dawn.vogel | November 28, 2025
It’s time for the December 2025 writing prompts, and this month, I’m doing a little something different! The first image and first column of words are a throwback to 2017, which was the first time I did December writing prompts on this blog! This is a list that was designed for six-word stories, but you […]
dawn.vogel | October 31, 2025
I’m not entirely sure where October went, but here we are at the end of the month, ready for the November 2025 writing prompts! This month, the first column comes from Kick in the Creatives. The second column is from Doodlewash. The third column is a new-to-me art challenge, Gouachevember. There’s a very small amount […]
dawn.vogel | October 24, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! Write a piece about a grocery store in a soap opera. Write a piece where a wicked person is squashed. Write a cozy piece with a stuffed animal and hot cocoa. Then change something to make it weird! Follow the DefCon One Instagram account for […]
dawn.vogel | September 26, 2025
October is my favorite time of year, because it’s the official beginning of spooky season. And it’s time for the October 2025 writing prompts! This month, I decided to do things a little bit differently! I found a total of FIVE lists of prompts for the month of October. However, because everyone has spooky on […]
dawn.vogel | August 29, 2025
Here we are with just days remaining before it’s September. I’m really not sure where this year went, though I am looking forward to autumn, my favorite season! This month, I’ve got a lot of autumn-related prompts, which means there’s a bit more overlap between the columns. Column 1 is the Swordtember prompt list for […]
dawn.vogel | August 22, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! I’m now pretty much caught up on posting these, so they’ll appear roughly every six weeks now! Write a piece from an axolotl’s perspective. Write a piece about a young wizard cleaning their room. Write a piece about a mirror reflecting a non-existent […]
dawn.vogel | August 1, 2025
It’s August now, so it’s time for the August 2025 writing prompts! This month, I’ve got a variety of sources for the prompts, a couple of which are new to me. Column 1 is the Artgust Art Prompts from @alchemist_attic on Instagram. These are designed to be used with any artistic medium, which to me […]
dawn.vogel | July 25, 2025
If you’re looking for some sci-fi story ideas, look no further than ScreenCraft’s list of 101 epic sci-fi story prompts! They’ve got a ton of interesting possibilities, and some of their ideas might be better suited for a longer work, while others could work as inspiration for very short fiction or poetry! Because they’ve got […]
dawn.vogel | July 11, 2025
It’s time for some more prompts from the DefCon One Instagram account! I got a little behind on reposting these here, which is why there have been so many recently! Write a piece about stitching together pieces of a map. Write a piece about a sweet treat at the seaside. Write a piece about an […]
dawn.vogel | July 4, 2025
Time for more weird history to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! For this month, we start with The History Place’s comprehensive list for every day of the month of July. Although not everything on this list is “weird,” there are certainly some gems tucked in there! Sky History also provides three […]
