1-MINUTE PROMPT:
You’re on the phone with a far-flung friend who wants to hear about where you are right now. Check out your surroundings. Capture the essence of what you see around you in just a few sentences.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Have you ever had a literal bad taste in your mouth? Find something nearby that’s inedible. Imagine what it would be like to give it a big, slurpy lick. How do you think it might taste? Write a product review for a food website about a newly released item that shares this flavor profile.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Your experimental musician friend, Lars, likes to find and record interesting sounds. Imagine what you could bang together, step on, throw, or otherwise interact with in your environment to create unique sounds. Write about your collaborative audio experiment with Lars; include details about the sound samples you collect.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
In some not-so-distant future, humans have evolved their sense of smell to match the complexity of a dog’s. Take stock of the possible smells in your current environment, from the pleasant (like flowers) to the unpleasant (like rotting garbage). Imagine future law enforcement agents moving through your space on the scented trail of a suspect. What do they smell and how does it help or hinder their investigation?