Write about a memorable travel experience.
Or:
The farthest you have traveled.
Why did you go?
What did you do there?
Would you go back?
Or:
Where would you like to travel to?
Or:
I don’t like to travel because . . .
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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
Exercise, walk, join a gym, swim, hike, explore
Visit that grove, monument, park, part of the world
Reconnect with an old friend, relative, acquaintance
Join a club, a hobby group
Why haven’t you done this?
What would it take to do it?
Do you really want to do it?
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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 . . .
Waiting for a call back . . .
Waiting for an answer . . .
What do you notice while waiting?
Writing Prompt: Waiting
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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 is not in a phone
Golf, swim, play sports
Go to church
Use a paper calendar
Remember phone numbers
Tease or protect a sibling or cousin
Use Crisco
Sew
Crafts
Ride a bus
Ride a bicycle
Listen to or read the news
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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
Hot Wheels
Jump rope
Roller skate
Ping-pong
Spirograph
Etch a Sketch
Magic 8-ball
Jacks
Dodge Ball
Board games
Marbles
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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
Cracker jacks in a box with a prize
Jell-O mold salads
Candy apple
Green beans with mushroom soup
Tuna melt
Popsicles
Popcorn: Homemade or movie popcorn
Pink popcorn
Ice box cake
Chiffon cake
Cotton candy
TV dinners
Pigs in a blanket
Fondue
Salisbury steak
SOS: “Stuff” on a shingle
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Prompt #865
Mad? Disappointed? . . .
Prompt #865
Who are you mad at? Why?
Do you want to stay mad?
Would you like to reconcile, even if it’s just in your mind and heart?
Or: Who are you no longer mad at? What did you do with that anger?
Or: Who are you disappointed with?
Just Write!
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Prompt #864
Late . . .
Prompt #864
Write about a time you were late.
Write about something it’s too late for.
Something you wish you would have said, but now it’s too late.
Something you wish you would have done, but now it’s too late.
Or is it?
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Prompt #863
Kangaroo Words . . .
Kangaroo Words: A word that contains a synonym:
- masculine = male
- honorable = noble
- blossom = bloom
- action = act
- balderash = blah
- damsel = dame
- dazzle = daze
- addlepated = addled
- aggravated = grated
- breathe = be
- cartoon = art
- chocolate = cocoa
- falsified = lied
Photo by Valeriia Miller on Pexels.com Prompt #863
Use kangaroo words in your writing.
Find other kangaroo words.
Inspired from San Diego Writers, Inc Facebook post
Just Write!
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Prompt #862
On my next birthday . . .
Prompt #862
On my next birthday, I will be (___) years old.
It’s a big deal, because . . .
It’s not a big deal, because . . .
If neither money nor health/mobility were issues, here’s how I would celebrate my birthday . . .
At my age, my parents . . . . or my grandparents . . .
Just Write!