A young woman is walking in a dark hallway, something reaches out from the dark, grabs her arm and pulls her into the darkness. At this part the movie cuts to the next scene and we wait to find out what happened to the her, if isn't just forgotten. She's just left as kind of anonymous or becomes a tragic figure later on.
Give the poor girl at least five minutes of your time. Write about what happens to her once she is yanked into mysterious darkness. Remember it's not Disney, it's horror. It's something unspeakable (yet not unwritable). She's just an ordinary girl, we don't know much about her. She's pretty, isn't guilty of anything that causes her to come to a horrible end... but that's just what happens. Now go ahead and write the awful truth.
ID Card Madness
You have to wear an ID badge for your new job. But, you are allowed to decorate it any way you like as long as it doesn't cross the line for the professional atmosphere at work (no adult content or gum) and your ID (name, number and photo) have to be visible (otherwise you won't be allowed past security on your next day at work). How far do you go on decorating and what ideas come to mind to make your ID card stand out from the pack?
50 Bucks on a Good Day
You win a contest, a $50 gift card for the local department store. If you're in Canada we'll say it's Hudson's Bay so you can shop in downtown style. You have to spend the whole $50 on one thing. Only a little less here or there for tax. What do you buy yourself? Is it luxury, practical or something you've been curious about (like a new hobby) and wanted to try for a long time?
A Pie in your Eye
A delivery van pulls up to your door and the delivery boy is coming to your door! What a surprise, who could have sent you something and what did they send?! How exciting...
It's a box, with a pie inside. Who would have sent you a pie an what kind of pie is it?
It's a box, with a pie inside. Who would have sent you a pie an what kind of pie is it?
The Day
The United Nations officially names a day after you. Pretty impressive!
What date do they make your day, what do the reporters call the day (and yourself) and what did you do to get this day in your name (were you naughty or nice)?
What date do they make your day, what do the reporters call the day (and yourself) and what did you do to get this day in your name (were you naughty or nice)?
Float, Sink or Swim
It's been raining for over a month, almost without stopping. People in the town just south of you have already been washed away by flooding. Your neighbour's yard is a lake. At what point do you start thinking about building an ark?
Puffy and Pasty
You've been made the new (and first) Health Ambassador on the planet Zerka. The aliens there all look like giant marshmallow dumpling creatures, all puffy and pasty. As much as you like marshmallows cooked over the campfire, none of these creatures look at all attractive, or particularly edible.
Still, the job pays well and all you have to do is get them into shape. Or, at least, less puffy and pasty looking. Go you! I bet you just can't wait to get started!
Of course, if you fail... well, let's not dwell on the endless pit of bacon grease they have in store for you... should you not succeed all that well.
Still, the job pays well and all you have to do is get them into shape. Or, at least, less puffy and pasty looking. Go you! I bet you just can't wait to get started!
Of course, if you fail... well, let's not dwell on the endless pit of bacon grease they have in store for you... should you not succeed all that well.
Way Too Much Purpleness
Everything in the world has suddenly turned shades of purple. Walking around is dangerous cause everything just blends in with every other purple thing.
How did this happen and what weird adventure do you go on to fix it? Most of all, write about the great giant celebration at the end when we get colours back.
How did this happen and what weird adventure do you go on to fix it? Most of all, write about the great giant celebration at the end when we get colours back.
Girl Band Drummer God
You're the drummer in an all girl band. Life is great with fame and fortune and fun. Fan letters from guys, all claiming to be in love with you and the icky ones you just ignite in the fireplace and ignore. Best of all as a drummer with all that upper body regular work out, you have boobs of steel! You're only 20-something and having the greatest adventure in your life.
The only problem is the band. The other girls have had enough and want to quit, break up the band and go off and have babies and husbands and houses. Whatever order they end up with. You want at least one more year of being the girl band drummer god. It's just too soon to give it all up now. How can you convince them to stick with it, at least one more year?
The only problem is the band. The other girls have had enough and want to quit, break up the band and go off and have babies and husbands and houses. Whatever order they end up with. You want at least one more year of being the girl band drummer god. It's just too soon to give it all up now. How can you convince them to stick with it, at least one more year?
