Plinky - All Prompts

When you’re unwell, do you allow others to take care of you, or do you prefer to soldier on alone? What does it take for you to ask for help?

2013-06-19T06:55:00-05:00

When you’re unwell, do you allow others to take care of you, or do you prefer to soldier on alone? What does it take for you to ask for help?

Write about something that happened over the weekend as though it’s the top story on your local paper.

2013-06-18T06:55:00-05:00

Write about something that happened over the weekend as though it’s the top story on your local paper.

Is being “normal” — whatever that means to you — a good thing, or a bad thing? Neither?

2013-06-17T06:55:00-05:00

Is being “normal” — whatever that means to you — a good thing, or a bad thing? Neither?

How do you manage your online privacy? Are there certain things you won’t post in certain places? Information you’ll never share online? Or do you assume information about you is accessible anyway?

2013-06-16T06:55:00-05:00

How do you manage your online privacy? Are there certain things you won’t post in certain places? Information you’ll never share online? Or do you assume information about you is accessible anyway?

Plan the ultimate celebration for the person you’re closest to, and tell us about it. Where is it? Who’s there? What’s served? What happens?

2013-06-15T06:55:00-05:00

Plan the ultimate celebration for the person you’re closest to, and tell us about it. Where is it? Who’s there? What’s served? What happens?

Write a review of your life — or the life of someone close to you — as if it were a movie or a book.

2013-06-14T06:55:00-05:00

Write a review of your life — or the life of someone close to you — as if it were a movie or a book.

Tell us about a thing you’ll never write about.

2013-06-13T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about a thing you’ll never write about.

If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it?

2013-06-12T06:55:00-05:00

If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it?

What’s your dream tourist destination — either a place you’ve been and loved, or a place you’d love to visit? What about it speaks to you?

2013-06-11T06:55:00-05:00

What’s your dream tourist destination — either a place you’ve been and loved, or a place you’d love to visit? What about it speaks to you?

Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity — running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What’s it like when you’re in “the zone”?

2013-06-10T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity — running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What’s it like when you’re in “the zone”?

Write about something you consider “ugly” — war, violence, failure, hatred — but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts.

2013-06-09T06:55:00-05:00

Write about something you consider “ugly” — war, violence, failure, hatred — but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts.

When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you’d had the opposite reaction?

2013-06-08T06:55:00-05:00

When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you’d had the opposite reaction?

Draft a post with three parts, each unrelated to the another, but create a common thread between them by including the same item — an object, a symbol, a place — in each part.

2013-06-07T06:55:00-05:00

Draft a post with three parts, each unrelated to the another, but create a common thread between them by including the same item — an object, a symbol, a place — in each part.

Facebook has recently come under attack for failing to enforce its own guidelines on hate speech and violent imagery. Is it a website’s job to moderate the content users post, or should users have freedom to say what they want? Is there a happy medium? If so, how would you structure it?

2013-06-06T06:55:00-05:00

Facebook has recently come under attack for failing to enforce its own guidelines on hate speech and violent imagery. Is it a website’s job to moderate the content users post, or should users have freedom to say what they want? Is there a happy medium? If so, how would you structure it?

Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?

2013-06-05T06:55:00-05:00

Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?

If you could switch blogs with any blogger for a week, with whom would you switch and why?

2013-06-04T06:55:00-05:00

If you could switch blogs with any blogger for a week, with whom would you switch and why?

Tell us about a journey — whether a physical trip you took, or an emotional one.

2013-06-03T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about a journey — whether a physical trip you took, or an emotional one.

What will the next must-have technological innovation be? Jetpacks? Hoverboards? Wind-powered calculators?

2013-06-02T06:55:00-05:00

What will the next must-have technological innovation be? Jetpacks? Hoverboards? Wind-powered calculators?

Fiction writers: You’re stuck in an elevator with an intriguing stranger. Write this scene. Non-fiction writers: You’re stuck in an elevator with a person from your past. Write this scene.

2013-06-01T06:55:00-05:00

Fiction writers: You’re stuck in an elevator with an intriguing stranger. Write this scene. Non-fiction writers: You’re stuck in an elevator with a person from your past. Write this scene.

You receive a gift that is bittersweet and makes you nostalgic. What is it?

2013-05-31T06:55:00-05:00

You receive a gift that is bittersweet and makes you nostalgic. What is it?

Tell us about the last time you were really, truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship?

2013-05-30T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about the last time you were really, truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship?

You encounter a mysterious man offering you a magic potion that, once sipped, will make one of your senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) super sharp — but dull the others. Will you sip it, and if so, what sense do you choose?

2013-05-29T06:55:00-05:00

You encounter a mysterious man offering you a magic potion that, once sipped, will make one of your senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) super sharp — but dull the others. Will you sip it, and if so, what sense do you choose?

Tell us about the most surprising helping hand you’ve ever received.

2013-05-28T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about the most surprising helping hand you’ve ever received.

Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn to.)

2013-05-27T06:55:00-05:00

Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn to.)

Tell us about something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail (and tell us why you haven’t tried it yet).

2013-05-26T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail (and tell us why you haven’t tried it yet).

On a weekend road trip, far away from home, you stumble upon a garage sale in a neighborhood you’re passing through. Astonished, you find an object among the belongings for sale that you recognize. Tell us about it.

