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People who reply late — a ten-minute writing prompt

Write one moment when a slow reply moved something in you.

What a child is asked afterwards

People who reply late

Have you ever waited for a reply? Write what you were thinking.

Everyone gets the same subject. What differs is the follow-up: one question for children, two for teens, three for adults. Only the children's wording is simplified.

Where people usually get stuck on this one

When you stall halfway

Explaining is what stalls you. Put down what you saw and what you heard instead.

When it reads flat

Find the sentence you are least sure about. What you actually meant is usually hiding there.

When the first line won't come

Skip it and start at the second. The opening writes itself once the rest exists.

Today's constraints on this prompt

No 'and' or 'so'

If it still flows without them, the flow was already there.

No 'thing'

'Thing' hides the real word. Name it.

Include one number

'Three years' always beats 'a long time'.

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