Take off your Hat for a Cat
You're a stray cat for a day. You wake up in a downtown city alley. It's kind of yucky to put it politely, not clean. You had a wake up call when a pack of teenaged boys tried to grab you. Now there seems to be some kind of sticky gunk in a clump on your fur. As a cat you can only hope it doesn't take gross or poison you.
How does your day go from here? Is there anything you can do to help improve the life of this city cat? Tomorrow when you are back to being your usual human self the cat will be back to foraging in the garbage, surviving another few months if it's lucky.
How does your day go from here? Is there anything you can do to help improve the life of this city cat? Tomorrow when you are back to being your usual human self the cat will be back to foraging in the garbage, surviving another few months if it's lucky.
Stick Figure Grrls
I've seen a lot of stick figure drawings. It's interesting how many different versions there are of the same basic concept. How would you draw yourself as a stick figure? Add clothes and accessories, maybe a sidekick if you have a pet or husband and family. Colour it too if you have pencil crayons or markers.
Remember, stick figures are always thin and they only have cleavage when drawn by boys with milk fetishes. Don't make it complicated, just draw the lines and fill in the details.
Remember, stick figures are always thin and they only have cleavage when drawn by boys with milk fetishes. Don't make it complicated, just draw the lines and fill in the details.
Creepy Creatures of the Floor
If you've been good and doing your Spring Cleaning this year chances are you have come across a few of the fun things like dust bunnies, deceased and non-deceased insects and cobwebs. You may have lucked out and found something even more fun which I haven't thought of or just didn't notice (I'm only just getting started on the Spring Cleaning thing).
Draw the grossest, ickiest bug (insect) you have seen or can imagine. If you have kids think of them and draw something truly horrifying, you know how much they love the gross stuff.
No one has to be great at drawing for this. Anyone who can pick up a pen can draw something bug-like. (If I can do it, you can do it).
Draw the grossest, ickiest bug (insect) you have seen or can imagine. If you have kids think of them and draw something truly horrifying, you know how much they love the gross stuff.
No one has to be great at drawing for this. Anyone who can pick up a pen can draw something bug-like. (If I can do it, you can do it).
We all Know Boys Have Cooties...
As we all know, boys have cooties (kooties, not sure on the official spelling). It's not their fault, it just happens that when they reach a certain age boys stop being cute and sweet and just get cootified. No girl in her right mind would want to kiss one of them.
The strange thing is, no one has actually seen a cootie. I've asked around and none of the girls and women seem to have found a cootie on any boy. That doesn't mean they aren't there. My Great Grandmother told me boys have cooties and she wouldn't lie about a thing like that.
So draw a cootie. Whatever your level of illustrating skill you can come up with some theory of what a cootie looks like.
This will be a big help to those girls and women who still want to kiss boys, at risk of getting cooties themselves.
Note to the boys: Most of us still like you, even though you do have cooties.
The strange thing is, no one has actually seen a cootie. I've asked around and none of the girls and women seem to have found a cootie on any boy. That doesn't mean they aren't there. My Great Grandmother told me boys have cooties and she wouldn't lie about a thing like that.
So draw a cootie. Whatever your level of illustrating skill you can come up with some theory of what a cootie looks like.
This will be a big help to those girls and women who still want to kiss boys, at risk of getting cooties themselves.
Note to the boys: Most of us still like you, even though you do have cooties.
Where Are You?
You smell fish, not fresh fish. When you move your feet you can hear the trickle of water and you can feel cold water up to your ankles. If you reach out you touch something rough and cold. There is no air blowing on you yet it's moving a little, doesn't seem to be stagnant. You can't see anything cause you still haven't been able to get the blindfold, or whatever is over your head, off.
Where are you? What comes to mind based on what you know from your available senses? (If you find something you want to taste, go ahead).
Where are you? What comes to mind based on what you know from your available senses? (If you find something you want to taste, go ahead).
Jello is the New Black
You've just been promoted to head of marketing for your small business. Not a big step up really but you do get the option of having a scoop of ice cream on your pie at the next company picnic. Go you!
