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story using one of the following prompts:</p><ul><li>Imagine a society where every transaction, whether personal or business-related, must adhere to a strict code of fairness. How does this principle shape the dynamics of relationships and commerce?</li><li>Write a story or poem about a character who is magically compelled to remain impartial in all situations. How would “fairness” impact their relationships and their life in unexpected ways?</li><li>Consider the Biblical story <a href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a03.htm#16">1 Kings 3:16–28</a>. Using the story as inspiration, write an essay about whether “fairness” is always the “moral” answer.</li><li>Write a story set in a world where all disputes, no matter how minor, are resolved through a mystical court of fairness. Explore how characters navigate this unique justice system and the consequences of the court’s decisions.</li></ul><h2 id="774e">Tuesday’s Grace</h2><p id="3a70">The word “grace” is often used in a spiritual or religious context. There are 131 uses of “grace” in the Christian Bible, 86 of which are from Paul’s epistles. For Christians, “grace” is variously defined as either “God’s favor toward the unworthy” or “God’s benevolence on the undeserving,” but “grace” can mean many things to people of different faiths.</p><ul><li>Write a story or a poem about a character’s pilgrimage to a sacred place in search of ‘divine grace’. What challenges and revelations await them on this spiritual journey?</li><li>Write a story about characters from different religious or spiritual backgrounds, all seeking and/or experiencing “grace” in unique ways. How do their paths intersect, and what universal truths might emerge from their shared story?</li><li>Consider 1 Corinthians 15:10: “<i>But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.”</i> Explore this quotation or the idea of “grace” more generally in a story, poem, or essay.</li></ul><h2 id="e3c6">Wednesday‘s Woe</h2><p id="dfe7">Imagine a character who can absorb the sorrows of others, providing temporary relief but accumulating the woe within themselves.</p><ul><li>Is this power a gift, a heavy responsibility, or both? What expectations are put on them by their community, their loved ones — and themself?</li><li>How does the character cope with this burden, and what happens when they reach their limit?</li></ul><h2 id="a706">Traveling Thursday</h2><p id="fbb1">You don’t have to go very far to have an adventure. Write a first-person narrative as if writing a blog post titled, “Exploring my Hometown as a Travel Writer”. It can be a fictional character writing about their hometown or a nonfiction personal essay. Make sure to consider:</p><ul><li>What sights would you recommend someone check out if they were coming to visit your hometown? Do you have a favourite park, museum, or restaurant?</li><li>Where do the locals hang out? What are some hidden gems, off-the-beaten-path?</li><li>Re-envision what it might be like to visit this place as a visitor. Describe the things you know very well as if seeing them for the first time.</li></ul><h2 id="d170">Friday Love</h2><p id="c9eb">Write a poem or story about a romance that blossoms entirely in a digital space, such as online gaming, social media, a chat room, or virtual reality.</p><ul><li>How do the characters navigate the challenges of forming a meaningful connection in a digital space?</li><li>Do the characters ever meet IRL? If they do, what are their expectations leading up to the meeting — and are thos

