Writing Prompt Wednesday #1

We’ve done writing prompts together on this blog before, and I’ve received some really great compositions as a result from a couple readers. This in mind, I’m going to be posting writing prompts every Wednesday. If you take the time to make a composition and send it to me or link me to it in the comments, I’ll  happily post or link to it the following week.

If you’d like to email them, shoot an email to deluca.a[at]husky.neu.edu.

Writing Prompt #1: You inherit a locked box from an unknown relative, it has no edges and no key, just a small keyhole. What do you to discover its contents and what is inside?

Note: This inspired my upcoming book, The Beauty of a Grid, recently featured on the Fwis Cover Blog.

Writing Prompt #2: You are a clickwheel iPod in a world obsessed with touch screens. You notice that today they announced an even better version of the iPod touch and now your future is certainly doomed. How do you feel and what do you do?

Writing Prompt #3: The world is in a panic, and the country’s leaders are looking to you. For reasons unknown, not a single human has died in over two months, and it’s already starting to get crowded. An expert scientist, you are expected to have an answer for a planet of seven billion and growing.

Writing Prompt #4 / Difficult: Write a passage from the point of view of your keyboard as you are writing the passage.

Post your comments and compositions in the comments; I can’t wait to see what you come up with!