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The lie I tell most often — a ten-minute writing prompt

One small lie you tell out of habit. Write why it's the easy one.

What a child is asked afterwards

The lie I tell most often

Why weren't you fine when you said you were?

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 nothing comes to mind

Write down one thing that happened recently. It does not have to be a good story.

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.

Today's constraints on this prompt

Put your point in the first line

Say the conclusion first and the rest sorts itself out.

Use 'because' once

Give a reason once and a claim turns into thinking.

Put in one thing that happened to you

One thing from your own life turns borrowed words into your piece.

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