However, there is a big contract coming up with Kraft Foods. They want you to come up with a new and unique and at least somewhat practical use for Jello. Go you! Of course, if you fail your boss has said he will take away all your extra goodies that came with that cushy, sweet new promotion. You wouldn't want that!
However, there is a big contract coming up with Kraft Foods. They want you to come up with a new and unique and at least somewhat practical use for Jello. Go you! Of course, if you fail your boss has said he will take away all your extra goodies that came with that cushy, sweet new promotion. You wouldn't want that!
Greetings and Salutations
You've been given the job of diplomat from Earth to the aliens discovered on another planet. Your first job is to write the official and formal greeting from Earth to the Merrians. It's tricky because you don't know much about their culture, superstitions and such. But, hopefully they will be understanding of any political incorrectness.
Room in your Head
The space behind your eyes and between your ears is a room. Science sees it as a brain, a bunch of twisty looking grey matter. But, they're wrong. See the room for yourself, design it and describe it. What kind of room is in your head, the place you keep your thoughts, wishes and memories? Does it look like something out of a fancy magazine or more like something out of science fiction?
Old House Love
The people in the small town call it Grey House, it's been abandoned for just over 26 years, but there is a charm about the old relic and it was built well. How can you resist? You pay the back taxes and pick it up pretty cheap. Sure it will cost a fortune to make it livable again, but the foundation is good, the roof has no leaks and you fall in love with the old craftsmanship on the wood, stone and iron work. There's even a really amazing window with a very old stained glass window of a dragon.
It's only later when you hear about the last owners, how they just disappeared never to be heard from again, that you begin to feel kind of creeped out. A local group of paranormal seekers (seem kind of a weird bunch) keep telling you the house is haunted. You don't want to believe them, you love that house. You stay with it. Eventually, you forget the creepy feeling and start to feel you belong there. Renovations and restoring is bringing the house back to shape and its beginning to look like the old photos you found which were taken soon after the graceful mansion it once was was finished.
So you're pretty annoyed when the paranormal group starts hassling you, insisting on holding seances in your house. They begin having weekly gatherings at your front gates. They start rumours about their version of what happened to the past owners of Grey House. They're making a pest of themselves in general. How do you handle it?
It's only later when you hear about the last owners, how they just disappeared never to be heard from again, that you begin to feel kind of creeped out. A local group of paranormal seekers (seem kind of a weird bunch) keep telling you the house is haunted. You don't want to believe them, you love that house. You stay with it. Eventually, you forget the creepy feeling and start to feel you belong there. Renovations and restoring is bringing the house back to shape and its beginning to look like the old photos you found which were taken soon after the graceful mansion it once was was finished.
So you're pretty annoyed when the paranormal group starts hassling you, insisting on holding seances in your house. They begin having weekly gatherings at your front gates. They start rumours about their version of what happened to the past owners of Grey House. They're making a pest of themselves in general. How do you handle it?
Surveyal of the Fittest
At work and it's busy and you're tired and there are still way too many hours left on the clock. Out of the blue the CEO of the company makes a visit. He comes to you and asks you how things are going. You give the standard answer but he doesn't just wander off as you had hoped and expected. Next thing he gives you a survey to fill out. You have to rate your own job performance and explain any reasons you have for less thank peak performance.
Oh joy.... of course... this isn't your real job... what do you really, really, really want to write on that survey?
(PS, I'm pretty sure surveyal isn't a real word. But it works there and no one else is writing this blog).
Oh joy.... of course... this isn't your real job... what do you really, really, really want to write on that survey?
(PS, I'm pretty sure surveyal isn't a real word. But it works there and no one else is writing this blog).
Ending in Y
Write a story without any words that end in Y. It's not as easy as you may think. Just look at all the words that end in Y right here in this post. Did you notice them as you were reading?
