Write a story that takes place on Halloween.
Source: Me
| # of Words | 1305 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General (Fantasy) |
| Hours | 1 |
Melinda watches her eight-year-old daughter, Linda, goes trick-or-treating up to the last house on the street and dreads what comes next on this All Hallows’ Eve night.
Write a story about making a mess.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 281 |
| # of Drafts | 3 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 0.75 |
Susan and her compatriots prepare themselves, for the clock is about to strike 12:23 PM.
Write a story where someone quits their job.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2366 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 2 |
Amy gets her dream job as a software developer in the video game industry right out of college. It’s a little different than she expected. Especially the overtime.
Write a story about a character forgetting something valuable.
Source: Slight modification to the following: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2388 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 2.5 |
Beth has forgotten something important. It’s a feeling she has every day when she gets up. As her day progresses, she tries to solve the mystery of what that important thing could be.
Write a handful of six-word stories about insects.
Source: Modification of the following: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 90 |
| # of Drafts | 2 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 1 |
Unexpected crawling. Shouting. Flailing. Fuck bugs!
Spiders are vampires. Shoes are stakes.
I crawl. I eat. I metamorph.
Starving in woods. Bugs it is.
Fly swatted away. New drink ordered.
Male praying mantis life expectancy: once.
Ladybug—cute! California beetle—ew! Squish.
Ants: Nature’s most beloved genocidal monsters.
Move pillow. Black widow skitters away.
Fly majestically along open roads—splat!
Save the rabbits! Fuck fruit flies.
Stare at backup camera—heart attack.
Spider outside. Working from home today.
Ant farm: actual Star Trek episode.
Bugs boning. Scram you giant perv!
Write a story about a character who steals a mailbox.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 2863 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 3 |
I met Ruth after I stole her mailbox, not knowing when I performed that theft that it would change my life.
Write a story where something once-dormant comes back to life.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 808 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Hours | 1 |
A creature in the depths of Mars comes out of hibernation due to the vibrations roving around on the surface.
Dramatize a defining moment in the backstory of one of your D&D characters.
Source: Me
| # of Words | 2839 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Hours | 3 |
Verseth loses another fight to the kids in the Community, and her Tent Guardians attempt to help her understand why using brute strength does not work for her.
Write a five-sentence story.
Source: Modification of the following prompt: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 255 |
| # of Drafts | 3 |
| Genre | Science Fiction (FanFiction – Cyberpunk 2077) |
| Hours | 1 |
Vi’s in the last stretch of a job that will score her a body mod—her first ever body mod—but is the increasing density of red neon lights a portent of what awaits her?
Write a story about avoiding someone.
Source: r/thedailyprompt
| # of Words | 1474 |
| # of Drafts | 1 |
| Genre | General |
| Hours | 1.25 |
Lonnie avoids her boyfriend Dave all week, putting off an important question she doesn’t want him to ask her.
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