2013-05-25T06:55:00-05:00

On a weekend road trip, far away from home, you stumble upon a garage sale in a neighborhood you’re passing through. Astonished, you find an object among the belongings for sale that you recognize. Tell us about it.

What's the most significant secret you've ever discovered about someone else? Did the truth come out?

2013-05-24T06:55:00-05:00

What's the most significant secret you've ever discovered about someone else? Did the truth come out?

Do you consider yourself the outgoing performer or the appreciative bystander? Why?

2013-05-23T06:55:00-05:00

Do you consider yourself the outgoing performer or the appreciative bystander? Why?

Today, tell us about the most unconventional love in your life.

2013-05-22T06:55:00-05:00

Today, tell us about the most unconventional love in your life.

Interview your favorite fictional character.

2013-05-21T06:55:00-05:00

Interview your favorite fictional character.

Three people walk into a bar . . .

2013-05-20T06:55:00-05:00

Three people walk into a bar . . .

We each have many types of love relationships — parents, children, spouses, friends. And they’re not always with people; you may love an animal, or a place. Is there a single idea or definition that runs through all the varieties of “love”?

2013-05-19T06:55:00-05:00

We each have many types of love relationships — parents, children, spouses, friends. And they’re not always with people; you may love an animal, or a place. Is there a single idea or definition that runs through all the varieties of “love”?

Language evolves. The meaning of a word can shift over time as we use it differently — think of “cool,” “heavy,” or even “literally.” Today, give a word an evolutionary push: give a common word a new meaning, explain it to us, and use it in the title of your post.

2013-05-18T06:55:00-05:00

Language evolves. The meaning of a word can shift over time as we use it differently — think of “cool,” “heavy,” or even “literally.” Today, give a word an evolutionary push: give a common word a new meaning, explain it to us, and use it in the title of your post.

When you gaze out your window — real or figurative — do you see the forest first, or the trees?

2013-05-17T06:55:00-05:00

When you gaze out your window — real or figurative — do you see the forest first, or the trees?

Tell us about a time where everything you’d hoped would happen actually did.

2013-05-16T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about a time where everything you’d hoped would happen actually did.

What’s the most significant secret you’ve ever kept? Did the truth ever come out?

2013-05-15T06:55:00-05:00

What’s the most significant secret you’ve ever kept? Did the truth ever come out?

Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?

2013-05-14T06:55:00-05:00

Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?

Describe a little thing — one of the things you love that defines your world but is often overlooked.

2013-05-12T06:55:00-05:00

Describe a little thing — one of the things you love that defines your world but is often overlooked.

Turn to your co-workers, kids, Facebook friends, family — anyone who’s accessible — and ask them to suggest an article, an adjective, and a noun. There’s your post title! Now write.

2013-05-11T06:55:00-05:00

Turn to your co-workers, kids, Facebook friends, family — anyone who’s accessible — and ask them to suggest an article, an adjective, and a noun. There’s your post title! Now write.

To what extent is your blog a place for your own self-expression and creativity vs. a site designed to attract readers? How do you balance that? If sticking to certain topics and types of posts meant your readership would triple, would you do it?

2013-05-10T06:55:00-05:00

To what extent is your blog a place for your own self-expression and creativity vs. a site designed to attract readers? How do you balance that? If sticking to certain topics and types of posts meant your readership would triple, would you do it?

Do you need to agree with an artist’s lifestyle or politics to appreciate their art? To spend money on it?

2013-05-09T06:55:00-05:00

Do you need to agree with an artist’s lifestyle or politics to appreciate their art? To spend money on it?

Do you feel uncomfortable when you see someone else being embarrassed? What’s most likely to make you squirm?

2013-05-08T06:55:00-05:00

Do you feel uncomfortable when you see someone else being embarrassed? What’s most likely to make you squirm?

Early bird, or night owl?

2013-05-07T06:55:00-05:00

Early bird, or night owl?

What do you display on the walls of your home — photos, posters, artwork, nothing? How do you choose what to display? What mood are you trying to create?

2013-05-06T06:55:00-05:00

What do you display on the walls of your home — photos, posters, artwork, nothing? How do you choose what to display? What mood are you trying to create?

Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting bored — what is it that speaks to you?

2013-05-05T06:55:00-05:00

Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting bored — what is it that speaks to you?

If you could clone yourself, how would you split up your responsibilities?

2013-05-04T06:55:00-05:00

If you could clone yourself, how would you split up your responsibilities?

Have you ever had a random encounter or fleeting moment with a stranger that stuck with you?

2013-05-03T06:55:00-05:00

Have you ever had a random encounter or fleeting moment with a stranger that stuck with you?

What's the one habit you'd change about yourself, if you could simply flick a switch and have it happen?

2013-05-02T06:55:00-05:00

What's the one habit you'd change about yourself, if you could simply flick a switch and have it happen?

What is your greatest weakness?

2013-05-01T06:55:00-05:00

What is your greatest weakness?

What song is stuck in your head (or on permanent rotation in your CD or MP3 player) these days? Why does it speak to you?

2013-04-30T06:55:00-05:00

What song is stuck in your head (or on permanent rotation in your CD or MP3 player) these days? Why does it speak to you?