INKsters Competitive Writers Guild Topics June 2008

INKsters Competitive Writers Literary Salon Daily Writing Prompts for June 2008 Use the topics to fire your imagination. Use these daily 500 word (max) writing assignments as tools for you to develop a portfolio of your unique vision as an author. Share your words with others and brighten their lives.
	1st Chatty Dogs Who are you on the internet? Who are you talking to on the internet? When you're pretending to be somebody else, do you like your created-self better than your real-self?
	2nd Ritalin Fix What's your daycare story? What's your medication story? Ever want to medicate your child? Somebody else's child?
	3rd Note This What were the most vicious words you ever dealt? Received? How does your boss handle "coaching conversations?" Ever take notes when you didn't need them?
	4th Getting On Who are the old drunks you know? What is your favorite bar you would not share with out of town guests? Ever get your words backwards? What have you forgotten?
	5th You Are Here Where are you REALLY? How have your ups and downs been lately? Is that really your haircut? What do you carry in your briefcase? If he gets on that elevator, where do you think it will let him out?
	6th Zen Pirate So you're a pirate, tell us more! What are the treasures in your life? What have you buried that you should un-bury? If you had something to bury, where would you hide it?
	7th Office Life When you're an author, you sit on the veranda sipping coffee and watching the sunrise, then you spend an hour typing away on a manual Olivetti typewriter Joyce Carol Oates mailed to you two Christmases ago. Then you chat with your agent about how much your royalty payment will be next month then you spend the afternoon having a manicure and a pedicure and then you usually watch the sunset sipping wine while reading poetry with a lover you know you're going to replace in a month or two ... oh wait ...
	8th Robot Power What are the obstacles a robot faces today? Ever not quite make your destination? How many cob webs are filling up your house? Your mind? Ever been electrocuted?
	9th Democratic Process Tell us about your most oblivious friend. Tell us about your friend who can't ever seem to make a decision. When somebody knocks on your front door, what do you do? If they sent you a memo that you're going to be exclusively responsible for revising democracy, what changes would you make?
	10th Restore Points What's your restore point? Are you Mac or PC and why? If you could return to a certain day in your life when you had a perfect relationship with another person, what would that day be? Remember an off-handed remark made by somebody that really made you mad -- what was the remark, why did it make you mad, what did you do about it?
	11th New Accounts What the worst failure you've ever had? Got a steel drum memory? Ever ended up surprised by a boss? Does the consequence fit the crime?
	12th Euphoric Eulogies Who do you want dead?
	13th Super Sneeze The funny pages have created so many super heros these days they're almost as numerous as saints. What would your superhero do? What would you do if you could become a superhero? What do we need superheroes to solve for us?
	14th Aches and Pains Old enough to remember going to the first Indiana Jones movies? Been on a fun adventure lately? How is getting old going for you? Remember a cool cinema you've been to and describe it.
	15th Ball Bearings Do you own one of those exercise balls? Have you ever used one? Do you have a weird piece of furniture in your house? Ever been to an awkward dinner party?
	16th Ring the Bell Been to a circus or fun-plex lately? Ever had somebody guess one of your secrets? What is your ATM password -- send it directly to me! Are you a notorious ATM user? Got a story about a banking mishap?

	17th Buy Now Pay Later How's your financial life going? Ever had buyer's or borrower's remorse? When was the last time you asked for something ridiculous in a business environment? Where did you go last time you dressed up?
	18th Panty Dreams Write a commencement speech you'd like to give.
	19th Soccer Moms Write about competitions gone wild. Are you a parent worried your kid won't compete? Are you a parent worried you won't compete? Where do you like to go with kids? What happens at your park?
	20th Boxed In You've put something away you suspect you'll never be able to retrieve -- what is it and why will you never be able to get back to it? Is your office a mess? Are you carrying around baggage from the past you should just throw out? Has your work environment improved or gotten worse lately? When you pick out a tie, what are the best kinds? What are your favorite types of boxes?
	21st Home School Prom Describe a home schooling family (or friend) you know. What was your prom like? Ever been lonely?
	22nd Homicidal Fish Is the Killer Whale really a killer? Re-enact a court room drama from your own life. Know any lawyer jokes? If you were a judge and you had room for a piece of art above your bench, what would you pick out?
	23rd Beware of God Is God vengeful? Is your dog vengeful? What is the first thing you'd throw a lightning bolt at? Describe your dog's house. If you could put a sign up in your front yard saying something profound, what would it say and how would you build it and place it?
	24th Substitutes Ever had a substitute? Every been the substitute? Ever been naughty? Describe a situation in your life when co-workers or friends crossed the line.
	25th Water Cooler What are the ways you improve relationships in your life? Where is the nearest water cooler you can remember? Ever had a significant other push a little too hard? If you took out your television, what would you put in its place?
	26th Screwed Up Who did screw up? What is heaven for dogs like? Tell us about your dog. Have your dog tell us about you.
	27th Viking Funeral Describe your funeral. Got a fish story? Got a Viking story? If a stranger walked into your bathroom right now, what would they think? When is the end of life glorious?
	28th Floss Dammit What's it gonna take to make you floss?
	29th Baby Trump Wise or wealthy?
	30th Office Romance How have your office romances been going? What stories from your romantic life do you share with others? If you had a photograph of all your lovers in one place what would the collection say about you?