The Weird & The Wonderful: Abstract Writing Prompts

This session was "That's Just Absurd." Inspired by surrealist art, we let our imaginations run wild and wrote stories that defied logic, physics, and common sense, resulting in some wonderfully weird and funny pieces.

The theme "Mouth Full of Mirrors" was a surreal and abstract prompt. It inspired stories about reflection, identity, distorted perceptions, and the difficulty of speaking one's truth.

This session invited us to imagine "Alternate Realities." We wrote stories set in parallel universes, worlds with different laws of physics, or timelines where history took a different turn.

How can you make your writing more vivid and sensory? This session on "Flavourful Writing" used the language of food and taste as a metaphor for creating rich, textured, and delicious prose.

"What Radicalized You?" This provocative prompt challenged us to write about a character's journey toward a strong, uncompromising belief, exploring the events and ideas that can lead to radicalization.

The theme was "Standstill." We wrote stories about moments of pause, stagnation, and quiet contemplation, exploring the tension and beauty found in moments when everything seems to stop.

Inspired by the art of ballads, this session explored "Parallel Perspectives." We wrote stories that told two sides of the same event, creating a lyrical and multi-layered narrative.

"Expect the Unexpected!" In this collaborative writing exercise, we swapped unfinished stories halfway through and were tasked with completing them in the most subversive and unexpected way possible.

The theme for this session was "Fin," the end. We took a surrealist trip into the concept of endings, writing stories about purgatory, final moments, and what lies beyond the last page.