The Borrowed Coat
A character wears something that belongs to someone else for an entire scene. Nobody comments on it.
Every Monday
Writing prompts
One new prompt each week, written by poets, novelists and screenwriters in the community. Use them, ignore them, or bend them out of shape.
This week
What the House Remembers
Write about a room you have not entered in years. Let the objects speak before the people do, and end on a sound rather than an image.
From the archive
Instructions for a Stranger
Write a poem entirely in the imperative. Let the commands become tender by the final third.
The Year Told Backwards
Begin in December and work towards January. Notice what the reversal makes visible.
Two Doors
A scene with no dialogue in which a decision is made. You have one page.
Weather Report
Describe a relationship using only the language of forecasting.
The Unsent Letter
Someone writes a letter they will never send, then does something with it that surprises them.