1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Ever get a weird phone call or text message that, even to this day, creeps you out when you think of it? Write about the call or message and how you felt receiving it.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Someone walking behind you in the dark on an empty street. A window you don’t remember leaving open. A stranger who sits uncomfortably close to you on an otherwise empty bus. Whatever happened, it made you feel unsettled. Write about it in the form of an opening paragraph of a dark comedy novel.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Have you ever experienced something that can’t be explained? Did it make you feel disturbed or reassured? Create a pitch for a TV pilot that’s based on this inexplicable happening.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Once upon a time, you or someone you know saw a ghost. Use the memory of that experience—even if it was a secondhand retelling—to write a persuasive essay about the existence or nonexistence of the supernatural.