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Writing is a practice. If you have fifteen minutes, you can write. Once you have started you may go longer. Below is a list of prompts to inspire you. Choose a word or phrase from the list below, set the timer, take pen to paper, and GO! 

Guidelines
Trust first thoughts.
Keep your hand moving.
Go for the heat.
Don't cross out.
Don't think too much.
Enjoy the 
freedom of writing.
Picture

Prompts

I remember
I don't remember
Describe an object
Describe someone you know
First kiss
She just knows
What he noticed
Running out of time
Saying goodbye
Is this seat taken?
Taking charge
A hiding place


 

NEW PROMPTS!
Windows
Light
Darkness
Ice
Aging
Dawn
Summer
Trip
My Brother
Dog
Cousins
Aging
Tea
Where did you get that?Suitcase
​Postcard
Basement
Grandmother
House Plants
What I must do
On a train
I can’t bring myself to
A worry
I like it when
The Moon
Carry On
She just wants
What I didn’t notice
How dare you?



 

Feeling alone
Family dinners
Reunion
Marriage
What I wore
Where is home?
A memory of third grade
I’m thinking of
I’m not thinking of
What I know about red
A memory of dancing
A hiding place

 

A memory of travel
What I've left behind
Then and now
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 Expectations
Beds I have slept in
Silence
A memory of running
What I hear
What is in front of me
What I haven't said yet 
In another language
Summer vacation