Past Prompts from Daily Flash Challenge

A list of past prompts used in the daily flash fiction challenge.





Note: where I've placed a number, that's the page number where the prompts were found, in order working back from the last page to the present day of the daily flash challenge. I'm currently on page 192, and will add more when I find the time. It's a bigger undertaking than I anticipated. :) Anyway, I hope you find them useful.





The past prompts.



Write a story with the title "Weathervane"

Write a story about overhearing something

Write a story that contains the line "If you listen, you can hear the whispering"

Write a story in the Drama genre

Write a story with the title "Even in My Dreams"

Write a story that takes place during a storm

Write a story in the Ghost genre

Write a story in the Friendship genre

Write a story with the title "Flowers and Stones" pg 204

Write a story in which the main character is spiteful

Write a story that contains the following items: a postcard, a torn shirt, and a camera.

Write a story in which a friendship changes

Write a story that contains the line "We knew we could never get away with it"

Write a story that takes place near a bonfire

Write a story with the title "Pathways"

Write a story in the Mystery genre

Write a story that contains the line "I found him/her lying in the snow"

Write a story about wearing a disguise

Write a story about a family meal

203

Write a story in which the following objects appear: a jacket, a small animal, and a box

Write a story that takes place on a porch

Write a story about a Thanksgiving feast from the turkey's point of view.

Write a story about the full moon (which is tonight)

Write a story with the title "Troublesome"

Write a story in which a secret is kept

Write a story in which the main character is waiting

Write a story with the title "Sorrow is a Bluebird"

202

Write a story in the Comedy genre

Write a story in the Fantasy genre.

Write a story with a twist

Write a story that takes place under a tree

Write a story with the title "The Music Box"

Write a story about a hiding place

Write a story about a tradition.

Write a story that takes place during a snowstorm

Write a story that contains the following objects: a sketch book, a bracelet, and a string of lights.

Write a story that takes place by a fire.

Write a story about trying something new.

Write a story in which a promise is broken

Write a story that takes place on a road

Write a story with the title "The Fortune Teller"

201

Write a story that contains the line "the cold had seeped into my very bones"

Write a story that takes place by a lake

Write a story in which the main character is in trouble

Write a story about something that "makes" Christmas for your character. It can appeal to any of the senses.

For example, my dad and I always make a traditional Hungarian cookie for Christmas and we have to make the dough in advance. We made the dough yesterday and we both agreed that it smells like Christmas.

Write a story with the title "Just For You"

Write a story in which someone is secretive

Write a story that takes place outside, at night and during a gentle snowfall.

Write a story about the day you saved the world

Write a story about an unexpected gift

200

Write a story that contains the following items: an old photo, a tin of candy and an unusual hat.

Write a story in which a secret is told

Write a story that takes place in a cave

Write a story that takes place at midnight

Write a story in which the following things appear: a dry cookie, a pair of shoes and an annoying nickname.

Write a story about finding something unexpected while unpacking your suitcase.

Write a story that takes place in a store

Write a story with the title "Dark Ice"

199

Write a story in the Mystery genre

Write a story that contains the line "she/he blinked in the sudden brightness"

Write a story in which the main character discovers that they like something that they used to hate

Write a story in which the following items appear or are mentioned: an owl (real or fake), a pamphlet, and a pair of unusual socks.

Write a story in the Friendship genre

Write a story that takes place on or near a bridge

Write a story that includes the line, "Be careful. We never know when they're watching, anymore."

198

Write a story that contains the following items: a wooden box and something bright green

Write a story with the title "Every Flower"

Write a story about recieving something unexpected in the mail

Write a story in which the main character is tired

Write a story about missing someone

Write a story that takes place during a meal

Write a story that falls into both of these genres: Romance/Love and Horror

Write a story that contains the line "I'm going to make my cut and hope for the best"

197

Write a story titled "Raindrops"

Write a story in which something or someone is deceptive

Write a story that contains the following items: a strange bird (real or fake), a tin of candy, and a candle

Write a story that takes place in the main character's hiding place

Write a story titled "Freezing"

Write a story in which something is lost

196

Write a story that takes place in a kitchen

Write a story in which something (a color, a type of object, an animal) frequently appears near the main character

Write a story in the Sci-Fi genre

Write a story in which a secret is shared

Write a story in which all of the following items appear: a bag of almonds, a green pen, and a pair of chopsticks

Write a story in which the main character recieves a box and it contains something different from what he/she expected

Write a story that takes place on a hill

Write a story that contains the line "They had promised us that it would stop"

195

Write a story in which something is forgotten

Write a story in which the main character is trying to convince someone of something

Write a story titled "Nine Years"

Write a story in which the main character is filling out a form

Write a story that takes place in the rain

Write a story titled "One by One"

194

Write a story that includes all of the following: a bowl, a mood ring, and an unusual smell.

Write a story that takes place in the country

Write a story about making a gift for someone

Write a story that takes place in another time, it can be past or future

Write a story that takes place at dawn

Write a story titled "Slipping Away"

Write a story that takes place next to a hole

Write a story that contains the line "(I/she/he/we) stepped off the bus and..."

193

Write a story about taking a tour

Write a story in which all of the following appear: a trail of footprints, a paint brush, and something with stripes

Write a story that takes place at a party

Write a story that contains the line, "This morning, I woke to a sound that had grown unfamiliar to me. It took me a moment to realize that it was the sound of birds singing..."

Write a story about Captain Colossal. It can be anything you want.

Write a story that includes all of the following: a pair of boots, a mug and something purple

Write a story that takes place on or near a mountain of melting snow in a parking lot

Write a story that takes place near a mud puddle of epic proportions

Write a story that involves a conflict at a laundromat

192



page numbers changed...as daily contest forum grows :) These are still in the correct order though...



Write a story that takes place near an open window

198

Write a story that takes place in the produce department of a grocery store

Write a story in which the weather changes suddenly

Write a story about a practical joke

Write a story that contains all of the following: a pair of headphones, a patch of sunshine, and a gust of wind

Write a story in which the main character forgot to change his/her clock

Write a story titled "Falling Rain"

Write a story that includes all of the following: a large book, a list, and some unusual muffins

197

Write a story that includes the line "...he/she waved cheerily and vanished..."

Write a story that takes place in a dream

Write a story in which the main character is running

Write a story about three people stuck in an elevator

Write a story that takes place under a flowering tree

Write a story that includes the line "Go on, it'll be good for you"

Write a story that includes all of the following: a sheet of blue paper, a bracelet, and a box with someone's initials on it

Write a story that takes place on an island.

Write a story in which the main character is making an unusual list

196

Write a story in which the main character is jealous

Write a story that takes place in a park

Write a story that takes place in a strange shop

Write a story in the Mythology genre

(Quick note: if you're not sure what to do with this prompt/genre, I'll spout off a couple quick ideas - you could re-tell an existing myth, write an original myth in an existing pantheon (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Indian, Native American...), make up a whole new pantheon, et cetera. Up to you.)

Write a story that includes all of the following: an old toy, a notebook, and triangular box

Write a story in which the main character is resting

Write a story titled "Tempest"

Wite a story in which someone comes home

Write a story about finding something

195

Write a story in which the main character is watching someone

Write a story where the main character sees someone from the past, someone they never thought they'd see again

Write a story in which the main character is watching someone

Write a story about giving a gag gift

Write a story in the Mystery genre

Write a story titled "Sunny Road"

194 (temp place holder)