Write about the experience that got you into writing.

Write about something you consider “ugly” – war, violence, failure, hatred – but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts.

Write about something that happened over the weekend as though it’s the top story on your local paper.

Write about evil: how you understand it (or don’t), what you think it means, or a way it’s manifested, either in the world at large or in your life.

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?

Write about a noise – or even a silence – that won’t go away. (We’ll let you interpret this in different ways?)

Write a story or post with an open ending, and let your readers invent the conclusion.

Write a story about yourself from the perspective of an object, thing, animal, or another person.

Write a script for a late-night infomercial – where the product is your blog. How do you market yourself? What qualities do you embody that other “products” don’t? What are the benefits of reading your blog?

Write a review of your life – or the life of someone close to you – as if it were a movie or a book.