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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:39 am
The idea of these prompts is to encourage you all to write. Also hopefully they'll keep you busy between posts.
The way it works is very simple:
You take one prompt at a time, write a story of any length and post it here as a reply (you may post it elsewhere as well - I encourage people to use the writing arena).
How to select a prompt:
There are 500 prompts to choose from. You read that correctly. 500.
You are not expected to do them all. One reason I have chosen so many is simply because that way it really lowers the chance of anyone ending up with the same prompt twice. If you can do them all, you are awesome and I bow to you.
There are two ways to select a prompt. The first is the easy way. Find one you like in the list and write it.
The second is the surprising way, but a little more fun. You choose which category you want (there are five of them) and then roll a random number with the number generator (between 1 - 100). You take what you end up with. You may roll again or change category only if you have already written for the prompt.
Rolling for a random prompt is the preferred method.
How to post your story:
Simply reply with it here. Make sure you put at the top which category it is from, which number and what the prompt was. And a title, if you have one that is different to the prompt. E.g.:
Air - 79 - Flight
That's it!
The categories are below. Enjoy!
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:40 am
EARTH
01 once upon a time -- 02 letter(s) -- 03 the space between -- 04 physics -- 05 look beyond
06 harmony -- 07 hidden stories -- 08 rain -- 09 edge of the knife -- 10 unfamiliar territory
11 madness -- 12 tea -- 13 daybreak -- 14 waking up -- 15 a human voice
16 domestic moments -- 17 shades -- 18 truth -- 19 human limits -- 20 chance and choice
21 the cruellest month -- 22 dream the impossible -- 23 forgotten roads -- 24 the currency of hope -- 25 just between us
26 flowers in the ashes -- 27 resonance -- 28 at the end of the day -- 29 defying gravity -- 30 once in a lifetime
31 smoke -- 32 another fine mess -- 33 bitter pill -- 34 the lucky -- 35 a place where no one goes
36 distance -- 37 excuses -- 38 flesh wounds -- 39 prelude -- 40 blindness
41 a matter of trust -- 42 hidden resources -- 43 a single night -- 44 parting regrets -- 45 headful of ghosts
46 crossroads -- 47 the sunless way -- 48 silence -- 49 messenger -- 50 possibility
51 at the center -- 52 fear of the fall -- 53 illusions -- 54 darkness falls -- 55 sound
56 hope obstructed -- 57 comfort -- 58 lies -- 59 a light in the dark -- 60 path of the children
61 the way of difference -- 62 infinite limits -- 63 photographs / snapshots -- 64 thoughts -- 65 a thousand days
66 drifting -- 67 sword and shield -- 68 shake the heavens -- 69 belief -- 70 further to fly
71 premonition -- 72 imitation of life -- 73 friends of the heart -- 74 scars -- 75 one more chance
76 falling -- 77 steer by the stars -- 78 diary -- 79 motion -- 80 face to face
81 phantoms -- 82 spirit of a gentleman -- 83 our own world -- 84 courage -- 85 hunger
86 inner space -- 87 beneath these hands -- 88 this place -- 89 strangers -- 90 puppet strings
91 out of focus -- 92 sleep -- 93 pavement cracks -- 94 the path and the walker -- 95 ever after
96 evidence -- 97 puppy love -- 98 funeral -- 99 I'm here -- 100 gloves
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:41 am
AIR
01 magic -- 02 good -- 03 evil -- 04 dream -- 05 nightmare
06 truth -- 07 lies -- 08 loyalty -- 09 hero -- 10 villain
11 love -- 12 hate -- 13 hope -- 14 despair -- 15 power
16 weakness -- 17 light -- 18 dark -- 19 time -- 20 pretend
21 adult -- 22 freedom -- 23 chains -- 24 trust -- 25 longing
26 humour -- 27 fun -- 28 battle -- 29 tears -- 30 heart
31 sport -- 32 odd -- 33 normal -- 34 music -- 35 poetry
36 tales -- 37 quote -- 38 black and white -- 39 fine line -- 40 positive
41 negative -- 42 never-ending -- 43 celebration -- 44 blossom -- 45 belief
46 sweet -- 47 sour -- 48 frozen -- 49 burned -- 50 reassurance
51 defeat -- 52 betrayal -- 53 lust -- 54 greed -- 55 gold
56 silver -- 57 flashback -- 58 self-esteem -- 59 pride -- 60 dull
61 sparkle -- 62 clean -- 63 beautiful -- 64 alone -- 65 dress up
66 animal -- 67 motion -- 68 dance -- 69 play -- 70 fantasy
71 desire -- 72 serenity -- 73 eyes -- 74 body -- 75 science
76 art -- 77 religion -- 78 top of the world -- 79 flight -- 80 stand tall
