Urban writing prompt
The Farewell Bus Tour
A retired public transit driver decides to ride all the bus routes in the city as a farewell tour and unknowingly becomes a hero by helping various passengers along the way with his wisdom and kindness. Chronicle his journey and the lives he touches.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Pick a sprint, start the clock and keep going until it stops. Momentum beats polish on a first draft.
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Give your main character a job you know well, and use its details.
- 2Let a minor character change the ending.
- 3Set it all in one day.
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