A year of writing prompts: 22 July

How to use these prompts

Some people having a picnic?
What is the woman pointing at?
What happens next?

Prompts

1. It's Pied Piper Day. the day on which, according to tradition, the pied piper lured the rats away from Hamelyn, and then, when the town refused to pay him, he did the same to the town's children. Write about a modern day Pied Piper.
2. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Emma Lazarus
3. On the birthday of Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family, write a story about a woman who is the head of a powerful family.
4. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
5. In 1933 Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world; in 1983, Dick Smith became the first person to fly around the world solo in a helicopter and in 1989 11 year old Tony Aliengena became the youngest person to fly around the world. The theme of your story is flying around the world.

Character Names

Magdalena, Lena, Marina, Madeleine, Lowell, Maria

Character Traits

• May become great leaders whose lives are entwined with that of their country. Could reach high ranking government positions and be known in other lands.
• Esteemed by both friends and foes.
• Seem to know things without having to learn them.
• A pompous, arrogant, blustering exterior may hide insecurities. They may pretend to know more than they do.
• Pioneers who thrive on adventure.
• A susceptibility to flattery may be their undoing.
• Could suffer a nervous breakdown, high blood pressure, headaches or sunburn.
• Strong willed with a strong sense of justice.
• Commanding in appearance.
• They may be religious and enjoy discussing spiritual philosophy. If not religious, they will seek a connection with a group or a family.
• Avid collectors, possibly even hoarders or misers.
• May be drawn to seafaring occupations, forestry, botany or the military.

Possible Themes

Acceptance of destiny.

Going with the flow.

Carrying on with traditions; updating traditions.

Objects

An empty barge; a winged wheel; wild grapes; a trotting horse; a cross.

The feminist movement.