1-MINUTE PROMPT:
A person finds a stray receipt on the floor of their car, and one of the items on it really shocks them. Write about it.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
The phone rings. It’s the credit card company. An embarrassing purchase has been made on someone’s card and the cardholder must explain to the company rep that the purchase wasn’t theirs. Write the dialogue from this cringeworthy conversation.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
A man is shopping in the grocery store when a mysterious woman brushes against him. Moments later he notices that she has left something in his shopping cart. What is it, and what does he do next?
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
The opening scene of your young adult novel includes a character who wakes up with amnesia. This person has one clue as to who they are and where they’ve been—a receipt found tucked inside their pants pocket. What purchases are listed there, and how might the receipt help this person retrace their steps and recover their memory?