POEM STARTER
Submitted by West Lee
Write a poem or story about someone who has repeatedly tried - and failed - to accomplish something important to them.
WRITING OBSTACLE
Create a scene or story showing the juxtaposition of an urban landscape directly next to a natural setting.
POEM STARTER
Inspired by A. Canvas
Write an Oulipo poem about winter. Oulipo poetry is written by setting strict rules for yourself. These rules are up to you, but the goal is to give yourself a challenge.
Be sure to list the rules you followed to inspire and create new forms!
STORY STARTER
Your new college roommate turns out to be someone you disliked in high school.
Continue the story.
WRITING OBSTACLE
Write the blurb of a book that has been written in another dimension.
Would the normal features of a blurb still apply in this dimension, or do time and space affect the style of stories in this universe?
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Petit-Mythe
Write a short dystopian story about a world trying to be perfect, but one person hasn’t been brainwashed like the rest.
POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Mirrors of the Mind
Write a poem in any style or genre with this title in mind.
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Margaret Sok
A new person in town takes everyone’s interest, but they only have eyes for your protagonist...
WRITING OBSTACLE
Describe a busy marketplace using only description related to smell, touch, and sound.
STORY STARTER
The lights were all off, but that didn't stop me from finding my way. I knew this place like the back of my hand - and unfortunately for me, they knew that.
Continue the story...
POEM STARTER
Inspired by The Author
"Do you think the sun gets lonely up there?"
Use this piece of speech in a story or poem.
STORY STARTER
Write about a character who regrets a decision they made years ago, but which they were fervently committed to at the time.