Category: Plinky Prompts

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.

Put together a a musical playlist of songs that describe your life, including what you hope your future entails.

Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.

Safe inside, toasty warm, while water pitter-patters on the roof – describe your perfect, rainy afternoon.

Pick a letter, any letter. Now, write a story, poem, or post in which every line starts with that letter.

Plan the ultimate celebration for the person you’re closest to, and tell us about it. Where is it? Who’s there? What’s served? What happens?

Pinpoint a moment in your past where you had to make a big decision. Write about that other alternate life that could have unfolded.

Pick a contentious issue about which you care deeply – it could be the same-sex marriage debate, or just a disagreement you’re having with a friend. Write a post defending the opposite position, and then reflect on what it was like to do that.

Our blogs morph over time, as interests shift and life happens. Write a post for your blog – but three years in the future.

Pause whatever you’re doing, and ask the person nearest you what they’re thinking about (call someone if you have to). Write a post based on it.