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Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts June 12–18
Prompts to tempt your muses

Welcome to the twenty-fourth week of writing prompts here at PW. June is flying by at record speed, or so it seems. We are experiencing typical Oklahoma weather here — warm days in the 80s, cooler nights in the 60s, and random, unexpected thunderstorms. And, as usual, the storms are wreaking havoc with our power and/or the internet — what fun! This is what happens when only three homes are on the same electrical box, and the city doesn’t deem us worthy of an upgrade unless they have to do one, which will probably never be. I hope you are all doing better weather-wise and with your electronics. But enough of my complaining. I have some fun writing prompts for you this week!
Reminder #1 — You do not have to use just PW’s prompts to submit work here. We accept prompted work from any publications’ prompts. You also do not have to use prompts to submit your work here. We are also an open publication for established and new writers.
Reminder #2 — Please be sure to use the correct Reader Interest Tags when you submit your pieces so your work lands in their perspective places on the homepage. They are — Poetry, Fiction, Essay, or Articles. Please only use ONE, not multiple. Your other four tags can be whatever you wish them to be.
Reminder #3 — Please ONLY submit drafts. To do this, once you have finished your piece, 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.
Reminder #4 — 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!).
Are you ready? Great! Let’s get to prompting!
Remember, if you previously wrote for PW, you will need to go to the Submission Guidelines and ask to be a writer again.
How This Works
- You may use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article.
- You may submit here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications or self-publish on your own page.
- Please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story. This is so I know the piece is a prompted response.
- If you submit anywhere besides PW, please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story and add a tag back to me so that I do not miss reading your story (@ravynehawke)
- Have fun!
Moody Monday
Write a ‘moody’ piece around any of the following:
— a lingering scent — hearts’ afire — resolve
Tuesday Twosome
Conceptual theme — Historical Twosome — Ancient and Authentic
Wednesday’s Either/Or
Either Exonerate or Condemn
Thursday’s Thoughts
“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” ― Ally Condie, Matched
Fiction Friday
Use any or all of the following concepts for a story:
— a forgotten spell resurfaces — a step back in time — adrift in the blackness of ____
Random Words Saturday
Choose up to 5 of these 10 random words (you may use any form of these words):
- interface
- eavesdrop
- stubborn
- chocolate
- horseshoe
- contraction
- inquiry
- introduce
- bloody
- precede
Spiritual Sunday
What area(s) of your spiritual life currently feels most challenged?
Bonus Prompt — Write a ‘distorted’ poem, flash fiction story (500 words or less), or essay.
Don’t forget, there are Writing Sparks available in the Monthly Theme.
Also, check out Casey Lawrence’s recent ‘AI Made Me Do It’ prompts.
And in case you’ve forgotten, a Poetry Writing Contest is going on here at PW:
There you have it, me lovelies! A week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses. We look forward to reading your submissions.
~Ravyne Hawke, EIC
Check out what I’ve been reading this month: