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Someday I’m going to . . . Prompt #870
Make that recipe Fix that thing Learn how-to or learn about Read that novel, self-help book, poem, tome Write that letter, email, article, essay, book review, book…
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No greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
“The writer has to take the most used, most familiar objects—nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs—ball them together and make them bounce, turn them a certain way and make…
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Waiting . . . Prompt #869
Waiting in line . . . Waiting in traffic . . . Waiting for something to happen . . . Waiting for [someone in your life] to…
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Write toward obsessions, toward fun, toward compression
“I want to write to test forms and to break them. I want to write toward my obsessions. I want to write toward fun, and toward compression.…
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What you create lives on.
“What you create lives on. If you are a writer, your words live on. You have a unique creative voice, and writing and publishing is a powerful…
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Hailing Sleep
Hailing Sleep By Ken Delpit Something I don’t do,But I used to, readily,Is sleep through the night. These days, not the case. Now, it’s hour by hour,Two,…
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I used to and now I don’t . . . Prompt #868
Defrost a freezer Change oil Empty ashtrays in a car Go to bars Go to outdoor concerts Look for a phone booth Bake Use a camera that…
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Childhood Games . . . Prompt #867
Write about games you played or things you did as a child. Slinky Silly putty Rubik’s cube Chatty Cathy Barbie GI Joe Mr. Potato Head Matchbox cars…
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Remembering Favorite Food . . . Prompt #866
Write about: Favorite food from childhood. Party food when you were a teenager. Menu from early adult dinner parties. Animal crackers in a box with a string…