Category: Plinky Prompts

  • Palm Reader

    You’re on a long flight, and a palm reader sitting next to you insists she reads your palm. You hesitate, but agree. What does she tell you?

  • Nightmare

    You’re having a nightmare, and have to choose between three doors. Pick one, and tell us about what you find on the other side.

  • Trip

    You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, or car? (Or something else entirely – bike? Hot air balloon?)

  • A Plot of Land

    You’re given a plot of land and have the financial resources to do what you please. What’s the plan?

  • Good News

    You receive some wonderful, improbable, hoped-for good news. How do you celebrate?

  • TIME

    You’re asked to nominate someone for TIME’s Person of the Year. Who would it be, and why?

  • Dream Home

    You win a contest to build your dream home. Tell us all about it. What features will it have?

  • $10,000

    You wake up tomorrow morning to find all your plans have been cancelled for the next seven days and $10,000 on your dresser. Tell us about your week.

  • Nostalgic

    You receive a gift that is bittersweet and makes you nostalgic. What is it?

  • Make a Mix Tape

    You make a new friend. Make them a mix tape (or playlist, for the younger folks) that tells them who you are through song.