Linda’s Ten Writing Prompts for Unusual Stories
1)
A woman named Helene (the last “e” is silent so it’s just pronounced the regular way you would pronounce Helen) who was born into an aristocratic family in 1614 goes for a walk in the woods and finds a toothbrush left by time travelers. Write a novel chronicling Helen’s life-long attempts to figure out what it is.
2)
A man named Mr. Kneedyy (in this case the “k” isn’t silent but the last “y” is) leads a lonely existence as a shy, tightrope walker whose only joy in life is vacuuming. He often wonders whether his life is worth living at all — that is until the morning he wakes up in a bed of overly-ripe bananas.
3)
Write a story about the life of a New York City, albino,street urchin in 1882 who is sent to live in an orphanage where they kill his parrot and tell him sawdust is sugar. One day he contracts a horrible ear infection. Write the story from the point of view of his eardrum.
4)
A woman who is afraid of her own shadow, opens the door to her closet to find the bogie man dressed in her clothes, but instead of being afraid, she falls instantly in love. Write this story from the point of view of the red stiletto heels the bogie man is wearing.
5)
Colonel Conrad Bleen (most of the letters are silent but the word colonel is still pronounced nothing like it is spelled) has been shipped a faulty coffee machine from the aliens who reside on planet Wubbly. The Wubblyians are coming for a visit next week and are expecting Colonel Conrad Bleen to serve them coffee. Choose your favorite historical figure to explain why the Wubblyians won’t be getting any coffee.
6)
A girl named Swanda Smithers (the “s’s” are almost silent but not quite) is told a very important secret by a strange Italian man she meets while walking to the city pool. If she tells anyone the secret — the universe will cease to exist. Write a story about what a horrible swimmer Swanda Smithers is from the point of view of the secret.
7)
Write a short scene in which an arthritic court jester with dyslexia is sent in to tell the severely nearsighted Mary Queen of Scots she could use a bath.
8)
While a man is strangling his wife on a rowboat in Lake Superior, she dies of pancreatic cancer. Write a story about why the man shouldn’t be tried for murderin Lake Erie’s opinion.
9)
A woman named Connie Knophughner (every other letter is silent) buys a used car and opens the trunk to find a package that is ticking. When she unwraps it, she finds outit’s a clock that has a bomb embedded in it. Write a scene about what happens next from the point of view of the used car salesman who is hiding on the floor of the backseat of Connie Knophughner’s car.
10)
A man named Ponts Nuggles (all the silent letters in his name have been removed so don’t worry about it) comes home to find that his wife has turned into a box of Ritz Crackers, but she can still talk; Ponts Nuggles, however, has been deaf since birth. Write a dialogue about how they discuss each others’ day.
And there you have it, Dear Readers! Linda’s Ten Writing Prompts for Unusual stories . . . Happy Writing!
Until next time . . . I love you
Linda Vernon Humor 
Too many silent (s is silent) letters 😛 😛
haha! Well, my prompts go into more detail than is wanted or needed — which is my signature style Andy!! LOL!! (Both s’s are silent in “signature style” and “Andy” is just whispered!)
Say what now?? 😛 (s is silent and so is the w and the h muahah) 😛
Hahaha! 😀
These had me laughing out loud! I think my favorite is pont nuggles and Mr. Kneedly’s writing prompts. I might have to try and expand on one of these!
Oh Jackie I wish you would!!! Happy last day of work btw!! 😀
Nice… at least two of them are ones I wrote, and have rejection slips to prove it….
All the instructions of pronunciation of names was clear, except for this: “Connie Knophughner (ever other letter is silent)”…. My question is, if every OTHER letter is silent, where do we start? Is C silent, or o.. or is that only for the last name?… Otherwise, all good to go… thanks… Once you furnish me with that information, I can file the lawsuits… 🙂
LOL!!! Good catch Ned! 😀 I think that whole name is just supposed to sound like you are talking on a cell phone has a really bad connection! I am so curious about which stories I am going to contact my attorney’s about. Listen, buster, you file any lawsuits agains me and I many have to hire my attorney, Lake Ontario to defend me! 😀
No, no, not against you…. against Ms. whasthername for having an unpronounceable moniker no matter which letter you start with…. 🙂 (I wrote that whole thing just so I could use the word “moniker”….) Besides, Lake Ontario is Canadian, and can’t practice in the US…. and MY lawyer is Lake Superior, anyway…. So, there….
I wrote all 10!
Sadly, I wrote them using only silent letters, so I will never live my dream of hearing them performed on the main stage of an abandoned cruise ship.
Alas!
Also, this post made my head explode.
Fortunately, I treated my collar with Scotch guard (for totally different reasons) just this morning).
Gosh I love when Scotch Guard Serendipity happens!! :d
Hahahaha!!!!!!!
LOS ((laughing out silently) at your marvelous comment Guapster! 😀
You got me with the eardrum point of view, but — correct me if I’m wrong — wasn’t it a major character in From Ear to Eternity?
hahahahaha! My eardrum got a good belly laugh out of that one Richard!!
Is this Mary the one known as Bloody Mary? Just wonderin’….
I don’t know. But let’s say she is because putting bloody in there will make for a more interesting story! 😀
Maybe if she’s not *the* Bloody Mary, she can be bloody for another reason….?
Oh yes! Bloody opens up all kinds of possibilities! Good thinking Undercover! 😀
Your brain peanuts never fails to disappoint me!
Ah! Thanks Sillyliss! I’m so glad you enjoy Peanuts perspective! 😀
Never fails to disappoint me? Is that what I wrote? Oh my word. I’m glad you read it the way it was meant to be instead of the way it was. Gahhhhh.
Never fails to disappoint me! Ahahahahaha! I didn’t read it that way but that’s funny!! I’m going to remember that phrase, it sounds like a compliment doesn’t it? Until you think about it for a second. I’ll try it out on 37 today!! 😀
LOL!!! Maybe I’ll try it on a few people, too. 🙂
Were you my high school English teacher? 😀
Hahahaha! Yes! See me after class! 😀
oh my gosh this was so funny!
So glad you liked it Seb! 😀 I had a lot of fun writing it. 😀
OMG!! Just the names alone are hysterical! Ponts Nuggles! Number three just about did me in. They kill the poor albino orphan’s parrot and tell him sawdust is sugar!! It’s like Edward Gorey! LOL! Then the topper- write a story from his infected eardrum’s point of view!! Hahahah!
This is just so brilliant, Linda!!!
I’m so glad you liked that one Lisa. It was my favorite one too. I had a lot of fun with them, I must admit.
And I just looked up Edward Gorey!! Wow!!
Oh Lisa! You always make my day brighter! Always! xoxo 😀
I just might use some of these…:P
Oh Michael, that would be the bomb!! I hope you will. 😀
Mind blown. Speechless. Huh?