Haikuandydotcom sends a daily Haiku if you sign up for it. Today’s makes a good writing prompt.
chinese restaurant
the future manager
refills our water
Makes me wonder about the future manager. Does he/she know about the future promotion? How long will it take? What is the character like, kind or ruthless? Is there an internal struggle? Perhaps accomplishing success in a restaurant doesn’t satisfy the deep desire to do other work. What does the facial expression look like? What is revealed by the body language as the water is poured?
I sense the character emerging but I have to say “later”. I already have characters clamoring for attention. Hada wants to be published this year. Lilli wants her story completed since she’s ready to redeem herself from her deeds in Hada’s story. Jill wants to time travel, but she sits in an outline.
Maybe someone else will be inspired to write about the future restaurant manager. I’d love to read the story.
