Write a poem or story about someone whose stroke of luck is actually a curse in disguise, or vice versa.

Flash of lightning. Crack of the baseball bat. Stoplight turns green. Write about a time when a seemingly mundane event created a stroke of inspiration.

Write about an everyday decision that seems brave to you, but common to someone else.

You look into the lens of something—a camera, a telescope, a pair of binoculars, etc.—and something strange peers back at you. What do you see?

Write a poem or story about an event that you, and only you, interpret as a sign from a higher power. This higher power could be a god, aliens, the…

A mondegreen is a word or phrase that has been misheard, often humorously, to produce new ideas and images. For example, you might mishear “There’s a bad moon on the…

Write a poem or story where people begin as enemies and end as lovers. OR the other way around.

Write a story or poem about what keeps you warm. Perhaps it’s a hot cup of tea, the glow of a happy memory, or the light at the end of…

Write a story or poem about the first snow. It can be the first snow you ever experienced, the first to happen this year, or what you imagine snow might…

Write a story or poem that involves diametrically opposing views about something simple. For example, two people might bicker over the proper way to brew coffee, or whether a hotdog…