Weekly Writing Prompts

Every Tuesday, there will be a new writing prompt on the sidebar to the right. Every Monday, I will write my response to the writing prompt and post it on the blog.

If you use the prompt and post it on your blog, let me know and I'll happily link to your blog. If you don't have a blog or don't post it but use the prompt, email me and I'll happily post it on my own blog (with a brief bio).

Happy scribbling!

Writing prompt a la Cassy

Oh happy pig. So content as you wallow, far from sorrow in the deep cool mud. Roll. Delight yourself with the rich dark liquid. Never take pause and give thought to what lies ahead. A white marble counter top. A glistening knife poised mid-air. Possibilities may be endless, but don’t matter. Now matters. Now makes sense. So dip piggy toes in the froth while you can. Soon is a distant thought. Soon has no meaning.

Writing Prompt Response

My heart sister Dana has decided to use this week's writing prompt.  Apparently, my word choices tempted her too much.

Be sure to meander over to the cantina and check it out.

If you decide to use a writing prompt, post it on your blog and link it to me, or send me your scribbling and I'd be happy to post it here!

New Writing Prompt!

"Put yourself in an elevator with your favorite literary character and write the scene."


If you decide to write the scene, share it!  You can put it on your own blog and give me the link, or send it to me and I'd be happy to share it here at the cafe!


I'll be sharing my scene on Saturday.


Happy scribbling!

Purse Contents Writing Prompt by NP

[NOTE: The items from my purse are in bold within the scene.]

Hannah pushed her sunglasses up on her head as she passed over the threshold into the store, a wall of icy air cooling the sheen of sweat on her nose and forehead.  She had her list and an ink pen in one hand, her wallet and car keys in the other.  She was determined to get in and out of the store without any superfluous purchases.

"You don't need any hand sanitizer," she scolded herself quietly, passing a display that proclaimed a sale trying to take advantage of parents' fear of back-to-school germs.  Hannah consulted her list and headed to the deli, trying to keep her eyes off the diapers and baby wipes as she walked up the aisle.  She didn't even have a baby, but she knew she'd be tempted to grab a tube of Desitin or a burp cloth if she saw them sitting on a shelf in front of it.

She'd been going to her current counselor for almost three months, but she didn't know if she was getting any better.  He'd been giving her tips to avoid buying nearly everything she saw, and they seemed to be working.  A written list was one tip he'd offered.

"You're only allowed to buy what's on the list," he'd told her.  "Nothing else."

She figured she'd made some progress since, when she began taking lists to the store, she'd add items to the list as she saw and wanted them.  Now she was much better at keeping her purchases limited to what she'd written ahead of time.

As Hannah stood in line at the deli, she tried to concentrate on the people rather than the products.  There was a man in front of her wearing cut-off jeans and an undershirt, his cart loaded with beer.

"You don't drink beer," she reminded herself.

Approaching her was a young mother, toddler in tow.  The mother's hand basket contained milk, bread, and eggs, the staples of a kitchen.  Hannah looked at her list, clicked her pen, and scribbled the items on the paper.

The deli worker looked at her.  "Next, please."

New Writing Prompt!

As you can see above, there's a new writing prompt.

If you decide to try it, feel free to send me the result (or your link to the result), and I'd be happy to share it!  I'll be sharing my attempt on Saturday of this week.

Happy scribbling!