The Story of One Sentence
Sorry to see One Sentence closed down. It was a good challenge for writers and fun to read what others had come up with for. Can you write a story in just one sentence?
writing prompts
Les Miserables: Even After all These Years
My sister-in-law gave me Les Miserables (by Victor Hugo) for Christmas one year. It was a big book, a tome. But, I was curious. I hadn’t read the book, seen the movies or performances. Also, the story is over 100 years old (closing in on 200 years even) and I really like history. What better … Read more
Jenny Holzer Writes Projections as Art
Jenny Holzer is an artist presenting ideas in words for public spaces. The public dimension is integral to Holzer’s work. Her large-scale installations have included advertising billboards, projections on buildings and other architectural structures, and illuminated electronic displays. LED signs have become her most visible medium, although her diverse practice incorporates a wide array of media including street … Read more
Build a Better Mousetrap for the End of the World
Would you even guess this is a mousetrap? It’s vintage, from the 1930’s approximately. I first saw it on a video from Shawn Woods and then I went looking on eBay out of curiousity. Shawn Woods makes videos of how mousetraps actually work at catching mice. If you are especially squeamish or strongly against killing rodents, don’t watch. I … Read more
Your Monster in Your Haunted House
Create your own haunted house. Plan the layout, the type of rooms, the design and colours. Write about the street appeal and what people see, hear, smell and sense from out on the street. Then, create the monster living in the house, the surprise in the centre of the maze of rooms and storytelling. What … Read more
Caught Inside a Wreck
Kind of gruesome perhaps, but I found an interesting writing prompt on Once Written: Build Character — Write a scene about what happens when a character you’re working gets trapped inside a car for two hours after a terrible car accident.
Write a Letter about Yourself
Look back on your year, from the end of last October to the nearing of the end of this October. In some spiritual beliefs this time of the year is about looking back, reflecting on the past and finding fresh inspiration for the future. Write yourself a short letter. You could even try writing it … Read more
Long, Dark, Rusty Secrets
Two friends have a secret. Each has a different secret. Both secrets are unique and something they have kept from each other for years. Neither would ever dream of telling the other her secret. What are the secrets each friend is keeping? Why do they keep these things secret from each other? How would the … Read more
The Adventure of the Lost and Found Glove
You’ve lost one of the gloves Great Aunt Hettie gave to your for Christmas. She’s going to be pretty upset if you don’t show up wearing both of them. Today is her birthday and you really do want to be there for the party, you’re the one who organized it all. At the subway station … Read more
Language Without Barriers
From Stuart and What If Wednesday… “What if everyone spoke the same language?”