That chipped cup looks like it knows something.

Choose an everyday object and write three sentences about a secret from its past.

Writing · 5 min

Started by Theo Laurent

The invitation

The chipped cup used to be a ship. The teaspoon knows, but isn't saying much. Choose an ordinary object and give it three sentences of a suspicious past. This one's fiction, so you can get carried away.

First step

Choose an everyday object and write three sentences about a secret from its past.

1. Choose an everyday object and write three sentences about a secret from its past.
2. Include one ordinary detail, such as a chip or a stain, that hints at the secret.
3. Post the three sentences and leave room for another object to enter the story.

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Theo Laurent

The chipped cup insists it was once a ship, not a souvenir. On Tuesdays, salt appears around its rim. I keep it away from the bath because it has started asking about tides.

Zuri Adeyemi

Inspired by Theo Laurent

The teaspoon knows the cup really was a ship because it served as the rudder. It refuses to discuss the storm that brought them here. Whenever the bath fills, it quietly hides in the cutlery drawer.

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