2021 PROMPTS

APRIL PROMPTS

i. april fools!

ii. cherry blossoms on the pavement

iii. if i were ___, you would be ___.

iv. synchronity at the park

v. the grief of treehouses

vi. the chivalry of the bees

vii. the waterfall was where i fell for you

viii. four by four

ix. laments of the dead

x. apple-picking in the spring

xi. bones in a hollow closet

xii. a dozen dead roses

xiii. whispered lies and lullabies

xiv. grinding the teeth of farmers

xv. murders in the meadow

xvi. eyeshadow sunsets

xvii. body count/empowerment

xviii. plant(ing) a kiss

xix. love bites from a midday drizzle

xx. thawing your soul

xxi. an ___'s embryo

xxii. call me by your name

xxiii. where do dreams go when we wake up?

xxiv. psychedelia at the priarie

xxv. resetting your grandfather clocks

xxvi. can you keep a ___?

xxvii. a dystopia's harvest

xxviii. the poverty of peaches

xxix. a tea party gone wrong

xxx. the toxicity of the end

MAY PROMPTS

i. may i be your forever girl/boy, a love immortal.

ii. may i exist beyond this fruitless existence, a void trapped in time.

iii. may i have this dark dance, my lady?

iv. may the fourth be with you

v. may i be there for you, a shoulder to cry upon?

vi. may i plant a kiss on your head, in the middle of this garden?

vii. may i go to the bathroom, a right to be granted?

viii. may i confess how much i’m in love with you?

ix. may i write words more naked than flesh?

x. may i speak the sentences stronger than bones?

xi. may i recite the rules more resilient than skulls and sinew?

xii. may i sing the hymns of the underworld?

xiii. may the lullabies of the night be my nemesis?

xiv. may i please be excused?

xv. may i ask you a question?

xvi. may the odds be ever in your favour.

xvii. may we turn toward the dawn’s wrath?

xviii. may i lead you astray among dream walkers?

xix. may i provide the evidence?

xx. may i be your mayday, your saviour?

xxi. may i run away from you/my home/your home/our home?

xxii. may you find me in the clearing, wounded.

xxiii. may i breathe, just for a day?

xxiv. may i tell you a story of how it came to be?

xxv. may i be more than what you think?

xxvi. may i be more than what you originally perceived?

xxvii. may i know the person you left behind?

xxviii. may the flowers on the sidewalk morph into insects

xxviii. may you hear my name, even in death.

xxx.may your life be eternal at the wick of a candle.

xxxi. may you rest in peace, my love.

JUNE PROMPTS

i. the beginning of a conclusion

ii. The silent screams of the horizon

iii. the sun and moon's torrid love affair

iv. the judge who plead guilty

v. the good criminal and their truthful liars

vi. the counterfeit harvest for the farmer's market

vii. the dying breath that left me alive

viii. the love that tastes like bitter honey

ix. the noticeable absence of god

x. the entanglement of lovers through an enraged haze

xi. the binds that freed me

xii. the cliff i drowned on

xiii. the majestic vulgarities of a marquis

xiv. the subservient master on chains

xv. the resurrection at the mortuary

xvi. the storm that calmed the sea

xvii. the sun that set in the west

xviii. the ice cubes that scorched my skin

xix. the illegitimate child of maidens

xx. the spark of light of the universe

xxi. the forlorn friends of falcons

xxii. the musings of a devout atheist

xxiii. the accident that healed my wounds

xxiv. the burning coals that thawed my souls

xxv. the life of true fiction

xxvi. the flowers that bloomed after war

xxvii. the nausea of childhood smells

xxviii. the last drop of water in the oasis

xxix. the pure scents of betrayal

xxx. the blessed altar of sins

JULY PROMPTS

i. objects in the mirror are closer than they appear

ii. mind your ____

iii. doors are closing

iv. caution, the floor is slippery.

v. fragile, handle with care

vi. slow down at the ____

vii. please silence your phone

viii. this ___ is under construction

ix. break a leg!

x. do not feed the ____

xi. terms and conditions apply

xii. your card has been declined

xiii. please stand by

xiv. ___, you only live once

xv. in case of fire/emergency, break ____

xvi. enter at your own risk

xvii. beware, ____ is passing/crossing

xviii. warning! side effects may include ____

xix. flight ___ has been cancelled/delayed

xx. welcome aboard the ____

xxi. caution, ____ hazard

xxii. restricted area, ____ only

xxiii. caution, ____ required

xxiv. error 101: ____

xxv. warning, slippery ____ ahead

xxvi. you break it, you buy it

xxvii. don't play with fire

xxviii. behave yourself

xxix. station ___, next stop: ____

xxx. put your hands in the air!

