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Choose any one of the following eighteen prompt tables. You are also free to mix and match the prompts to make your own set of thirteen. Use these prompts as inspiration for your drabbles and ficlets.
You may also add prompts to your table as you go along. :)
The coding for blank tables to post in your own LJ can be found here.
SET ONE SET TWO 1. one by one1. invisible line2. without warning2. the decline of all things3. fall to your knees3. what's his/her name4. not listening to a word4. as a city upon a hill5. a veritable treasure trove5. meanwhile6. out of the shadows6. and now for something completely different7. to feel or not to feel7. quoth the raven8. the question is obvious8. swirling to nowhere9. fundamental9. unidentified falling object10. hear the silence10. black ink11. the horizon is near11. when the clock strikes one12. window in the wall12. the haunted corner13. oh, the insanity13. only notSET THREE (Halloween Theme)SET FOUR1. All Hallow's Eve1. dither dather2. pumpkins in the road2. let the tempest howl3. the witching hour3. this is Wednesday4. after dark4. and thus5. moonlight on the forest floor5. the lake at midnight6. when the lantern goes out6. I can't leave it all behind7. floating candles7. paint the sky with stars8. tricks and treats8. facing tomorrow alone9. masquerade9. all I ask of you10. watch your step10. the sky has limits, too11. haunted mansion11. of paper and plastic12. crumbling epitaph12. parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme13. did you hear that?13. faces in the glassSET FIVE (Angst Theme)SET SIX (Humor Theme)1. please forget me never1. well, if you put it that way2. fathomless waters2. no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!3. he/she didn't look back3. oh how I loathe thee (most of the time)4. like footprints in the sand4. er... um...5. never forgive, never forget5. laughter6. serpentine6. rolling on the floor7. lightning bolts in the snow7. don't you dare8. in cold blood8. R.S.V.P.9. like a game of pick-up sticks9. splat10. once upon a midnight dreary10. pontification11. sun-faded photographs11. I'll be your... something-or-other12. just like everyone else12. blatant misconception13. perhaps13. tinkeringSET SEVENSET EIGHT1. downtrodden1. idiosyncrasies2. wheel in the sky2. I declare3. prism perfect3. stairway4. discreetly indiscreet4. to both extremes5. homage5. by the book6. stillness is a lie6. wither7. denouement7. hush, little baby8. the fourth dimension8. mum's the word9. achromatic blur9. "Psych!"10. where the watermelons grow10. atomic11. a house is not a home11. a million little pieces12. decisions, decisions12. hocus pocus13. maladroit13. ink blotsSET NINESET TEN1. deus ex machina1. in the other sense of the word2. free fall2. holier than thou3. fleeting3. caustic chemical4. say no more4. Oz5. the seventh circle5. a little bit of night music6. tremble6. mad world7. not the buttons!7. round of applause8. quintessential8. rocking chair9. till death9. knight in shining whatever10. plague10. T is for Troll11. archaic11. mimic and rote12. as you were12. for now13. clairvoyance13. of the spectacular sortSET ELEVENSET TWELVE (Christmas Theme)1. sepulcher1. fa la la la la2. au contraire2. of brightly-colored baubles3. ten-fold3. not your average Douglas Fir4. I wash my hands of thee4. "You can't catch me..."5. of seismic proportions5. chestnuts on an open fire6. "Is that your final answer?"6. thrice as nice7. tit for tat7. first snow8. nevermore, nevermore8. on the rooftop9. tar and feathers9. horseless carriages will have to do10. obsequious10. far too early11. a vision softly creeping11. take your pick12. believe it or not12. surprises13. stranger in a strange land13. hollowSET THIRTEENSET FOURTEEN1. the beautiful side of evil1. the opportunities you missed2. ricochet2. pygmy3. elusive3. little black sheep4. don't say yes4. you should have warned me5. a smoky haze5. and that is a panda's purpose in life6. like a hole in the ground6. a fire in the rain7. tepid7. bridges to nowhere8. the most amazing sight8. stronghold9. ruin9. the counsel of the wicked10. without a smile10. slander11. that's a bit of a disappointment11. the highest mountain12. I want a clearer picture12. ilk13. too much information13. soldier of fortuneSET FIFTEENSET SIXTEEN1. childish behavior1. inadvertent investment2. that's another story2. as it is3. guaranteed3. theories to the side4. flying bricks4. only so many5. so much for having a lot to do5. these young men6. children of the depression6. gone7. internal dysfunctions7. more work for the weary8. you and your neighbor8. a real close look9. a gentleman in closer detail9. two weekends ago10. looking for more oranges10. announcement to the world11. and we were saved by the whales11. the game of compromise12. the other dumb chump12. let's just say13. not out of the woods yet13. ordinary peopleSET SEVENTEENSET EIGHTEEN1. never really existed1. the residue of Monday2. to run great risk2. the porch swing at dawn3. misnomer3. square peg, round hole4. for what it's worth4. assembly line5. that's what almost happened5. the building blocks6. raspberries6. degrees of freedom7. family history7. out of bounds8. folly8. issues of variance9. pining for normalcy9. intuitive10. the same experience for you10. the path of least resistance11. some people stay11. the banality of evil12. severe repercussions12. to whet the appetite of a demand13. diagnosis13. and that is the sentiment of the hour
You may also add prompts to your table as you go along. :)
The coding for blank tables to post in your own LJ can be found here.
