic, but it’s true! You don’t believe me? Well, I didn’t think you would. But let me tell you about the most amazing object on my desk…

I am an office supplies addict. That is no secret. But when I bought my last ordinary looking block of post-it notes (multi-colour with yellow on top followed by blue, pink and green), I never would have guess my life could change in such a way.

I used it like a normal block of post-it notes, as one would do. However, the other day I noticed as I was running my finger along the non-sticky end of the block that one of the pages had a mark. I had gotten the block on sale, so I thought maybe this is why it had been so cheap.

I searched for the marked pages and found it. With a black border all around it, I saw this simple sentence: “Beware hot coffee today.”

A joke? I thought so. Then three hours later, a coworker turned around too fast and spilled coffee all over me. All over me! I didn’t click with the message until later that night…

The next morning I flipped through the block to find the page just so I could take it out and have a laugh about the coincidence with my friends. I couldn’t find a marked page in the yellow section. Instead, I found a marked page in the pink section. A black border around it like before, the sentence read, “Buy a lottery ticket.”

I wasn’t believing at this point, but I grabbed a scratchie on my lunch break anyway, figuring there would be no harm to a little fun.

I won $600. No joke.

You can imagine what happened from there. Every day I check my future-telling post-it note block for advice about my day. The message is never anything especially stunning or extraordinary, but let’s just say that I’m a bit richer, a bit happier, dating again and checking out my odds on the stock market…