Inspiration – Briefly Write

Homesick

29th Dec 202531st Dec 2025

Cindy Kluck-Nygren

We found
you lying on your left side, your right arm reaching out in front of you
pushing away
the top sheet like it was something to fear

the cannula resting peacefully on the empty side of the bed
tossed as far away
as its plastic umbilical cord would allow
still breathing

Cindy Kluck-Nygren strives to craft poetry and stories that prompt readers to pause, to reflect, and to feel. A native of Chicago, Illinois, who now lives outside Austin, Texas, Cindy insists she misses the Midwest’s snowy and frigid winters.

‘Homesick’ won Second Prize in the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2025.

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.9)

14th Jul 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Use one or more of the words GOAL / GOAD / GOAT in your micro story or poem

#BrieflyWrite Weekly Prompt (14/07/21)

Write a micro story or poem
using one or more #prompt words ~

👉 GOAL ~ GOAD ~ GOAT

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #getwriting
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) July 14, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.8)

7th Jul 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Use one or more of the words SOURCE / SAUCE / SORES in your micro story or poem

#BrieflyWrite Weekly Prompt (07/07/21)

Write a micro story or poem
using one or more #prompt words ~

🌟 SOURCE ~ SAUCE ~ SORES 🌟

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) July 7, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.7)

4th Jul 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Use the word UNDERWHELMED in your micro story or poem

#BrieflyWrite Weekly Prompt (30/06/21)

Write a micro story or poem
using the the #prompt word ~

🌟 UNDERWHELMED

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) June 30, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.6)

27th Jun 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Be inspired by the phrase OPEN WINDOW

#BrieflyWrite Prompt (23/06/21)

Write a micro story/poem using the #prompt ~

⭐️ OPEN WINDOW ⭐️

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) June 23, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.5)

16th Jun 202116th Jun 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Write a micro story or poem inspired by the photo. Optional prompt word = EXPLORE

#BrieflyWrite Weekly Prompt (16/06/21)

Write a micro story or poem inspired by the photo

⭐️ Optional #prompt word ~ EXPLORE

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration pic.twitter.com/QM4Wm9KAoK
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) June 16, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.4)

9th Jun 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Be inspired by the phrase IT DIDN’T STOP THERE

#BrieflyWrite Prompt (09/06/21)

Write a micro story/poem using the #prompt ~

⭐️ IT DIDN'T STOP THERE ⭐️

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration
— Briefly Write (& Read & Think) (@BrieflyWrite) June 9, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.3)

2nd Jun 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Let fate decide your prompt. Optional prompt word ~ FATE.

#BrieflyWrite Prompt (02/06/21)

Let fate decide your prompt… (Or pick your own!)

⭐️ Optional #prompt word ~ FATE

All welcome 🤗

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #writinginspiration #fate pic.twitter.com/GpoCCyTTpy
— Briefly Write (& Read & Think) (@BrieflyWrite) June 2, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.2)

26th May 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Write a story or poem about JEALOUSY. Optional prompt word ~ CAKE.

#BrieflyWrite Prompt (26/05/21)

Write a micro story/poem about JEALOUSY

⭐️ Optional #prompt word ~ CAKE

(Don't forget the hashtag!)#writingprompt #amwriting #inspiration
— Briefly Write (& Read & Think) (@BrieflyWrite) May 26, 2021

Briefly Write Prompt Game (2.1)

19th May 202119th May 2021Leave a comment

The Briefly Write Prompt Game aims to inspire bold, succinct micro fiction and poetry.

Every Wednesday, we will provide a brief prompt to inspire your boldest prose or verse. The prompts will be released on Twitter (via @BrieflyWrite) and right here on the website.

Your creation can take any form and any style. The prompts can (and should) be interpreted loosely.

This week’s prompt ~

Write a micro story or poem based on the picture. Optional prompt word = SLEEP

#BrieflyWrite Prompt (19/05/21)

Write a micro story or poem based on the picture

⭐️ Optional #prompt word ~ SLEEP

(Don't forget the hashtag!)@PromptList @PromptAdvant @thewriteprompt pic.twitter.com/ILONmgGhQF
— Briefly Write (& READ & THINK) (@BrieflyWrite) May 19, 2021