Category: Prompts

My son said, “2020 was last week and lasted three years.”

Writing Prompt: Your take on the past three years.

Or:  Nothing prepared me for . . .

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If you could invent a holiday, what would it be called and what would it celebrate?

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Have you received random acts of kindness?

Have you given random acts of kindness?

Have you witnessed random acts of kindness?

Writing Prompt: Random acts of kindness.

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What would you appreciate seeing or happening this holiday season?

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Back in the day, many people sent Christmas cards with notes or the generic letter.

How about a tweak to the standard holiday greeting?

Write a note of appreciation, letting someone (alive or not alive) know what you appreciate about them. This is a note or letter you may or may not send.

Prompt: Write a note of appreciation.

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“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in the warm water, it is really quite pleasant. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being fully aware of the dish, the water, and each movement of my hands . . . The dishes themselves and the fact that I am here washing them are miracles!” — “Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life,” by Thich Nhat Hanh

Prompt: Write about a mundane chore, or something you routinely do, that has a meditative quality.

If you could thank someone (living or dead) for their influence on your life, who would you thank?

Many people would think of a family member.

How about this:

Write a thank you note to someone (living or dead), excluding family, for their influence on your life.

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“It is a relatively little-known fact that over the course of a single year, about twenty million letters are delivered to the dead.”— “The Girl With No Shadow” by Joanne Harris

Prompt: Write about a letter delivered 25 years after it was written.

Or 33 years after it was sent.

Or 18 years.

You can write from the point of view of the recipient, the sender, or both.

Or write about the unintended recipient . . . the person who now lives at the address the letter was sent to.

Does the letter reveal disturbing or euphoric news?

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Write about a view from a window.

Perhaps the view from your kitchen window.

Or your living room window.

Or the view from a public place.

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