Complete 25 writing prompts from www.creativewritingprompts.com

Begin with "I thought I saw..."



I thought I saw you standing there. I mean, he looked like you. Long, flowing brown hair and at least 6 feet tall. However, I awkwardly discovered that it was not you.



I called out your name at least five times but he did not respond at all. When I got closer, I tapped on his shoulder. Suddenly, he turned around and the first thing I noticed was his bright red lipstick. "What?" he said in an abnormally high voice for a dude.



Turns out, he was a she and she was not you. Oops.

Nr 13. Write about a weird day in your workplace.

Nr 7. Electricity is a recent discovery. Think of 12 things to do when there's no power.

Nr 17. In 400 words, create your ideal place.

Nr 21. Write a letter to the 10 year old child you had been

Nr 27. Write a story about an empty glass.

Nr 96. You come home and check your phone messages. You get to the third message and freeze. Begin from there.

Nr 203. Write from the point of view of a branch with a bird perched on it.

Nr 121. Start your story with this: "She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled."

Nr 274. My old room was...

Nr 315. Use the following words in your story: diplomat, jacket, conference room, balloon

Nr 292. Use all these words in a story or poem: grandfather,photo-album, post office, folder

Nr 346. Use the following words in a story: college student, crumpled paper, train, laptop

Nr 129. Write a lighthearted piece on how to get on with an enemy

Nr 53. Write about what you'd cook for an enemy.

Nr 196. Write from the point of view of a freshly scrubbed floor.

Nr 272. Use all these words in a story: priest, ring, garden, magnifying glass

Nr 108. List 10 things you do whenever you procrastinate

Nr 22. In 200 words write about your first toy.

Nr 302. Write from the point of view of a spoon inside a dishwasher.

Nr 216. Write from the point of view of the last tree standing in a forest.

Nr 132. How would a broken plate feel.

Nr 345. Write from the point of view of a stack of paper a few inches from the shreder

Nr 185. Use the following words in your story: little boy, torn page, market, cart.

Nr 260. Use this metaphor to spark a story or poem: a chest of childhood

Nr 68. Begin with: I thought I saw...