2009 Prompts

12/5/9-2/20/10
1. safe deposit box
2. arranged
3. how to be happy
4. a momentary lapse of irresponsibility
5. curiously cheerful
6. scissors with black handles

11/28/9
1. predictability
2. East meets West

11/21/9
1. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, Sicilians do not appreciate practical jokes.
2. It was a dark and stormy night

11/7/9
1. caught a glimpse
2. suicidal seagulls

10/17/99
1. I am a large, fine cantelope.
2. 8/8/198810/10/9
3. the universe was restored to order

10/10/9
there are three things in life a person has to do in his life, or ...

10/3/9
1. reasons to be pretty
2. growing through the roof
3. Death sat alone at the end of the bar hunched over a beer

9/19/09
1. it'll kill him to hear that
2. why we broke up in the first place

9/12/9
1. snakes
2. a jinx

9/5/09
1. the next failure
2. daisy
3. memories triggered by a sense of smell

8/15/09
1. puppies again
2. tortoise shell

8/8/09
1. away at war
2. a paint-splattered floor
3. what I know about Texas

8/1/09
1. blame was bounding from person to person looking for a home
2. 1962

7/24/09
1. dreams that have failed
2. two vampires walk into a bar
3. a tight schedule

7/18/09
1. heart and hurt
2. the process of cleaning ones heart
3. he's a sorcerer by birth some say

7/11/09
1. Use a fairy tale starting point. Rewrite, recast, change POV.
2. bridges
3. then came the fireworks

6/27/09
1. oatmeal
2. the banjo
3. a real heartbreak

6/20/09
1. regardless of what they thought, that is mine
2. it's not recommended
3. greyhound

6/13/09
1. a surge of positive energy
2. cricket
3. an uncomfortable silence

5/31/09
1. ornery
2. under the wood pile
3. No, no, no!

5/16/09
1. Mr. Anderson
2. being the roadrunner

5/9/09
1. Louie with a cigarette in his mouth a year before he died
2. my dad's car
3. feeling singled out

5/2/9
1. equal parts light and dark
2. though there was conflict

4/24/09
1. a refreshing primal attraction
2. traveling through time
3. excuses flying all around

4/17/09
1. weary from thinking
2. Write about an incident that could be used against you if you ever ran for public office.
3. first state

3/28/9
1. torn to shreds
2. it's a muligant and it looks angry

3/21/9
1. Ma likes a lively saloon
2. in the woods

3/14/9
1. accidental death
2. a light yellow envelop sealed with a kiss

3/7/9
1. the bio-techno bots are unpredictable
2. oil changing

2/28/9
1. pomegranate
2. random act of kindness (5-minutes)

2/21/09
1. write a confession of an inanimate object
2. relentless ticking

2/6/09
1. scotch and soda
2. no sadness allowed

1/31/09
1. could be a point of contention
2. she smokes, she drinks, and has a filthy mouth

1/17/9
1. lacks sizzle
2. the planet's three moons have various quarreling settlements

1/10/9
1. why I hate alligators
2. nice to finally meet you

1/3/09
1. an empty glass
2. I could go on and on

12/27/08
1. flat tire
2. you do something wrong that you do not regret

12/20/09
1. write what you didn't say
2. linoleum

12/13/09
1. always tries to be liked, but now
2. applesauce mixed with cottage cheese

12/6/09
1. untrained animal
2. secret identity

11/22/8 (workshop)
1. checkerboard
2. good-bye

11/15/8
1. old cobwebs
2. cried 'til it hurt

11/8/8
1. trucks
2. he did this just for you

11/1/8
1. temptation pounced!
2. being too cold

10/25/8
1. a shopping cart speeding down the expressway against traffic
2. an unwelcome surprise

10/18/8
1. having a bad memory
2. take your time

10/4/8
1. a bad haircut
2. you received favor

9/20/8
1. being unmasked
2. salamander

9/13/8
1. the king of wishful thinking
2. apologies