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Motivation Monday – The Cupcake

By Novelicious

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.

Happy Monday, writers. Now that you're back at your desk, it's time for your beginning of the week writing prompt. Feel free to share your resulting work in the comments or squirrel it away somewhere private. Here's to a productive week!

The CupcakeEarly one Saturday morning, you pad downstairs in your dressing gown to make coffee and check the mail. On the front doorstep, there’s a pretty cardboard box bearing the logo of a local bakery. It’s addressed to you and, inside, you find your favourite kind of cupcake. You’re wary at first, but as the box is sealed, you decide to eat the cupcake with your morning coffee.

The following Saturday, it happens again. And again the next Saturday. And the next. And the next. On and on for months.

One Saturday, you open your front door expecting to see the familiar bakery box. This time, however, there’s no bakery box – only a note …

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