Question: If you had an extra room in your house, what would you use it for? This may be the easiest and shortest prompt yet. I have always wanted a game room / activity space. We are talking about that room with the pool table, ping pong table, and some other activities. I cannot claim …
Prompt Series #8 – When you think of California, what comes to mind?
Question: When you think of California, what comes to mind? I lived in southern California for over seven years. In that span, I lived in four houses and went to three schools. On an old New York Times or USA Today dialect test, my dialect was clearly Californian. Others, including my parents who grew up …
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Prompt Series #7 – Write about a song and the memories or feelings it evokes in you.
Prompt: Write about a song and the memories or feelings it evokes in you. This is going to be a very different answer than most would give. The song: “Carbon Freeze; Darth Vader’s Trap; Departure of Boba Fett” from The Empire Strikes Back soundtrack release in 1997 alongside the special editions coming to theatres. Up …
Prompt Series #6 – What is your favorite TV series?
Question: What is your favorite TV series? It really depends on the era of my life. I will write about each era briefly. I am answering the question of each era respective to what was aired during that time period live. See honorable mentions for some others I loved outside of eras because they were …
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Prompt Series #5 – You have magic soap. What does it wash away?
Question: You have magic soap. What does it wash away? For the purposes of illustrating the magic soap in this ridiculous prompt, as an actual object I’ve seen, we will call it the Christmas gift found in a grocery store titled “Irish Soap on a Rope”. More specifically, it was a go-back item that kept …
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Prompt Series #4 – Do you like or have facial hair?
Question: Do you like or have facial hair? In general concept, my whole persona may have been defined by facial hair throughout my middle and high school years. So I would say I absolutely like facial hair and change up my face at least a couple of times per year. The thing you’d have noticed …
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Prompt Series #3 – What is the best present you’ve ever been given?
Question: What is the best present you’ve ever been given? Who gave it to you and what made it the best? As an only child, I feel I was spoiled quite often. The magnitude of toys, games, cheap little trinkets, etc. that piled up in my possession is somewhat embarrassing at times. By no means …
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Prompt Series #2b – If you were trapped in an elevator with a stranger, what would you do?
Question: If you were trapped in an elevator with a stranger, what would you do? If we were stuck long enough, I would probably regale them with the story of Prompt Series #2, which I spent an hour writing and then decided to keep private. The unfortunate timing of the prompt in question showing up …
Prompt Series #1 – What is the nicest restaurant you’ve ever been to?
Question: What is the nicest restaurant you’ve ever been to? Where was it? What did you order? I’ve eaten at a lot of places. Having lived in five states and traveled to at least 20, I’ve had my share of adventures. I’ve eaten the absolutely common fast food. I’ve eaten the high end at Ruth’s …
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