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e expectations met, exceeded, or let down?</li><li>Potential twist: one of the characters is hiding a key aspect of who they are. Are they deliberately “catfishing” the other person, or hiding a part of themselves for another reason? Can a relationship based on a lie ever be salvaged?</li></ul><h2 id="dbe5">Working Saturday</h2><p id="0492">Since the recent eruption of ChatGPT, generative art, and other AI-assisted tools replacing human artists, musicians, writers, and even actors, the question of whether “robots are stealing human jobs” has once again become relevant to the political and social discourse. There are generally two attitudes toward these developments:</p><ul><li>Optimistic: Imagine a future where robots have seamlessly integrated into society and technology has alleviated humans from labor-intensive tasks. With AI handling routine jobs, humans have the opportunity to focus on innovation, creativity, and societal betterment. Write a story or poem about that future, perhaps following a character who, freed from menial work, can channel their energy into solving a pressing global challenge.</li><li>Pessimistic: Imagine a world where AI has taken over most creative professions. Write a story or poem about the last human artist, musician, or writer. Explore their journey to preserve the value of human creativity in the face of technological dominance.</li></ul><p id="31b5">Alternatively, write an essay exploring these two viewpoints by comparing and contrasting potential uses for AI with the new drawbacks, dangers, or problems this advancing technology might create.</p><h2 id="d324">Random Words Sunday</h2><p id="6bc5">Choose 5 or more of these 10 random words (you may use any form, including plurals, any tense, or changing to a noun/verb/adjective):</p><ol><li>Artisanal</li><li>Oracle</li><li>Monochrome</li><li>Vessel</li><li>Tribunal</li><li>Automation</li><li>Underground</li><li>Exacting</li><li>Defective</li><li>Pact</li></ol><p id="4655"><b>Bonus Prompt</b> — Write a poem, flash fiction (<500 words), or essay from an ‘unexpected point of view’.</p><p id="c9dc">There you have it, folks! Another week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses. I look forward to reading your submissions, so make sure to tag me, <a href="undefined">Dr. Casey Lawrence</a>, if you use one of these prompts!</p><p id="19f0">Don’t forget, there are <b>Writing Sparks</b> available in the Monthly Theme from <a href="undefined">ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE</a>, and all our previous <a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/tagged/pwprompt">prompts</a> are still very much adoptable if you’re in need of inspiration.</p><p id="dd3b"><i>Enjoying my content? Check out my first novel, <a href="https://www.jms-books.com/casey-lawrence-c-224_573/out-of-order-p-4683.html"></a></i><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/casey-lawrence-c-224_573/out-of-order-p-4683.html">Out of Order<i></i></a><i>, available in eBook and paperback from JMS Books. Not looking to buy a book right now? Consider showing your support by <a href="http://buymeacoff.ee/caseylawrence"></a></i><a href="http://buymeacoff.ee/caseylawrence">buying me a coffee<i></i></a><i>, and make sure to <a href="https://clawrenc.medium.com/subscribe"></a></i><a href="https://clawrenc.medium.com/subscribe">subscribe<i></i></a><i> to my stories on Medium!</i></p><figure id="d00e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*NFedRPpasks4cjSV.png"><figcaption>Praise for <a href="https://www.jms-books.com/casey-lawrence-c-224_573/out-of-order-print-p-4802.html">Out of Order by Casey Lawrence</a>. Image created using Canva</figcaption></figure></article></body>

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Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts January 15–21

Prompts to tempt your muses

Welcome to the third week of writing prompts in 2024! My last post, a fortnight ago, used the conventional wisdom of “Monday’s Child” as inspiration for each day’s prompts:

Monday’s Child

Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

This week, I’ll be flipping the script a little and finding unconventional ways to be inspired by the fortune-telling poem.

Before we get started, here are a couple of quick reminders:

How This Works

Use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article. They are totally open to interpretation! Include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your post.
If you use one of these prompts, you can submit the result here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications, or self-publish. If you submit somewhere besides PW, make sure to include a link to the prompt and tag PW editors so that we do not miss reading your story!
You don’t have to use PW’s prompts to submit work here. We are an open publication for established and new writers to submit their writing — usually based on writing prompts from here or elsewhere, but unprompted stories are also welcome!
Please be sure to use the correct Reader Interest Tags when you submit your work to PW so it lands in the right place on the homepage. Please use ONE (not multiple) of the following tags: Poetry, Fiction, Essay, or Articles. Your other four tags can be whatever you wish them to be.
Please ONLY submit drafts. To do this, once you have finished writing, instead of hitting the Publish button, click on the three dots (…), choose Add to Publication, click on Promptly Written, and then submit. This will put it into our queue, and we will publish it on our end.
Each week, you will find prompts for Monday-Sunday. However, you do not have to use them in the order they are written. Browse them all and use only the ones that resonate with you. Submit your work any time during the week (or long after!).
If you previously wrote for PW but haven’t in a while, you may need to go to the Submission Guidelines and ask to be a writer again. We went on hiatus a few months ago and stopped accepting submissions; if you were a writer with us before that time, you will need to sign up again.
Have fun!

Are you ready? Great! Let’s get prompting!

Fair Monday

Although “fair” means “beauty” in the context of “Monday’s child,” the word “fair” has other meanings. Let’s consider fairness in the context of “justice” this week, and write a story using one of the following prompts:

Imagine a society where every transaction, whether personal or business-related, must adhere to a strict code of fairness. How does this principle shape the dynamics of relationships and commerce?
Write a story or poem about a character who is magically compelled to remain impartial in all situations. How would “fairness” impact their relationships and their life in unexpected ways?
Consider the Biblical story 1 Kings 3:16–28. Using the story as inspiration, write an essay about whether “fairness” is always the “moral” answer.
Write a story set in a world where all disputes, no matter how minor, are resolved through a mystical court of fairness. Explore how characters navigate this unique justice system and the consequences of the court’s decisions.

