1-MINUTE PROMPT:
You’re a CIA operative who has to plant a listening device nearby. You must choose someplace inconspicuous or your cover will be blown. Write about where you discreetly hide the device.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
The folks from the TV show Antiques Roadshow are in town. There’s one item in your environment that can fetch a pretty penny at auction. What item could it be? What do the appraisers say about it when you show them? Write the scene where they help you uncover the true history of this unlikely valuable item.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
A genie has granted you the opportunity to keep one thing in your environment without any consequence, even if it’s something that currently belongs to someone else. Write about your decision-making process. Consider, if what you choose belongs to someone else now, whether you’ll have any feelings of guilt or remorse later.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
A doctor holds an x-ray up to the light. It seems to indicate that the patient has swallowed a foreign object. Pick an item in your environment and make it the object seen on the scan. Do you choose something that’s, um, easy to pass, or something that requires emergency surgery? Write a scene between the ER doctor and patient as they discuss the next steps. Include the patient’s explanation as to why he or she swallowed the object in the first place.