Prompts.

It’s code for something. Possibly.

In case your wheels are not spinning, here’s a list of prompts or parameters to prime the pump of your glorious creative brain. 

Write a short story featuring a yellow Jeep Cherokee, a Hollywood stylist, a sale at the Gap, and a shovel.

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Wrestle with the desire to drink massive amounts of alcohol despite the fact that you’ve driven to your friends’ farm which is down a long dark dirt road. Do not leave out why it is not possible for you to spend the night. Make this a short story, poem, or essay.

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Compose a limerick as an ode to your mom’s daily commuter.

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Write a flash fiction piece that sounds like a math problem with no solution: It’s the end of the world. You must get to Denver from Maine. There is no gas to be purchased but you have a full tank of gas and a buddy with an electric car who needs to be picked up in Chicago. How do you both get to Denver and how long does it take?

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Write a short story that contains a death, a sex scene, four dogs, unrequited love, a hat, where the action takes place in less than 20 minutes and within the interior of a car.