SET ONE SET TWO 1. one by one1. invisible line2. without warning2. the decline of all things3. fall to your knees3. what's his/her name4. not listening to a word4. as a city upon a hill5. a veritable treasure trove5. meanwhile6. out of the shadows6. and now for something completely different7. to feel or not to feel7. quoth the raven8. the question is obvious8. swirling to nowhere9. fundamental9. unidentified falling object10. hear the silence10. black ink11. the horizon is near11. when the clock strikes one12. window in the wall12. the haunted corner13. oh, the insanity13. only notSET THREE (Halloween Theme)SET FOUR1. All Hallow's Eve1. dither dather2. pumpkins in the road2. let the tempest howl3. the witching hour3. this is Wednesday4. after dark4. and thus5. moonlight on the forest floor5. the lake at midnight6. when the lantern goes out6. I can't leave it all behind7. floating candles7. paint the sky with stars8. tricks and treats8. facing tomorrow alone9. masquerade9. all I ask of you10. watch your step10. the sky has limits, too11. haunted mansion11. of paper and plastic12. crumbling epitaph12. parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme13. did you hear that?13. faces in the glassSET FIVE (Angst Theme)SET SIX (Humor Theme)1. please forget me never1. well, if you put it that way2. fathomless waters2. no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!3. he/she didn't look back3. oh how I loathe thee (most of the time)4. like footprints in the sand4. er... um...5. never forgive, never forget5. laughter6. serpentine6. rolling on the floor7. lightning bolts in the snow7. don't you dare8. in cold blood8. R.S.V.P.9. like a game of pick-up sticks9. splat10. once upon a midnight dreary10. pontification11. sun-faded photographs11. I'll be your... something-or-other12. just like everyone else12. blatant misconception13. perhaps13. tinkeringSET SEVENSET EIGHT1. downtrodden1. idiosyncrasies2. wheel in the sky2. I declare3. prism perfect3. stairway4. discreetly indiscreet4. to both extremes5. homage5. by the book6. stillness is a lie6. wither7. denouement7. hush, little baby8. the fourth dimension8. mum's the word9. achromatic blur9. "Psych!"10. where the watermelons grow10. atomic11. a house is not a home11. a million little pieces12. decisions, decisions12. hocus pocus13. maladroit13. ink blotsSET NINESET TEN1. deus ex machina1. in the other sense of the word2. free fall2. holier than thou3. fleeting3. caustic chemical4. say no more4. Oz5. the seventh circle5. a little bit of night music6. tremble6. mad world7. not the buttons!7. round of applause8. quintessential8. rocking chair9. till death9. knight in shining whatever10. plague10. T is for Troll11. archaic11. mimic and rote12. as you were12. for now13. clairvoyance13. of the spectacular sortSET ELEVENSET TWELVE (Christmas Theme)1. sepulcher1. fa la la la la2. au contraire2. of brightly-colored baubles3. ten-fold3. not your average Douglas Fir4. I wash my hands of thee4. "You can't catch me..."5. of seismic proportions5. chestnuts on an open fire6. "Is that your final answer?"6. thrice as nice7. tit for tat7. first snow8. nevermore, nevermore8. on the rooftop9. tar and feathers9. horseless carriages will have to do10. obsequious10. far too early11. a vision softly creeping11. take your pick12. believe it or not12. surprises13. stranger in a strange land13. hollowSET THIRTEENSET FOURTEEN1. the beautiful side of evil1. the opportunities you missed2. ricochet2. pygmy3. elusive3. little black sheep4. don't say yes4. you should have warned me5. a smoky haze5. and that is a panda's purpose in life6. like a hole in the ground6. a fire in the rain7. tepid7. bridges to nowhere8. the most amazing sight8. stronghold9. ruin9. the counsel of the wicked10. without a smile10. slander11. that's a bit of a disappointment11. the highest mountain12. I want a clearer picture12. ilk13. too much information13. soldier of fortuneSET FIFTEENSET SIXTEEN1. childish behavior1. inadvertent investment2. that's another story2. as it is3. guaranteed3. theories to the side4. flying bricks4. only so many5. so much for having a lot to do5. these young men6. children of the depression6. gone7. internal dysfunctions7. more work for the weary8. you and your neighbor8. a real close look9. a gentleman in closer detail9. two weekends ago10. looking for more oranges10. announcement to the world11. and we were saved by the whales11. the game of compromise12. the other dumb chump12. let's just say13. not out of the woods yet13. ordinary peopleSET SEVENTEENSET EIGHTEEN1. never really existed1. the residue of Monday2. to run great risk2. the porch swing at dawn3. misnomer3. square peg, round hole4. for what it's worth4. assembly line5. that's what almost happened5. the building blocks6. raspberries6. degrees of freedom7. family history7. out of bounds8. folly8. issues of variance9. pining for normalcy9. intuitive10. the same experience for you10. the path of least resistance11. some people stay11. the banality of evil12. severe repercussions12. to whet the appetite of a demand13. diagnosis13. and that is the sentiment of the hour