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INKsters Virtual Literary Salon
Competitive Writing Daily Prompts |
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two prompts per day. Please read the FAQ page. |
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Topic Inspired by New Yorker Cartoonists |
Topics Inspired by Second Life |
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1st |
Ouch You're at the doctor's office. Why? |
Monk She stood there in her robes and waited for the mists to clear and then… |
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2nd |
Spicy What's your favorite meal and why?
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He stared into the dawn until...
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3rd |
Patience What task are you undertaking that will require great effort in the hope for a long term reward? |
Arrival Finally, she thought, they've returned and... |
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4th |
Drunk What unpleasant thing in your life would you like to blame on the booze? |
Bunny "That's a mean bunny," he said just before... |
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5th |
Skylines Describe the view from your house. |
Life Saver He'd been floating for several hours in the water when… |
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6th |
Nationalized The government reports today it's taking over everything. What do you hope they'll fix first? |
Dejection Sure, she was just a crocheted bunny, but that didn't mean...
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7th |
Enclosure Where is your safe place? |
Hookah One puff and he'll never know what hit him, she thought as she...
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8th |
Wiretap You bought one of those spy thingies that allow you to have super hearing. What do you learn that is shocking to you? |
Outside in the snow he waited for...
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9th |
Escape Where is the first place you'll go when you get out? |
Esplanade She would wait as long as needed for him to open the shop because she needed… |
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10th |
Forehead What's the funniest thing we could write
on your forehead that would be true? |
Grand Theft Auto He'd never stolen anything, and now… |
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11th |
Bottom Line Your accountant called and has some news for you. What is it?
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The two of them were ready for...
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12th |
Accident Describe a time when you created a mishap. |
Station She sat on her suitcase in the train station and remembered… |
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13th |
BlackBerry You're either pathologically FOR the little electronics, or against them. Make your case. |
Departure As he felt them pulling away, he knew… |
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14th |
Kitty Park Are you a dog person or a cat person? Why?
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Neighbors They raised the flag and we all knew… |
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15th |
Sandbagging Somebody in your life goes to extraordinary lengths to help you.
Who? What? Why? |
Pond She came every day and stared into the pond and...
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16th |
Treasure What is more important to you than a buried treasure?
Or, describe a time when you lost your luggage. |
Treadmill She'd been running on that treadmill forever when… |
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17th |
Underestimated What do you tend to underestimate? What surprises you? |
The Old Church He saw her standing in the ruins of the old church before she saw him and… |
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18th |
Paradigm Create a character sketch of somebody you know who lives by a different set of rules and values. |
First Step She stood on the precipice and prepared to leap and she hoped...
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19th |
Limbo What's your favorite game? OR, what's your favorite airport story? |
Forest She knew better than to be out there alone, but...
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20th |
Wounds Scratch the scab off an old would caused by one of your former friends,
old lovers, or family members. Tell us. |
Man in the Moon She didn't care if people thought she was nutso, she chatted with the moon and they agreed that… |
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21st |
Homework Which of your co-workers knows about your personal life? What made them more than just an acquaintance? |
Super Cat They planned to use the enormous wooden kitten for… |
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22nd |
Noah You're Noah. How's it going? |
Veterans Her grandfather began sobbing as he… |
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23rd |
Everybody You'd
like to make an announcement to everybody so they will stop doing the
thing that bugs you most. What is the thing and why does it bug you?
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The List When he saw the name on the list, he… |
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24th |
Knockoffs What is your favorite fake thing?
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Hyperextension We told her she would kill herself if she tried it, and of course… |
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25th |
Making Do Sometimes you just hafta do the best you can. Describe a time when you did the best you could with what you had. |
Shut Up She yakked and yakked and yakked and if she didn't shut up soon
he knew he would...
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26th |
Fable Look up fable on Wikipedia and then write us one.
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Bike Shop She knew the business inside and out, but for the first time... |
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27th |
Sleepy What is the latest or best dream you remember? |
Chairlift The cables lifted her higher and higher above the snow and… |
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28th |
Bagel Describe the environment in your favorite deli or bagel shop. |
Deserted So this is what her fancy college education led to… |