81 run -- 82 protect -- 83 close but far -- 84 stars -- 85 sun
86 intimacy -- 87 kiss -- 88 hug -- 89 smile -- 90 frown
91 destiny -- 92 sacrifice -- 93 memories -- 94 happy ending -- 95 life worth living
96 muse -- 97 clean -- 98 choice -- 99 secret -- 100 superstition
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:47 am
FIRE
01 beginnings -- 02 middles -- 03 ends -- 04 insides -- 05 outsides
06 hours -- 07 days -- 08 weeks -- 09 months -- 10 years
11 red -- 12 orange -- 13 yellow -- 14 green -- 15 blue
16 purple -- 17 brown -- 18 black -- 19 white -- 20 colourless
21 friends -- 22 enemies -- 23 lovers -- 24 family -- 25 strangers
26 teammates -- 27 parents -- 28 children -- 29 birth -- 30 death
31 sunrise -- 32 sunset -- 33 too much -- 34 not enough -- 35 sixth sense
36 smell -- 37 sound -- 38 touch -- 39 taste -- 40 sight -- 41 shapes
42 triangle -- 43 square -- 44 circle -- 45 moon
46 star -- 47 heart -- 48 diamond -- 49 club -- 50 spade
51 water -- 52 fire -- 53 earth -- 54 air -- 55 spirit
56 breakfast -- 57 lunch -- 58 dinner -- 59 food -- 60 drink
61 winter -- 62 spring -- 63 summer -- 64 fall -- 65 passing
66 rain -- 67 snow -- 68 lightning -- 69 thunder -- 70 storm
71 broken -- 72 fixed -- 73 light -- 74 dark -- 75 shade
76 who -- 77 what -- 78 where -- 79 when -- 80 why
81 how -- 82 if -- 83 and -- 84 he -- 85 she
86 choices -- 87 life -- 88 school -- 89 work -- 90 home
91 birthday -- 92 winter holiday -- 93 giving thanks -- 94 independence -- 95 new year
96 fantasy -- 97 test -- 98 strawberries -- 99 tease -- 100 hand
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:49 am
WATER
01 eternity -- 02 the blues -- 03 unheard -- 04 memory -- 05 slack
06 lost -- 07 vanilla -- 08 release -- 09 bonds -- 10 faith
11 decisions -- 12 idealism -- 13 awakening -- 14 attraction -- 15 standstill
16 ocean -- 17 superiority -- 18 deception -- 19 searching -- 20 chocolate
21 redemption -- 22 perversity -- 23 steadfastness -- 24 revolution -- 25 caution
26 authority -- 27 mania -- 28 departure -- 29 support -- 30 trust
31 denial -- 32 murder -- 33 heartbeat -- 34 time -- 35 fantasy
36 words -- 37 unseen -- 38 fading -- 39 unwinding -- 40 cynicism
41 tulip -- 42 breathless -- 43 teddy bear -- 44 kiss -- 45 dream
46 journey -- 47 sentiment -- 48 cycles -- 49 bridges -- 50 dance
51 flippancy -- 52 hope -- 53 blood -- 54 future -- 55 pearls
56 tension -- 57 regret -- 58 flight -- 59 resignation -- 60 ability
61 rootless -- 62 trouble -- 63 negotiation -- 64 barbarism -- 65 emergence
66 stranger -- 67 disappearance -- 68 limitless -- 69 flight -- 70 bitterness
71 spell -- 72 optimism -- 73 suicide -- 74 greed -- 75 observation
76 nameless -- 77 adventure -- 78 gamble -- 79 animal -- 80 balance
81 victim -- 82 determination -- 83 goodbye -- 84 shotgun -- 85 glow
86 invisibility -- 87 drama -- 88 wishes -- 89 wealth -- 90 guilt
91 echo -- 92 silver -- 93 call -- 94 fog -- 95 breaking
96 weapon -- 97 beach -- 98 lost -- 99 cry -- 100 search
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:51 am
AETHER
01 Introduction -- 02 Love -- 03 Light -- 04 Dark -- 05 Seeking Solace
06 Break Away -- 07 Heaven -- 08 Away -- 09 Cut -- 10 Breathe
11 Memory -- 12 Insanity -- 13 Misfortune -- 14 Smile -- 15 Silence
16 Spit -- 17 Ride -- 18 Under -- 19 Gray -- 20 Fortitude
21 War -- 22 Mother -- 23 Distasteful -- 24 Want -- 25 Lurking
26 Europe -- 27 Foreign -- 28 Sorrow -- 29 Urban -- 30 Rain
31 Flower -- 32 Night -- 33 Wrath -- 34 Moon -- 35 Walk
36 Precious -- 37 See -- 38 Abandoned -- 39 Dream -- 40 4:29 PM
41 Citric Acid -- 42 Still -- 43 Die -- 44 Two Roads -- 45 Two Guns
46 Drop -- 47 Dirt -- 48 Young -- 49 Preservatives -- 50 Breaking the Rules
51 Sport -- 52 Old -- 53 Desecrate -- 54 Tower -- 55 Need
56 Biohazard -- 57 Sacrificial -- 58 Kick in the Head -- 59 No Way Out -- 60 Desert
61 Fairy Tale -- 62 Voodoo -- 63 Do Not Disturb -- 64 City -- 65 Horrific
66 Snow -- 67 Drum -- 68 Hero -- 69 Annoyance -- 70 67%
71 Obsession -- 72 Mislead -- 73 I. Can't -- 74 Confrontation -- 75 Mirror
76 Broken -- 77 Testament -- 78 Drink -- 79 Swear -- 80 Words
81 Pen and Paper -- 82 + -- 83 Heal -- 84 Cold -- 85 Sick
86 Seeing Red -- 87 Hunger -- 88 Pain -- 89 Through the Fire -- 90 Triangle
91 Drown -- 92 Rape -- 93 Iron -- 94 Soft -- 95 Advertisement
96 Storm -- 97 Safety -- 98 Puzzle -- 99 Alone -- 100. Gone
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Lenten generated a random number between
1 and 100 ...
