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Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts May 29 — June 4

Prompts to tempt your muses

Welcome to the twenty-second week of writing prompts here at PW. Since we are moving into the month of June, I’ve decided to make a few changes to how I present the prompts. If you wrote for PW back when I first began it in October 2021, I had a running theme for PW — that of an old-world-styled pub — think an old Irish or English pub. After discussing with jules - Miz Mindful and her reminding me of how I used to run PW, I’ve decided to resurrect that theme. So welcome back to the Pub!

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 my queue, and I will publish it on my 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

1. You may use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article. This applies to even prompts that state they are for a particular form of writing. Break the rules!
2. You may submit here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications or self-publish on your own page.
3. Please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story. This is so I know the piece is a prompted response.
4. 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)
5. Have fun!

THE MENU

House Drinks

1. Write a poem, story, or essay on the following — Not a typical night out for drinks.
2. Write a poem about your favorite drink — alcoholic or non-alcoholic.

Appetizers

1. Write a story around this theme — Food poisoning
2. Write a poem, story, or essay around this theme — Too Hot To Handle

Entree

1. Write a story on the following — A quirky dinner
2. Write a poem using this theme — A delicacy
3. Write an essay on the following — A favorite Summer/Winter meal. Where were you? What was the occasion? What did you eat? Did anything unusual happen?

Dessert

1. Write a poem or essay about the following — Cherries and/or Chocolate
2. Write a poem or story on the following theme — Sweets for my sweet
3. Write a story on the following — Not everyone gets their just desserts

ENTERTAINMENT

The Band

1. Write a poem, story, or essay about seeing your favorite band in a small venue, like a pub or nightclub.
2. Write a poem or story on this theme — Bagpipes

One-Act Play

1. Write a story around the following — You’ve been invited to present a one-act play to entertain pub-goers. Something goes horribly wrong.
2. Write a poem, story, or essay on the following — Being upstaged

The Reading

1. Write a poem you would love to recite before a group of drunks. Maybe a limerick or a drunken love story?
2. Write a story around the following — You’ve been chosen to read an excerpt from your latest novel. How will it affect the crowd?

THE AFTERMATH

1. Write a poem, story, or essay on the following — How did you get home?
2. Write a story on the following — S/he left the pub and was never seen again.

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.

I know this is a different format from previous promptings, so please let me know in the comments if this is something you’d like for me to continue or if you’d prefer I go back to the previous format.

~Ravyne Hawke, EIC

Check out what I’ve been reading this month: