Take the following story aspect and work it into a piece, whether poetry or prose, whether you explore what led up to this place in the story, it begins with the thread, or the thread is merely a tiny aspect of the story that has crystallized around the original image. However you choose to write it, use the following as a jumping off point.
Today's thread is...
For want of a pen, a million dollars was lost. How?
(for bonus points include the image of a rubber ducky and a neon fast food sign.)