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For a decade, Fifteen Minutes of Fiction had a weekly writing prompt. Some of these are specific to certain times of year, or specific holidays. They are presented here in no particular order; click the "Get Another" link to see another randomly selected prompt.Helicopter Parents
In Colorado Springs, an Easter Egg hunt was canceled due to the aggressive behavior of "helicopter parents" - hovering parents who were determined to help their children get their share of eggs.Write a satirical piece describing "helicopter parenting" taken to an extreme in the life of an adult or teenaged child.
