Let’s Get Vulnerable

Monster Alley prompts April 1–8, 2024

A new month, new season, and new prompt focus for all. Last month’s image prompts didn’t work as well at inspiring the muse, but that’s ok. They’re not all winners. 😉

April brings in the spring rains here in the Northern hemisphere. It’s a chance to begin again, to blossom anew. With that in mind, I’ve decided to create a question for each day. These questions, I hope, will inspire vulnerability along with a wealth of words. Through authenticity and openness comes genuine connections, after all.

As always, feel free to post the responses in Monster Alley or other publications that allow prompted articles like The Challenged, Thought Thinkers, and Amusing Responses.

Here are the first week’s prompts:

April 1: Are there lingering “winter blues” you’ve yet to shed?

April 2: Do you ever feel like you need a “spring cleaning” of your emotional baggage?

April 3: What seeds of self-improvement do you want to plant for yourself this spring?

April 4: What beautiful chaos is happening in your life right now?

April 5: Have you ever witnessed a breathtaking spring sunrise? What did it symbolize for you?

April 6: Recall a spring memory that still brings you joy or sadness today.

April 7: Are you more drawn to solitude or connection during spring? Why?

April 8: What spring scents evoke strong emotions for you (good or bad)?

Fair warning, I asked Gemini to help me come up with some good prompt questions this month. Each one was reviewed, hand-picked, and often rewritten by me (a mostly human monster). So, in that way, this was AI-assisted.

Inspired to write, but don’t know where to publish? Consider submitting the story to Monster Alley. We’d love to publish your article!