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Daily Writing Prompt #12

Write a paragraph or write a book. The choice is yours. Flex your writing muscles and be proud of your results. Keep it secret or share your finished work on social media with #BrainstormForecast.

Today’s writing prompt
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You are an apprentice to a master clockmaker who claims to be building a machine that can rewind time by exactly five minutes. You’ve watched him work for months, but the machine is never finished. One night, you find him slumped over his workbench, unconscious. The machine is humming, and a small lever is about to move on its own. You have a split second to decide: do you stop it, or do you let it happen? What is the consequence of that five-minute window?

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