xxxi. congratulations! you have arrived at your destination

AUGUST
PROMPTS

i. the hangovers of a bourgeoisie

ii. diamonds are a girl's best friend

iii. champagne problems/showers

iv. pearlescent partners

v. versace on the floor

vi. illegitimate heirs and heiresses

vii. crying tears of gold

viii. a piece of her heart with caviar

ix. silver-tongued seventh sons

x. the price of ____

xi. the massacre of empires

xii. capitalism's chandeliers

xiii. trust fund babies

xiv. wine and dine with ___

xv. three strikes at the chateau

xvi. his/her/their eyes glittered with ___

xvii. the roaring 20s

xviii. bejewelled proposals

xix. faux ___ and ___

xx. a ___ fit for a king/queen

xxi. bright ___, starry ___

xxii. intoxicated in romanticised cities

xxiii. the deathly kiss of ruby-red lips

xxiv. broken heels / torn lace

xxv. silken sheets

xxvi. chasing after inheritances/heirlooms

xxvii. sailing for the ___

xxviii. counting coins and ___

xxix. private castles/palaces

xxx. she wore ___

xxxi. drowning in old money

SEPTEMBER
PROMPTS

i. the downtown bakery/cafe

ii. the barista’s blackout

iii. romanticised cities

iv. reminiscing through hot chocolate

v. sour/soured pastries

vi. make me a sandwich!

vii. hi, what can i get for you today?

viii. a piece of cake

ix. the recipe to be ___

x. ordering for someone else

xi. coffee/tea stains

xii. sugar, milk and cream

xiii. the smell of freshly-baked bread

xiv. a big breakfast, but as a metaphor

xv. cookie crumbs on your laptop/book

xvi. the earthy roast of coffee beans

xvii. the bitter brew of tea leaves

xviii. conversation prompts for cafe dates

xix. i’ll be taking the ___ to go

xx. our loaf of the day

xxi. the frosting/icing on the cake

xxii. bringing home a baker/chef

xxiii. buttercream/butterfingers

xxiv. sedation by poppyseed muffins

xxv. rolling out the ___

xxvi. sweet and salty feelings/fillings

xxvii. ___ that has/have gone stale

xxviii. a salad crawling with worms

xxviii. bagels, buns and ___ bars

xxx. that’s a wrap!

OCTOBER PROMPTS

i. the blood of belladonna

ii. the banshee’s rotten heart

iii. a creature born to the night

iv. dancing in the dark/with the devil

v. plastic teeth and fangs

vi. a murder of crows in the village

vii. the dragon that smoked cigarettes

viii. tell me where you’re hiding my voodoo doll

ix. werewolves in skin and bones

x. frankenstein’s midnight memories

xi. society as the villain

xii. digging your own grave

xiii. trick or treat!

xiv. there will be blood

xv. knives out (for ___)

xvi. bobbing for poison apples in the cauldron

xvii. spitting out sour candy

xviii. the true parasite of this party

xix. the mask of a magician

xx. a bouquet of dead roses

xxi. madness abound

xxii. who’s the monster under your bed?

xxiii. you’ve got skeletons in your closet

xxiv. spiders crawling up your spine

xxv. black cats for bad luck

xxvi. write a new spell for the grimoire

xxvii. caskets fit for a fairytale

xxviii. choking on pumpkin seeds

xxviii. mummified mothers

xxx. ghosts in disguise

xxi. be careful what you wish for

NOVEMBER PROMPTS

i. the arms of the one that got away

ii. candlelit ___

iii. coal embers in the wind

iv. i burn for you/you burn for me

v. fire in my/your belly

vi. teenage angst

vii. enemies to lovers trope

viii. gasoline poured down one’s throat

ix. mother nature’s fever

x. an arsonist’s lullabye

xi. the cannibal’s barbecue party

xii. burning (the) bridges

xiii. scorching deserts in the summer

xiv. charred chamberlains

xv. hephaestus, the god of fire

xvi. the inferno of ___

xvii. eyes ablaze in the dark

xviii. a child playing with fire

xix. a hero licking the flames

xx. dropping the bomb

xxi. biting the bullet

xxii. the chemist’s bunsen burner

xxiii. bonfires in the winter

xxiv. how do humans devour?

xxv. an elemental’s portrait

xxvi. smoke and mirrors

xxvii. i am incandescently happy

xxviii. sparks of ___

xxviii. molten metal sears flesh

xxx. cremating a dozen corpses

DECEMBER PROMPTS