Stine Writing and Miniatures

Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 10/13/2026

Graffiti on a concrete bridge reading 'Welcome to Simply 6 Minutes' with an orange and black train in the background.

Today’s prompt is:

Celebrating International Face your Fears Day!

Masked man standing in a wet, deteriorating basement corridor
A masked man navigates a flooded, deteriorating basement filled with exposed wiring and debris.

*****For any participants that do NOT like restrictions, please feel free to participate in any way you would like. It is great to read the contributions!****

  1. Set up a timer or sit near a clock so you can keep track of the six minutes you will be writing.
  2. You can either use one of the prompts (photo or written) or you can free-write.
  3. Get ready and write for 6 minutes, that is it! Can you write a complete story? Can you think of a new Sonnet? Can you write 400 words? 400? 500? There are no restrictions on what kind of writing you do, but you should try to be actively writing for six minutes.
  4. After you are done writing, include your word count and then post back to this page #Simply6Minutes or include your link in the comments section. Pingbacks are enabled.
  5. *Feel free to leave your work completely unedited. I believe it is good to see, especially for new writers, that even very seasoned writers don’t write a perfect first draft.*
  6. Have fun, challenge yourself if you’d like, read and respond to others’ posts.

Thank you for participating!

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  10. […] “SOLD!”Brad had won the lottery and quickly purchased a mansion.Luck was surely shining on him.The immaculate structure was beautiful. The grounds were expansive. It was HIS now!After ‘moving in’ he explored more. And when he eventually viewed the basement and foundation he was stunned.It was a MESS. It was unstable. It was a big problem. His reckless purchase had become a nightmare and Brad vowed to never be so foolishly impulsive again.The impending election was simmarily ‘dressed up’ in ads with “pretty” promises so, the now “wiser”, Brad decided he should look more closely at the candidates’ “foundations” or suffer a similar ignorant fate.Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 10/13/2026 – Stine Writing […]

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