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 * Creative Writing Prompts **
 * 1) You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold.
 * 2) Write about something ugly — war, fear, hate, cruelty — but find the beauty (silver lining) in it.
 * 3) The asteroid was hurtling straight for…
 * 4) A kid comes out of the bathroom with toilet paper dangling from his or her waistband.
 * 5) Write about your early memories of faith, religion, or spirituality; yours or someone else’s.
 * 6) There’s a guy sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper…
 * 7) Write a poem about a first romantic experience or encounter – then turn the poem into a story.
 * 8) He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw…
 * 9) Silvery flakes drifted down, glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird…
 * 10) The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said…
 * 11) There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says…
 * 12) There is a magic talisman that allows its keeper to read minds. It falls into the hands of a young politician…
 * 13) And you thought dragons didn’t exist…
 * 14) Write about nature. Include the following words: hard drive, stapler, phone, car, billboard.
 * 15) The doctor put his hand on her arm and said gently, “You or the baby will survive. Not both. I’m sorry.”
 * 16) The nation is controlled by…
 * 17) You walk into your house and it’s completely different — furniture, decor, all changed. And nobody’s home.
 * 18) Write about one (or both) of your parents. Start with “I was born…”
 * 19) The most beautiful smile I ever saw…
 * 20) I believe that animals exist to…
 * 21) A twinkling eye can mean many things. The one that is twinkling at me right now…
 * 22) Good versus evil. Does it truly exist? What are the gray areas? Do good people do bad things?
 * 23) Have you ever been just about to drift off to sleep only to be roused because you spontaneously remembered an embarrassing moment from your past?


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