Today you met a peson your age for the first time.

Your entire life has been surrounded by older people in a walled city. Initially, you are surprised because you’ve never seen another young human before.

What is your story that connects these images?

Talking to your plants

One day, while watering your garden, one of the plants asks you for a little bit more water. #WritingPrompt

Sometimes, the man in the black hat is the hero.

Write a story that connects these images…

Write a story that connects these images – I await your creations. #WritingPrompt

Due to government cutbacks, you can only keep one parent.

#WritingPrompt

Through a celestial error, your life ended

The gods hurriedly shoved you back, but into a world of magic, dragons, and elves. You’ve tried to talk to the gods about it, but, embarrassed, they keep…

They turned the magic back on!

What if, one day, some archaeologists found the tap that turned the magic back on for the whole world?

You’ve loved magic your entire life…

I stumbled upon this prompt and reply and had to share it.

In the last days of the 21st century…

… no one expected that the world would be saved by a duck with self-esteem issues and a flatulent monk. #WritingPrompt

The god of all ants?

A few ants found their way into your kitchen. You used a sheet of paper to carry them back outside. For you, this was just a small act…

Hello Hedgehog

You swerve to avoid a hedgehog one day and soon forget all about it. Unknown to you, the hedgehog remembers your kindness. It spent its life watching over…

Do you use writing dares (for NaNoWriMo)?

If you use writing dares to help you get writing, The Muse of Last Resort (that’s this blog) has you covered. There’s an entire site section dedicated to…

Three retired ladies share a secret.

They know what happened here 18 years ago. They keep it to themselves as no one would believe them anyway.

Today you learned a disturbing secret.

The town you grew up in doesn’t exist.

An Arrogance of Angels

A handful of youngsters blessed with divine abilities fight to defend the world from an army of angels trying to conquer the Earth in the name of The…

The monster that lives under your bed is frightened of the thing in your wardrobe

Everyone knows a secret about you but no one will tell you what it is.

The happy couple love their imaginary daughter

Hit us with a two-sentence horror story of your creation

The rules are simple. You get two sentences. Use them to scare or horrify us.

You were the only person your friend could share a dark secret with

Where your character lives (or lived) under their bed is a forgotten item, what is the significance and story of this item?

Under your character’s bed is a forgotten item. What is the significance of the item? What’s the untold story?

She is in love with a ghost

Tell us something unexpected about your character

What unexpected aspect of your character are you most excited to share? This character question was inspired by a blogger’s question on Open Mentions.