Little Bit’s Big Cat Adventure
Our neighborhood stray, nicknamed Little Bit, is the inspiration for this cat adventure writing prompt. He isn’t willing to come
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Grocery Store Surprise
Everyone shops at the grocery store. We pluck items from shelves, study fruits and vegetables, and avoid those tantalizing sweets.
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Drawing Faces
What would you think to see someone drawing your face? Ponder it for a bit. Then write a few sentences,
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Tornado Alley
A fascination with weather put meteorology on my major radar in college. Just for a bit, though. Learning all the
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I Woke to a Talking Animal: Writing Prompt
At 10 a.m. on a dreary Saturday morning, you finally roll out of bed at a window-rattling round of thunder.
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Conversations With a Treadmill
Last Monday I started a weekday workout routine, the inspiration for this treadmill-inspired writing prompt. The first day on the
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Photo Prompt: Midnight Train
Where is the train coming from or going to? Is this forest a late-night beauty or something hauntingly sinister? Who
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Writing Prompt: Aftermath
In short story or poetry form, write about the aftermath of a life-changing event in your main character’s life, including
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Writing Prompt: Time Travel
Write a short scene or poem where your characters travel back in time to their hometown 50+ years prior. Describe
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Photo Prompt: Weathered Barn
“Weathered Barn” by Rodney Campbell via CC 2.0 Try this as a setting for your next poem or short story.
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