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Oct 11, 2025

STORY STARTER

Submitted by Mariah k

You realize you are being lied to but must keep up the act to uncover the truth.

Oct 10, 2025

WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by an anonymous user

Write a dialogue of one season taking over from the previous. What might they need to discuss or prepare?

Oct 9, 2025

STORY STARTER

Submitted by Green Day Fan

You live in a world where a person of any age can be taken, and if their family can’t find them before sunrise, they're missing forever. You are the next person to go missing...

Oct 8, 2025

POEM STARTER

'It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.'

Using this common saying as inspiration, write a poem about something that was meant to be good going wrong.

Oct 7, 2025

STORY STARTER

Submitted by Shadowdrake27

In a fantasy setting where elaborate proposals are a normal and expected part of society, write a story about the most anticipated proposal of the year.

Use the proposal to reveal information about the characters and the society as a whole.

Oct 6, 2025

WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by an anonymous user

If your pet was transformed into a human, what would their character be like?

If you don't have a pet you could think of someone else's, or any animal you are familiar with.

Oct 5, 2025

STORY STARTER

Your main character can't go to sleep without this one thing…

Oct 4, 2025

POEM STARTER

Use the idea of something becoming polluted as a metaphor in your poem.

Oct 3, 2025

STORY STARTER

Hazel🌻

Nothing and no one here is sacred, safe or sane.

Use this line to set the scene for your story.

Oct 2, 2025

WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by deaherof

Write from the perspective of an Oak tree, who has been growing in the same spot for 200 years.

Oct 1, 2025

STORY STARTER

Submitted by HardCoreWriter

I just wanted to go for a normal walk…

Sep 30, 2025

POEM STARTER

Submitted by A.M. Katherine🗡️🥀

'Beneath the willow, you will find…' Finish this sentence, and use it somewhere in a poem.

Sep 29, 2025

VISUAL PROMPT

Submitted by KayWrites

Write a story about a parent who realizes their child is pure evil.

Write a story about a parent who realizes their child is pure evil.

Sep 28, 2025

WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by Frankie Famighetti

Create a narrative surrounding a single emotion, using bumper cars as the central metaphor.

Let the impact of the collisions, motions, and thrills guide your prose or poetry.

Sep 27, 2025

STORY STARTER

Submitted by j.byrd

Write a short story about a child going missing, where it’s up to the child’s guardian angel, the monster under their bed, and their favorite stuffed animal to team up and rescue them!

Sep 26, 2025

POEM STARTER

Submitted by Shadow Queen

Where there is light, there is always a shadow close behind.

Use this line to start or end a poem.

Sep 25, 2025

STORY STARTER

“In some ways, it was nice to be the one leaving, instead of the one being left.”

Sep 24, 2025

WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by Amber A

Turn a mundane activity like household chores into a heart-pumping, action-packed tale!

Sep 23, 2025

STORY STARTER

At the start of your story, a character makes an insidious discovery about someone. In the closing scene, they are forced to use that information as blackmail…

Sep 22, 2025

POEM STARTER

'Handmade'

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

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oddity 🍂 .° ꩜
15-17 | she/her | poc goth | the lesbian vampyre from outer space | writing a wlw romantasy book!!
Hidden valley
Still editing what I posted.
samatna
Love reading everyone's stories, this is such a fun platform. Getting back into writing after a long break - favourite animals - geese, cats & horses
Robin
she/her | in my twenties | Software Engineer | not a native speaker
Vaness Fryle
So I’m doing a thing wherein all my stories and poems no matter the prompt are connected together. Hopefully it makes sense.