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Prompt Yourself: Weekly Prompts Jan 15–21

Prompts to tempt your muses

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Welcome to the third week of January prompts! I’ve been bedazzled by some amazing stories this past week by writers using PW prompts — you are all phenomenal! And I am giddy with excitement for the prompts I have for you this week!

Just as a reminder — Each week, you will find prompts for Monday-Sunday. However, you do not have to use them in the order they are written. Browse them all and use only the ones that resonate with you. Submit your work any time during the week (or long after!).

Are you ready? Great! Let’s get to prompting!

Remember, if you previously wrote for PW, you will need to go to the Submission Guidelines and ask to be a writer again.

How This Works

1. You may use these prompts to write poetry, fiction, an essay, creative non-fiction, or an article.
2. You may submit here at PW, to any publication that accepts prompts from other publications, or self-publish on your own page.
3. Please include a link to the prompt at the bottom of your story. This is so I know the piece is a prompted response.
4. If you submit anywhere besides…