Category: Prompts

Prompt: A young group of Harvard Students are given a strange opportunity: Instead of paying tuition, they can become assassins for the University   (Courtesy of reddit.com/r/writingprompts)

Prompt: Every word now has a limited number of spoken uses per person before being completely removed from their vocabulary forever. As a result, silence has taken over the earth, language being reserved for only the most important moments. Tell us about a time you needed to say something, and why you couldn't.   (Courtesy … Continue reading Your weekly writing prompt #welcometowordcountry

Prompt: Write a story where every paragraph begins with the same sentence of no more than seven words.   (Courtesy of reddit.com/r/writingprompts)

Prompt: Write a story about a strange family tradition, with at least two characters from the family narrating in the course of the story.   (Courtesy of reddit.com/r/writingprompts)

Prompt: In the near future, you’re able to sell unused time. One day, while scrolling through listings, you see an entry “For sale: 60 years 2018-2078”.   (Courtesy of reddit.com/r/writingprompts)

Prompt: As a kid, you were fascinated by fireflies and would catch and stare at them blinking for hours. Now an adult, you decide to revisit your hobby. But you now notice a pattern in their flashes. Morse? You look up and see the stars are blinking back. Having translated the message, you grow pale. … Continue reading Your weekly writing prompt #welcometowordcountry

Prompt: For as long as you can remember you have always had the broken bone in your pocket. No matter how many times you, your parents, anyone has tried to get ride of it, it would always turn up back in your pocket. Today, you decide to DNA test the piece of bone. It’s yours.   … Continue reading Your weekly writing prompt #welcometowordcountry

Prompt: A teenage boy is contemplating asking his crush out. Display that as a strategic gathering of army generals.   (Courtesy of reedsy.com)

Table for Two By: Jess Zafarris The Prompt: Craft a story or scene about two people—or other nonhuman characters, if you prefer—from very different backgrounds sharing a meal together. What do they learn about each other that they weren’t expecting?   (Courtesy of Writer's Digest)