#14summerprompts: Contact
Prompt #2: Contact On the night bus home, I receive a tap on my shoulder from the person next to me. Pulling out my headphones, I turn my head towards him. He says, “you know you’re never going to...
#14summerprompts: Solstice
Prompt #1: Solstice Perhaps the only thing blistering is your tattered feet, clad in a new pair of Birkenstocks, expecting a sunny walk to the bus stop on June 20th, the day the calendar dictated as the first day...
Tuesday Prompt: Exploring the Sensory Moment
Written by Mariah Devcic. Maybe when you hear crows cawing, you’re transported back to the street you grew up on, walking home from school. Taking a shortcut down an alleyway filled with the smell of simmering onions, it could be...
Tuesday Prompt: Embracing Hypotheticals
Written by Matt Cardinal. With our Creative Non-Fiction Contest deadline of July 15th fast approaching, we thought we would give you all some food for thought as you work through your submissions! What keeps people from writing creative non-fiction?...
Tuesday Prompt: Job Hunt
Written by Matt Cardinal. Though it can be stressful at times, the search for employment is also a time of reflection. Think of the questions we ask ourselves in the process: What do I want to spend my time...
Tuesday Prompt: What’s wrong with you? Don’t ever change
Written by Matt Cardinal. Do you keep a safe distance between your carrots and peas on a dinner plate? Do you get territorial over armrests on flights? What superstitions would you justify? What topics make you too stubborn to...
Tuesday Prompt: The Poetry Prompt Generator
While bringing this handy tool to your attention might just make our Tuesday Prompts obsolete, we at PRISM have decided to say “what-the-heck” and share it with you anyway. Educator and generally interesting person Tom Woodward has created a...
Tuesday Prompt: “The first time, it’s an accident – ” by Leah Horlick
Many moons ago, Leah Horlick graced PRISM international with her talent and charm. And now today, she has a writing prompt to share! Leah Horlick is a writer and poet from Saskatoon, currently living on Unceded Coast Salish Territories in Vancouver....
The Tuesday Prompt: Transformation
In honour of #TranformationTuesday, I thought a writing prompt about transformations would be appropriate. This prompt can be approached several ways and depending on the genre. If you’re writing a poem, write down the word “transformation”. What does it...