Queen Toad Kisser
You've been offered the job of ruling a small kingdom on another planet. The only downside, other than moving to another planet and leaving almost everything and everyone behind, is that they expect you to marry the son of another ruler and keep him as your consort. That would be ok but the son looks like a giant toad and each time you meet him he drools all over you, tries to lick you with a huge and long and sticky tongue and just plain makes you shudder to be around him. Could you get over that (or kill him off?) and take your place as a power ruler? You'd never have to pay another bill, never want something you couldn't have, etc. The pluses are stacking up pretty nicely and yet...
Strangely Weird Boss Tales
Your boss is yelling at you, again. You're wondering how long he's going to keep spewing and ranting. His record is an hour and a half. You've got a date for dinner after work and you'd rather not miss it, especially not for this.
For at least a full minute you don't even realize he went silent after the sudden blast. Then you look around and see goop coating everything in the office, yourself included. What a mess. Still takes you a moment more to realize you're alone in the office now. Your boss exploded all over the walls. Sure you heard of spontaneous combustion but never expected to be in the same room with it.
Wow... pretty impressive in a dark sort of way. Co-workers are knocking at the door now, calling out to see if everyone is ok. They all heard the explosion apparently.
How are you going to explain this one? Your last boss was taken away by aliens from another planet. Before that it was a Gypsy curse. Somehow they just aren't going to keep believing it's all a strangely weird co-incidence that three of your bosses have suddenly been killed off in pretty gross ways.
For at least a full minute you don't even realize he went silent after the sudden blast. Then you look around and see goop coating everything in the office, yourself included. What a mess. Still takes you a moment more to realize you're alone in the office now. Your boss exploded all over the walls. Sure you heard of spontaneous combustion but never expected to be in the same room with it.
Wow... pretty impressive in a dark sort of way. Co-workers are knocking at the door now, calling out to see if everyone is ok. They all heard the explosion apparently.
How are you going to explain this one? Your last boss was taken away by aliens from another planet. Before that it was a Gypsy curse. Somehow they just aren't going to keep believing it's all a strangely weird co-incidence that three of your bosses have suddenly been killed off in pretty gross ways.
Bra Snapping and Evil Plots for Revenge
Out with a friend at the mall, you're both laughing and behaving like teenagers, ok, pre-teenagers. She snaps your bra. You snap hers. She snaps yours again and it breaks. The gel strap is broken and you're... less than supported... on one side.
You try standing straighter, hoping better posture will be enough to perk things up. It's not. You could always hustle down to the department store at the other end of the mall and just buy a new bra. Or you could just laugh and brazen it out. Of course, there is always revenge to think of... what devious revenge do you take on your friend, the one who is even now trying to pretend she isn't laughing about your bra situation. Think of something suitably evil.
You try standing straighter, hoping better posture will be enough to perk things up. It's not. You could always hustle down to the department store at the other end of the mall and just buy a new bra. Or you could just laugh and brazen it out. Of course, there is always revenge to think of... what devious revenge do you take on your friend, the one who is even now trying to pretend she isn't laughing about your bra situation. Think of something suitably evil.
Department Store Mannequin
You've been turned into a department store mannequin by your sister. She was upset about you borrowing some of her clothes to go out with a guy last night. So she said you could just keep wearing them... in a department store window. That's where you are now. Right in the big window facing a busy downtown city street.
It was startling at first, you expected people to be looking at you. But, almost no one is looking up from their feet as they walk along the street outside. The day drags along. The only highlight was having your clothes stripped off by the window dresser. Now you're wearing the latest in Spring fashion, including a very short skirt and no panties. Men are stopping now, looking up your skirt. Some have taken pictures with digital cameras. What morons.
Now it's getting late and the store will be closing soon. Your sister's spell will wear off then. Already you can move your eyes, turn your head just a little and wiggle your fingers if you really focus on them. Do you give the finger to the men taking pictures or do you decide it's just not worth the effort and wait till you can move enough to just walk out of there?
It was startling at first, you expected people to be looking at you. But, almost no one is looking up from their feet as they walk along the street outside. The day drags along. The only highlight was having your clothes stripped off by the window dresser. Now you're wearing the latest in Spring fashion, including a very short skirt and no panties. Men are stopping now, looking up your skirt. Some have taken pictures with digital cameras. What morons.
