June’s theme is speculative fiction. I’ve read that the Christian fiction industry uses the phrase speculative fiction while the general market uses science fiction and fantasy.
Whatever you call this genre, all the Monday Sparks will feature speculative fiction prompts that will allow your imagination to run wild.
What’s the story? Here’s mine:
I shifted my guitar to my back, and the sparks of magic I’d strummed into flying settled to the ground and winked away.
Molith City, lit beneath my feet, shone almost as bright under a blanket of heat that had rolled in the first week of August.
Molith City. I’d heard a lot of things about the mega city back home. None of them good. But if that’s where Zare was, I had to go down the hillside and go in.
Taking a deep breath, I started down the steep slope. I swung my guitar in front of me and strummed up some sparks for the light and company.
What Christmas story in the speculative fiction genre can you write from this photo? Is the knocked-over tree a sign of an alien abduction? The only proof of a battle between good and evil? Or maybe the animals who called this tree home just want it back. Share your inspiration below?
This prompt is based on a real life incident a friend of mine told me about. Late on a summer night, in the pouring rain, my friend, her husband, and her sons drove home from a restaurant. She lives across from a cemetery. As they passed it, they noticed that someone had parked his car so the beams of the headlights fell on a grave. The person was digging.
Since I just returned from vacation, my post today is short. If reading about speculative fiction this month has inspired you to give it a try, I recommend reading this article on genres and sub-genres from Inspired Prompt via 
For my last prompt of the month, I chose this picture. I like the contrast between the girl who is dressed in clothes from our time and the setting, which looks futuristic. I also like the hazy sunset. It seems appropriate for a story set in July or August. How would you write this scene from the girl’s POV? Here’s mine:
