Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers (30)
+ Treat an everyday object as a magic wand.
+ Discover a collection of ears.
+ Play a horrifying game of pinata.
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05/20/2013 at 9:55 am 
05/11/2013 at 6:32 pm 
couldn’t resist the
‘Play a horrifying game of pinata’ prompt
Flesh Pinata
strung up
out of reach.
fleshbags filled, delicacies.
stewing in putrid juices.
delight the undead; children.
Groans of hunger;excitement
within the ranks;
mangled limbs out-stretched
eager to be first to the flesh.