Prompts for November 5th (you can respond to any of the older ones, too!)
Type one of these prompts into a blank document, and then see where it leads you.
- Use the words “turkey” “gratitude” “gravy” and “Pilgrim” in a story opening that has nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
- Write about a dystopian world in which “darkness” (interpret this word any way you want!) falls exactly one hour earlier for the next 6 months.
Prompts for November 4th
- Inviting him to Thanksgiving had not been a good idea, but now, the deed was done and there was nothing to do but sit back and worry.
- This season, I want to make sure I show my gratitude by…
Prompts for November 3rd
- I’ve come to realize that the antidote for self-pity is gratitude.
- Every year in Autumn, I find myself thinking about the changing seasons of my life.
Prompts for November 2nd
- We all agreed — every single one of us — that cooking a turkey in peanut oil sounded like a good idea. I mean, that’s how I remember it anyway, although now everybody wants to claim, like always, that they warned me up front.
- We had just finished sculpting three pounds of tofu into the shape of a turkey when the doorbell rang.
Prompts for November 1st (you can respond to these if you’d prefer)
- My new mother-in-law heaved the huge pot of boiling water from the stove to the sink. “Hold the strainer for me so I can drain the potatoes. You’re a part of the family now.” Her face reddened from the steam as she smiled at me. “You can trust me.”
- Each year, I become more and more grateful for…
Rules for the giveaway:
Respond to either prompt by emailing amandahartmiller@gmail.com by midnight on the 5th of the month to be added to a monthly drawing to win $30 toward developmental editing, consulting contracts, or writing communities. You will be entered into the monthly drawing once for every day you respond, up to 5 times per month.
Responses can be very rough and do not need to have a beginning, middle, or end. Try for at least 250 words. Your response should be fiction, memoir, or poetry. I reserve the right to delete and disqualify any responses that contain inappropriate content or do not appear to be in the spirit of creative writing. Response questions about services do not count toward the drawing.
The drawing on the 6th of each month is random, not based on writing quality.
Proof Rock 