Tuesday’s Grace

The word “grace” is often used in a spiritual or religious context. There are 131 uses of “grace” in the Christian Bible, 86 of which are from Paul’s epistles. For Christians, “grace” is variously defined as either “God’s favor toward the unworthy” or “God’s benevolence on the undeserving,” but “grace” can mean many things to people of different faiths.

Write a story or a poem about a character’s pilgrimage to a sacred place in search of ‘divine grace’. What challenges and revelations await them on this spiritual journey?
Write a story about characters from different religious or spiritual backgrounds, all seeking and/or experiencing “grace” in unique ways. How do their paths intersect, and what universal truths might emerge from their shared story?
Consider 1 Corinthians 15:10: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” Explore this quotation or the idea of “grace” more generally in a story, poem, or essay.

Wednesday‘s Woe

Imagine a character who can absorb the sorrows of others, providing temporary relief but accumulating the woe within themselves.

Is this power a gift, a heavy responsibility, or both? What expectations are put on them by their community, their loved ones — and themself?
How does the character cope with this burden, and what happens when they reach their limit?

Traveling Thursday

You don’t have to go very far to have an adventure. Write a first-person narrative as if writing a blog post titled, “Exploring my Hometown as a Travel Writer”. It can be a fictional character writing about their hometown or a nonfiction personal essay. Make sure to consider:

What sights would you recommend someone check out if they were coming to visit your hometown? Do you have a favourite park, museum, or restaurant?
Where do the locals hang out? What are some hidden gems, off-the-beaten-path?
Re-envision what it might be like to visit this place as a visitor. Describe the things you know very well as if seeing them for the first time.

Friday Love

Write a poem or story about a romance that blossoms entirely in a digital space, such as online gaming, social media, a chat room, or virtual reality.

How do the characters navigate the challenges of forming a meaningful connection in a digital space?
Do the characters ever meet IRL? If they do, what are their expectations leading up to the meeting — and are those expectations met, exceeded, or let down?
Potential twist: one of the characters is hiding a key aspect of who they are. Are they deliberately “catfishing” the other person, or hiding a part of themselves for another reason? Can a relationship based on a lie ever be salvaged?

Working Saturday

Since the recent eruption of ChatGPT, generative art, and other AI-assisted tools replacing human artists, musicians, writers, and even actors, the question of whether “robots are stealing human jobs” has once again become relevant to the political and social discourse. There are generally two attitudes toward these developments:

Optimistic: Imagine a future where robots have seamlessly integrated into society and technology has alleviated humans from labor-intensive tasks. With AI handling routine jobs, humans have the opportunity to focus on innovation, creativity, and societal betterment. Write a story or poem about that future, perhaps following a character who, freed from menial work, can channel their energy into solving a pressing global challenge.
Pessimistic: Imagine a world where AI has taken over most creative professions. Write a story or poem about the last human artist, musician, or writer. Explore their journey to preserve the value of human creativity in the face of technological dominance.

Alternatively, write an essay exploring these two viewpoints by comparing and contrasting potential uses for AI with the new drawbacks, dangers, or problems this advancing technology might create.

Random Words Sunday

Choose 5 or more of these 10 random words (you may use any form, including plurals, any tense, or changing to a noun/verb/adjective):

Artisanal
Oracle
Monochrome
Vessel
Tribunal
Automation
Underground
Exacting
Defective
Pact

Bonus Prompt — Write a poem, flash fiction (<500 words), or essay from an ‘unexpected point of view’.

There you have it, folks! Another week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses. I look forward to reading your submissions, so make sure to tag me, Dr. Casey Lawrence, if you use one of these prompts!

Don’t forget, there are Writing Sparks available in the Monthly Theme from ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE, and all our previous prompts are still very much adoptable if you’re in need of inspiration.

Enjoying my content? Check out my first novel, Out of Order, available in eBook and paperback from JMS Books. Not looking to buy a book right now? Consider showing your support by buying me a coffee, and make sure to subscribe to my stories on Medium!

Praise for Out of Order by Casey Lawrence. Image created using Canva