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Stuck? Try one of these prompts
- A letter I'll never send
- One moment, stretched into a long description
- I love ____ more than he/she will ever know
- A world without an everyday object/technology
- Looking on your life from the perspective of a ghost
- Extended metaphors
- A lie I told
- It seemed like a good idea at the time…
- Something that looked ugly but was truly beautiful, or vice versa
- A product I wish somebody'd invent
- Now I can laugh about it, but…
- My most valued possession
- If my home was on fire and I could only take one thing it would be…
- He/she doesn’t know I kept it, but…
- The best/worst advice I’ve ever given or received…
- An idea sparked by conversation, a newspaper article or headline, or book
- Use a word of the week, the theme, or the entire week of words (see archives!)
- The ugliest or smelliest place I’ve ever been
- My worst job
- A day I wish I could do over, differently
- My strangest family member
- A family story
- I’m not sure if it happened the way I remember it, but…
- A place I used to live
- A place that was completely different when I returned
- Waiting for something: mailbox, phone, inbox, knock at the door…
- Most memorable waiting room experience
- Most uncomfortable social situation, ever
- Most physical discomfort I can remember
- Most embarrassing moment
- Most awkward silence
- Making something good come of a bad situation
- The best surprise
- The worst vacation
- My worst/best restaurant story
- The strangest thing my pet ever did
- At my 10 year reunion I imagine…
- The career I’d be worst at
- If only I could earn a living by…
- I secretly love to…
- It’s embarrassing, but_____ makes me cry.
- The worst outfit
- Disastrous date
- After I move out, I’ll tell my parents about the time…
- My day, told from the perspective of someone I know
- How my friend or enemy would describe me
- Switch genders
- Something written on a bathroom wall
- What I should’ve said
- What irks me
- List (make up a theme: things I love, words I hate, worst first lines, things you shouldn't do in public)
- A true story that makes me cringe, retold from the perspective of a made-up character
- A day in the life of my pet, told from his/her point of view
- An achievement most people don't know about
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