Now it's getting late and the store will be closing soon. Your sister's spell will wear off then. Already you can move your eyes, turn your head just a little and wiggle your fingers if you really focus on them. Do you give the finger to the men taking pictures or do you decide it's just not worth the effort and wait till you can move enough to just walk out of there?
Giant House Movers
Several giants are outside your house, moving the snowbanks out of their way as they walk along. They don't seem that bright cause there is a sidewalk or even a road they could be using. But, no, they only want to walk a direct route to the shopping plaza. Roads are for humans and their little cars.
Unfortunately, they also plan on moving your house, pretty much destroying the house and everything inside it. It's in their way and the really don't want to step on it and get splinters in their feet. You understand, don't you?
How do you talk the giants out of moving your house?
Unfortunately, they also plan on moving your house, pretty much destroying the house and everything inside it. It's in their way and the really don't want to step on it and get splinters in their feet. You understand, don't you?
How do you talk the giants out of moving your house?
Cloning Experiment Freak
Due to some weird cloning experiment gone wrong you now have six arms. Damned weird science. How does your life change with two extra sets of arms? How do they come in handy and when do they really, really just get in the way?
Dreaming of Being Exposed, Again
You're having one of those dreams.... back in high school again and as if that wasn't bad enough, you're wearing your nightie. (At least you put one on tonight, imagine how much worse it would be if you had gone to bed naked!). The dream is going along pretty much as they usually do. You're in the hallways while high school kids are at their lockers doing high school kid things and pointing at the silly looking woman in her nightie.
All at once a boy throws a ball and it bonks you right on the nose. Your nose hurts! Is it bleeding?! Damn, it is.... that means.... THIS ISN'T A DREAM!!!!!!
How did you get there in your nightie and what are you going to do now?!!
On a side note, are you really embarrassed or do you flaunt it like some shameless hussy? After all you can out cleavage most of those girls in your sleep.
Too bad you're awake. Hope that nightie didn't need sewing anywhere suspicious.
All at once a boy throws a ball and it bonks you right on the nose. Your nose hurts! Is it bleeding?! Damn, it is.... that means.... THIS ISN'T A DREAM!!!!!!
How did you get there in your nightie and what are you going to do now?!!
On a side note, are you really embarrassed or do you flaunt it like some shameless hussy? After all you can out cleavage most of those girls in your sleep.
Too bad you're awake. Hope that nightie didn't need sewing anywhere suspicious.
Three Things with G
It's a regular sunny day, at the end of winter. You're out at the bust stop, waiting to catch a bus out to the mall for a bit of window shopping. A man leading a camera crew approaches you and asks if you've got any guy, candy or mints.
You offer him a stick of gum, it hasn't been in the bottom of your purse too long.
He says if you can find three more things in your purse that start with the letter G you will win $10,000 in cash, right now. It's a new game show they have begun filming. Can you think of three things that start with G, they'd have to be in your purse on an average day, no special event or occasion.
You offer him a stick of gum, it hasn't been in the bottom of your purse too long.
He says if you can find three more things in your purse that start with the letter G you will win $10,000 in cash, right now. It's a new game show they have begun filming. Can you think of three things that start with G, they'd have to be in your purse on an average day, no special event or occasion.
Pick Your Beefcake
For one day, no matter who he is (dead or alive, married or singly or gay) you get to be romantically involved with the actor or other really scrumptious celebrity of your choice. Who do you choose and how does the day go? Is there anything happening in the evening or will you be sick of him by then?
I'd pick Keanu Reeves and, no, I'm not sharing.
I'd pick Keanu Reeves and, no, I'm not sharing.
Everything is Just a Blur
On yet another of your wild weekends... Actually, while babysitting a pack of kids as a favour to your sister, you had a kid land on you and your glasses were broken. So you spent the day fumbling around as well as you could. Now it's Monday and you need to get your glasses repaired. You walk into what you thought was the optical retail store but it's not. After an hour of having your first ever pedicure (which was really nice) you do find the optical store, but you're too late, it closed.
How do you spend your day when everything is just a blur? Do you get home ok?
How do you spend your day when everything is just a blur? Do you get home ok?
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