Cream crackered

When you're completely exhausted, and have a stack of things to do before you can collapse in a heap, the world looks, feels and sounds very different, compared to a world viewed through sparkling clear eyes (not raddled old bloodshot ones with huge bags underneath).
Write a short piece (max 200 wds) from the perspective of a wrung out, knackered individual facing a tedious household chore.

Je ne regrette rien

It's often said that at the end of your life the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.
So here's your chance.
Think back to a time you said 'No'.
This time, say 'Yes!'
Relate the consequences.
(200 wds max)

The next in line

When you're next standing in a queue, take a good look at the person in front of you. Act as their fortune-teller and predict their destiny for that day, based on the clues you have (every detail of appearance, body language, posture, what they're buying).
I suggest you DON'T make your subject aware of your predictions - they may not appreciate it. This is a mental exercise only – unless you are entranced by the possibilities and pursue them (the possibilities, not the person) on paper or screen, later.

Weathering heights

Pick a place you know well – a famous landmark, your house, a favourite landscape – anywhere you like. Take a good look at it in your mind's eye, and make some notes.
Choose two kinds of weather from these options: lashing rain; scorching summer sun; a sunny winter day; blustery wind; gales; hailstones; snow...
In your mind's eye, see how the weather affects every detail. See how differently people behave; notice what they wear, their body language, how they interact with others. Notice animals - starlings and seagulls, dogs on leads.
Write a sentence describing the place – with people or animals in the scene – in your two chosen weather patterns.

Dress sense

What do you wear when you're writing?
- some writers write naked
- some dress as though for business, because it helps them feel like professional writers
- some wear lucky socks (one hopes they have more than one pair)
- some lurch from bed to desk and write in pyjamas
- some wear a favourite hat
- some wear the same outfit every day
- some wear whatever they pick off the floor first

If you struggle to get down to work, or if you've got writers' block.... try wearing something different. The change of routine and/or the change in your self image might make a big difference.

It was an accident, honest

You've cut a finger on some broken glass.
Which finger?
What glass?
Why did it happen?
[200 wds max]

Quick turn

Think of the most boring day you have ever spent in another country.
Take one small detail of that day and change it so that the day becomes one of the most exhilerating you have ever spent.

Point of view 2

Write about magic, from the point of view of the rabbit in the hat. 

Point of view

The truth depends on where you're standing.
Write a scene from two points of view: parent and child.
It is a row about music. And volume.
One monologue by the parent, one monologue by the child. [100 words each]