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You are enjoying lunch with a friend when he or she states, “I was a cannibal.”
Write the conversation and the lunch scene that follows. Be sure to describe emotional and physical reactions.
This writing prompt was created by Patricia Stinson as part of The Writer‘s “Pitch Your Prompt” contest at AWP 2015.
For more inspiration, visit our database of writing prompts.
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