Creative Nonfiction

Some prompts:

• My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall
• The hardest thing I’ve ever done
• My first encounter with a bully
• Let’s hear it for my favorite senior citizen.
• The toys I’ll never give up
• A friend who moved away
• I couldn’t believe that my mother volunteered me for that job.
• Putting my foot in my mouth
• What if school sports were dropped?
• Who knows me best?
• What do I worry about?
• My muscles were so sore after . . .
• What do we Americans do well?
• “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
• I admit it; I enjoy professional wrestling.

• An unforgettable dream
• My worst vacation
• A “visit” to a hospital, doctor’s office, or dentist’s office
• Coping with brothers and sisters
• A typical evening at home
• Morning madness
• When I was a discipline problem
• A meaningful gift I’ve given or received
• We all make mistakes.
• Why do I deserve the job?
• My brother (or sister) made me so mad!
• Hanging out
• Something this school really needs is . . .
• Why are soap operas so popular?
• I take some things too seriously.
• What do I do to break routine?

• The next wave of personal communication
• Greed
• Alone on a desert island
• Let’s push alternative sources of energy.
• ______ is like a boomerang.
• How it would feel to walk in space
• ItÂ’s a rule, so it’s right . . . right?
• What invention would you like to see in your lifetime?
• Why appearance is not so important
• How I express myself artistically
• Is pollution a necessary evil?
• What different colors mean to me
• Why are soap operas so popular?
• I take some things too seriously.

• How do people who are in constant pain cope?
• Is this love?
• Foods I love, foods I hate
• Tools I’ll need in my intended profession
• Why are some people so cruel?
• What animals can teach humans
• Self-esteem
• Sometimes, adults seem . . .
• My dream car
• The idea hit me like a tornado.
• My Web site
• If I were a superhero, I’d be . . .
• Something this school really needs is . . .
• What do I do to break routine?