CCW Five-Minute Writing Sprint From June 16, 2026
Here was the visual prompt provided:
And here are a few works written during the sprint (all shared with writers’ permission)
By Christine Sleeter
The wind barely left its mark on my broken heart. The gale coming off the sea was like a warm breeze compared to your icy goodbye. After you left, I felt so utterly alone and so terribly worthless that I could barely place one foot in front of the other.
You might think that I would throw myself into the sea. oh yes, that thought has tempted me. But I would rather throw you and all of our memories so that I may live.
By Jennifer Murphy
The rocking motion came to an abrupt halt and jolted me from my sleep. I heard the conductor call out what I thought was San Jose and grabbed frantically for my bag.
I barely made it off the train before it started moving again. The gratitude I felt for not missing my stop quickly melted away as I took in my surroundings.
An abandoned ramshackle hut to my left made up the train station. To my right the Pacific Ocean. I was utterly alone.
By Wanda Sue Parrott
I am a storm-lashed fish in a midnight-green sea
But I am not content because my gill slit is bleeding,
Not from a fishing hook but from a soda pop bottle top
That I swallowed and hiccuped, up into my snout, but not out
Oh, how I hurt. What is this dirt?
I don’t feel fit … Oh, shit!