100!
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:27 am
I'll roll the first one! Tee hee!
Air. heart
Edit: Holy cow. What are the odds? xd
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Guyy generated a random number between
1 and 100 ...
30!
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:32 pm
Takes an aether for myself.
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:52 pm
(( Well... it didn't turn out as well as I hoped, but I am at a loss for what to do. Here we are! ))
Superstition
“Mother, mother, look!” A grinning boy points a small finger towards me as I pad silently down the street. I’m in top form today, I know. Glossy black fur shining, long tail held jauntily in the air, inquisitive green eyes bright and shining. Ears held towards the sky, listening to the rumbling of trucks passing on the road, sending billowing clouds of black into the grey.
A woman’s eyes follow the boy’s gesture; one might say her expression held disinterest at best, annoyance at most. The slight line of her lips, the wrinkles made of frowning, not smiling. Middle aged, working class, I would guess. Her clothes appear a little worn, her shoes dependable for all occasions, they’re very clearly well loved. Judging by the wide brimmed hat, and the snazzy outfit on the little boy, I would guess they’re headed to church, to each their own, I suppose.
First impressions are strange things. It is amazing what an intelligent observer can learn about a person just from watching them. Maybe one needs the cynicism that comes with spending half your life in feline from to perfect the art. There is something to be said for it in any case.
The boy’s eyes are a joyful, rich, brown color that I take an instant liking to. Here is a boy who looks like he knows what being a child is all about. There’s a small smudge on his chin, and his fingernails are a little dirty. It’s easy to see him playing in the garden as his mother rushes out the door. He seems excited, and that sort of thing is always infectious anyways.
So I pad a little closer, eager to feel his small hand stoking across my back. However, mother dearest has different ideas for her little boy. She pulls him closer, her hand clutching his shoulder severely as she turns chilly eyes on my form. “No, Jonathan, black cats are bad luck.” Her gaze is distrusting, like I’m going to turn into some big, awful monster and eat her soul or something. A working, church going, woman, of course she would be superstitious. They always are. “Come along.” She speaks once more in her tight voice.
But, hey, I’m a cat, I don’t know. So my steps continue uninterrupted, undisturbed by her prejudice towards me. I get it all the time. But, I bet she would like me even worse in my human form. Is a freak worse luck than a black cat? Could the appearance of a freak be in fact due to the bad luck caused by crossing paths with an inky haired feline, even? The thought makes me chuckle as I approach the boy, a purr rumbling deep within my chest as I wind my way around the young boys legs. His response is much the same as mine, and his light laughter caresses my ears.
The mother clucks her tongue and pulls the boy away, muttering under her breath. So I follow. They continue down the street, and I see they must be headed towards the Cathedral at the end of the road. It’s no problem for me to keep pace just a few feet behind them, waving my tail in the air as I walk, he’s craning his neck around to watch, giggling a little each time he looks and I’m still there.
We’re approaching the steps of the massive building now, and the child is frowning in a glum manner as he is practically pulled up the stone stairs. Suddenly he ducks down and pulls free of his mother’s grip, racing down the stairs with the recklessness only a child can get away with unscathed. He sweeps me up into his arms, snuggling me to his chest. He cuddles me for a moment, and then in a small voice he whispers into my ear. “Bye, Kitty.” And sets me gently down on the pavement.
Cut to the mother, who crooks a finger, beckoning the boy with a face that clearly reads displeasure, anger even. The boy gulps down a breath and holding his head high resigns walking up the stairs to meet his fate. Smack! Smack! Two hard slaps to the bottom cause him to cry out, and after a few cross words I can’t hear the mother starts into the building, clearly expecting the boy to follow, which the boy does, but not before turning to me with a mischievous smile and a wave in farewell.
If I could have smirked I would’ve, but instead I just sat as I watch the boy enter the building, knowing he would always break free of imposed superstitions. Knowing he would get to be himself.
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