60–Handle With Care

[Write about a very fragile or delicate object.]             “No, no, no! How did I get caught up in this?!” Margalit screamed, running in terror from the colossal beasts locked in combat many kilometers away.             Despite being at such a distance from the battle, it was still only relatively far. To the great beings fighting, her distance from them …

59–Refreshed

[Write a poem about a time you really felt refreshed and renewed. Maybe it was a dip into a pool on a hot summer day, a drink of lemonade, or other situation that helped you relax and start again.]             Twas nary a time when my prey could put up a good fight,             Needless to say the one time …

58–Darkness

[Write a poem or journal entry inspired by what you can’t see.]             It was late at night when Menes was awoken by steady knocking sounds from his door. The sound put him on full alert, as he knew of no one who would have any reason to bother him so late at night.             Nervous, Menes brandished the hoe …

57–Alarm Clock

[Write about waking up.]             Too simple! I’m going to randomly generate a word and add it to the prompt.             The word is…”medium”!             …             Pulled from her gentle, dreamless sleep, Orit opened her eyes to see the familiar face of her adorable house cat.             “Mrew” It let out in her face.             “Yeah, yeah; you’re hungry. …

56–Photograph

[Write a story or journal entry influenced by a photograph you see online or in a magazine.]             Okay, sure. I’ll find a random image on Google and write a story about it.             The image: Two guys using spray paint to paint a wall.             …             Markus lowered the bandana covering his mouth.             “We can still turn …

55–Holding Hands

[The first time you held someone’s hands.]             Oh, this is an easy one because this happens to everyone: my parents held out their finger to me when I was a baby and I grabbed it.             Seriously, though, I don’t feel like coming up with anything creative or interesting for the prompt, so…this will be the first time I …

54–Dear Diary

[Write a poem or short story about a diary entry you’ve read or imagined.]             Don’t feel like it, so, here’s a non-rhyming poem made from the three randomly generated words, “meaning”, “ballot”, and “nationalism”:             Existence is a cruel mistress by nature,             Being born without rules or instructions,             In a world much larger than we can imagine, …

53–Tear-Jerker

[Watch a movie that makes you cry. Write about that scene in the movie.]             The Madoka Magica movie made me cry. A bit. I don’t remember the particular scene, if any, but it was just sad.             Since I don’t feel like writing several paragraphs about (—Holy fuckin s***! I have two monitors and I set up my background …

52–Memory Lane

[What does Memory Lane look like? How do you get there?]             “Line up against that wall.” Gertrude pointed at the back of the classroom with her gun. “Backs facing me, hands on your head.”             I noticed that her face and mannerisms were eerily calm and controlled as she held the pistol. No shaking in her hands at all. …

51–Sunrise/Sunset

[The sun comes up, the sun goes down. It goes round and round. Write something inspiring about the sunrise or sunset.] “When the wind blows and seeds are carried away…”             A man sat against a tall oak tree, his eyes closed and his hair dancing in the breeze, singing.             “They travel quite far for the sake of their …