Writing Prompts

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Writing 1

  • Topic: lost and found. Take this any direction that you want.
  • Write about the last really great day you had.
  • Write about berries.
  • Fill in the blank.

Writing 2

  • Write about a recent day from the perspective of an object you own. (E.g., your shoes or your backpack.)
  • Imagine the President of the United States asks you for advice. What would he ask? What advice would you give?
  • What’s the best way to help someone who is facing homelessness? (Make it personal to your situation, if you want.)
  • Write about feeling strange, Stranger Things, or being estranged.

Writing 3

  • If you could have a meal with any person from history, who would you choose? What would you eat? Write about it. Describe your conversation and all the details.
  • Write a letter of gratitude to anyone or anything.
  • What’s a real need you have right now—practically, spiritually, relationally, emotionally—that other people could help meet? Write about it.
  • Pants.