Remember when we used to do these random question lists on MySpace and Facebook that no one but ourselves (and maybe our crush) remotely gave a shit about reading? Let’s bring that back, shall we? I’ll start us off, courtesy of a “20 fun writing prompts” list that I found online.
1. Write about a song and a feeling it invoked in you.
1979 = youth, joy and happiness. If you see or run into one or all three of these things, let me know. I seemed to have misplaced the little troublemakers.
2. Recall an important memory from your childhood and tell it from the perspective of someone else who was present.
Idk but I imagine my birth was not fun to see from literally everyone’s perspective.
3. Write about an item you have that isn’t expensive but means a lot to you.
This handsome devil was pretty cheap. Does that make him an item?
4. What color do you feel like today and why?
Red towards these increasingly more “fun” prompts.
5. Describe your favorite room in your home or apartment.
The kitchen. There is food in there.
6. What is the most adventurous thing you’ve eaten?
Refrain from the easy sex-related joke….refrain from the easy sex-related joke…
7. Write a review of the last movie you saw.
Anyone But You: WOOF
8. Write about an imagined ideal day walking around a city of your choosing.
I walk around any major city all day and all night without a crippling fear for my safety as a woman at any given moment. What a fun, fictitious day, indeed!
9. If you could live inside one of your favorite stories, what would you change about it?
Little Mermaid. Oh, I don’t know…maybe she’s a respectable 26 instead of a literal child bride?
10. Write about why you want to write.
I have to write something for this Substack every Friday so that is why I want to write right now.
11. Write about something nice a stranger did for you.
I’ll let you know when that happens!
12. Describe your favorite piece of furniture in your childhood home.
I guess the last iteration of the couch while I lived there had a very weak and inconsistent built-in massager and cup holder pull down thingy in the center. Lazy Boy, indeed, we all were. Yoda, I am.
13 What was the last piece of media you read, heard, or saw that inspired you?
The $15 Postmates coupon that taunted me that I needed to use it within 24 hours immediately after ordering was incredibly inspiring…to cancel my premium subscription.
14 What is a dream you’ve had that you want to live in forever?
If I have vivid ones again other than having to pee in various places I’ll let you know.
15 Write about what you think the world will look like in 10 years.
Even closer to a fiery pit of hell.
16 Describe what you imagine to be happening in a historical photograph.
A Boomer was conceived 37 minutes after this photo was taken.
17 Write about a time you witnessed community solidarity.
LA Cinephile Run Club’s 500 Days of Summer run last Sunday count? 'Twas fun.
18 Read the last postcard, letter, or personal email you received, and start a story with the first sentence.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Kira immediately crawled up into a ball and sobbed. Take out in bed all day, it was. Fuck you, Corporate America, and all your emails reminding me of this dumbass Hallmark holiday. I am officially the societal-cliche-sad-single-woman-on-Valentine’s-Day-that-doesn’t-truly-exist-in-the-real-world-but-is-a-lazy- and-convenient-character-trope-to-write-for-dumb-stories-like-this-one-for-this- stupid-prompt. The end.
19 Who is the most interesting person you can think of? Create a list of questions you would ask them in an interview.
Taylor Swift. What demons are you running away from? That’s it. That’s all the questions.
20 Recall an object you found on the sidewalk/side of the road. Why did someone give it away? Why did they have it to begin with?
A dirty ass suede couch. I imagine they or their significant other threatened to leave them if they did not rid their abode from said dirty ass suede couch.