Altogether Now . . .
Every Wednesday, I post a writing prompt. I reached 100 prompts recently. I thought it would be interesting to see them as a 100 Line poem. These are the first 100 Wednesday Writing Prompts as a list.
While I tried to make each week a different prompt, some are repeated. I must have thought they were important to explore. In my own writing, I have discovered that the same prompt repeated doesn’t bring about the same response. By doing the writing, by living, we are changed. Never the same result twice.
Here are 100 weeks of clues, play, nudges toward inspiration. I hope they spark your imagination!
Prompts
If I was five percent more brave, I would choose __________________________.
first kiss
I remember . . . / I don’t remember . . .
The last time I tried to control someone . . .
How much imagination are you willing to create in your life?
The memory of a haircut.
Write about the color green without mentioning the word green.
“Communication creates the future.” – Anodea Judith
When was the last time you experienced deja vu?
I am larger, better than I thought
I did not know I held so much goodness. – Walt Whitman
If I understood, would I have this look on my face? ~ Alan Alda
We have no art. We simply do everything as beautifully as we can. ~ Balinese saying
“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” ~ Peter Drucker
“You ARE the miracle.” – Rick Levine
“Don’t waste trouble.” – Jordan Hoggard
“Sex is kicking death in the ass while singing.” ― Charles Bukowski
“The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere” – Terence McKenna
Who will you choose to be? – Benjamin Hardy, PhD
“Fuck shame, make art.” ~ Amanda Palmer
“Freedom is no fear.” – Nina Simone
“You ARE the miracle.” – Rick Levine
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix
“The secret title of all good poems could be ‘Tenderness.’” ~ Galway Kinnell
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” -Dr. Mae Jemison
“Those who wish to sing find a song.” – Swedish Proverb
“Religion and Heaven are for people who don’t want to go to Hell. Spirituality is for those of us who have already been there.” ~ David Bowie
“Trees with strong roots laugh at storms.” – Malay Proverb
Your head is a living forest full of songbirds. – E.E. Cummings
“Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.” ~ Émile Zola
“Take time to stop and be the flowers.” ~ Albert Hoffman
“The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves.” ~ Joseph Campbell
“It was the hour of showdown. The miraculous hour. ” ~ Patti Smith, M Train
Your head is a living forest full of songbirds. —E. E. Cummings
“Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde
” . . . where it is going determines where it has been.” ~ Alan Watts
“One must have a Chaos in the heart to birth a Star.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
“You’re here to choose.” – Benjamin Hardy, PhD
“Just imagine it, and it will be so.” – Jordan Hoggard
“You are the living prayer of your ancestors.” ~ Magali Boehlen
“And sleeping is a gateway drug / To being awake . . .” ~ They Might Be Giants
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Humans must become cyborgs to remain relevant.” – Elon Musk
“No matter how many times the world comes to an end, we can celebrate the new beginnings.” – Timothy Price
’”Optimism is a strategy for making a better future . . . ” – Noam Chomsky
’“It’s ok not to know.” – Dr Payne, from How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
“Neptune’s artful fork holds no energy with a missing prong!” – Holly Troy
“Nature loves courage.” – Terence McKenna
“Spelling is a spell.” – Erykah Badu
“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backward.” – Lewis Carroll
“What would Willy Wonka do?” – Carolyn Elliot
“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” ~ Tennessee Williams
“Just decide.” – Caroline Elliot
“Welcome all of your imagination. Forget your expectations and feel how things actually are.” – Jordan Hoggard
“I’ve been on the top. I’ve been on the bottom. Both places are empty.” ~ Nico
“POOF!” – Jordan Hoggard
“It just doesn’t matter.” – Carolyn Elliot
“Tell me, we both matter, don’t we?” – Kate Bush
“I make my best art when I’m in love . . . ” – Nick Reeves
“We are the media.” – Amanda Palmer
” . . . om mane padme hum, gare gate paragate, parasamgate bodhi svaha, Doo Wa Ditty Ditty Dum Ditty Doo . . . ” – Carolyn Elliot
“Time is a very misleading thing.” – George Harrison
“One of the premier causes of unnecessary drama is bad boundaries.” – Jen Sincero
“Where there is a woman there is magic.” ~ Ntozake Shange
“Turned on women will change the world.” ~Nicole Daedone
“I am Sun Ra, ambassador from the intergalactic regions of the council of outer space.” – Sun Ra
“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story . . . “ – Homer
“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backward.” – Lewis Carroll
“Rock and roll has probably given more than it’s taken.” – Charlie Watts
“I am so happy, I am so happy. I loved my life.” – Last words, poet Gerard Manly
Breathe the sentence in. Exhale the sentence. Inhale and exhale each word. Now inhale and exhale the sentence. Then, go!
There is only one rule, keep your hand moving.
Don’t worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you feel stuck, keep writing anyway. Try going back to the prompt and write it out until other words arise, then write those—or, repeat the last word you wrote again and again until new words appear—or, write, “I am stuck,” or “I can’t think of anything,” as long as you keep your hand moving. Writing is physical, the words will move through your body and come out of your hand—just keep it moving.
Now go – for five, ten, fifteen minutes . .
Share, if you like
When you are done, feel free to share your work in the comments – or share on your own blog. Consider including a link to this post if you do.
Peace, love, and power!
January 21, 2022
Elizaville, NY
holly troy ~ sacred folly 