Thanks to the wonders of technology, most

parts of the body can be replaced.

When I make Grandma's cake, it's not quite right; something is missing.

When the fancy gear is missing, you have to make do with what

you've got.

Missing you,

missing home.

But not missing …

Collectors are on an endless quest to find the one that is missing.

The extinction of a species weakens the ecosystem.

Something overlooked in a crime scene may mean the criminal escapes justice.

Missing parts

Your task is to write a story about how a missing part did or did not spoil an object, person or event.

Narrative

Ÿ Who/what are your characters. Where are they? What's happening?Ÿ How can you build tension in each paragraph?Ÿ How can you make the climax surprise/enlighten the reader?Ÿ How can you resolve the character's situation/problem? (optional)

Use one of the pieces of stimulus as a starting point or source of ideas for your story.

Limit your story to one event and one timeframe. Give your story a title.

We live in a world which values perfection but things have to change when a part of a

something or someone is missing. What matters is how we deal with the new challenge.

Acknowledgments

Adapted image from: Toy car made from recycled parts, by Bill Zimmerman, www.flickr.com/photos/billzimmerman/5366258141.

Adapted image from: A group of animals are together on a nature background with text area. Animals range from an elephant, zebra, bear and rhino, by Angela Waye, www.123rf.com/photo_20235498.html.

Adapted image from: missing puzzle piece, by Natalija Gagarina, www.123rf.com/photo_23528566.html.

Adapted image from: Magnifying glass isolated on white with soft shadow, by Vitaly Korovin, www.123rf.com/photo_9516746.html.

Adapted image from: The Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL), by Official U.S. Navy Page, www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/6811745567.

Adapted image from: Skylanders Neuzugänge, by Crosa, www.flickr.com/photos/facing-my-life/11016872846.