1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Ever had a stranger hook you up with a favor? Using one- and two-word sentences only, write a short story about a time a stranger did you a solid.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Every now and again our lives are made better by strangers who have no idea they’ve helped us, like someone who accidentally dropped a twenty-dollar bill that you stumbled upon at just the right moment. Using a third-person perspective, write about a time when a stranger or group of strangers helped you without even knowing it.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Phew, you showed up in the nick of time! Somewhere along the way you happened upon a person in need of assistance and extended a helping hand. Using details from that encounter, write a scene from a novel where fate brings two characters together.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Sometimes a stranger goes above and beyond for us then seems to vanish. We’re left wondering, Whoa, did that really just happen? Remember a time when you found yourself in a real pinch and an “earth angel” arrived to save you. Start with the facts as you recall them, then continue with a fictional account of what the stranger did after he or she left you.