Warm up

Let’s get warmed up. You can use these prompts for a class, as a warmup for your creative side, or just plain fun. They go over real well at any party! So, put your fingers on a keyboard, pen to paper, or pencil to journal. Get started.

1. The doorbell rang before it swung open. No one knew Stanley was back in town. No wanted him back. He…
2. During her morning run, Carolyn sees a small group of neighborhood teens playing in the park. “That’s odd,” she thinks, “no one gets up this early on a Saturday.” She doubles back but stops suddenly at the gate, wishing…
3. It’s just like candy. Simone replays this in her head. It’s the last thing she remembers before waking up in the…
4. “Doc, I swear,” he shakes his head, “there was a snake in the road. I couldn’t get past it.” He’s lied about dreams before, but this is no lie. Maybe it is true what these researchers have been telling him. He is …
5. “I’m supposed to believe you’re a talking cat? And I’m supposed to believe I’m sober? The cat got up and…
6. Why wouldn’t he believe her? It wasn’t all that incriminating. Her professor’s watch was stuck in her hair. Except, he didn’t have to…