Today I bring you another picture found randomly scrolling the LJ picture feed - if you ever need inspiration and none of the picture here are floating your boat, you may want to give it a try if you are over 18 years old, because the feed is most definitely Not Safe For Work or Minors and sometimes for life in general. There's a lot of naked there. And sometimes other disturbing things. This is the feed I use, but remember the warnings. Seriously.

Today's pic is neither naked nor in any way squicky, but hopefully it is intriguing and will inspire great works. Take an hour, write whatever the picture inspires, and post it to the community! We're not harsh on the critique of prompt-pieces (or at least we shouldn't be!) since they are free-writing exercises to get the creativity flowing.

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It's been awhile, but here, for your inspirational enjoyment, is a picture prompt!

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For those new to the community (hello, new people!) the purpose of the picture prompt is to get those creative gears moving. Take a look at the picture, then take about an hour (more or less) to write whatever it inspires you to (prose, poetry, opera...). The point is not to churn out something perfect and polished, just something interesting.

Post your response as a reply here, or, for more critique, as a separate post. And to the critiquers, please remember that prompt responses aren't perfect pieces, and crit them accordingly!

I found the scariest Halloween photo I could.

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Right, it's Sunday, isn't it?

Write me something... nifty.

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Hello, and welcome to the new and improved Sunday Picture Prompt! Well... it's new anyway. Let's start out with something mildly creepy, shall we?

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The last issue of Rattle, a widely-circulated poetry journal, focused on visual poetry. There is a huge range of artistic/literary blends that visual poetry encompasses, everything from the words to C.S. Lewis' rat's tail poem being arranged to look like a tail, to a painting like The Colour of Words.

Two webcomics off the top of my head, A Softer World and my own, Secret Vespers, are in the form of visual poetry. A lot of the grunge typography from the 90s could be considered visual poetry. You can use font type, size, styling, position, slicing and dismantling, plus any range of visual elements, sketches, photos, paint, collage, objects, whatever you like, to mix words with art.

All that to bring us to the Sunday prompt. Either write a text-only story or poem using the picture below as inspiration, or fire up your image manipulation software and write a visual poem using this image (plus any other element it inspires you to use).


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Welcome to your (sporadic) Sunday Picture Prompt! Beneath the cut you will find a picture I culled from the random picture feed. Hopefully it inspires you to write something creative, if not, check out one of our other prompt selections - you can always use the tags to find older prompts! Remember, prompts never expire!

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As always, you can post your response as a comment to this post, or (if you want more feedback) as a post in and of itself. Be sure to label (tag) it as a prompt response, and remember when critiquing that prompt responses should always be critted as unfinished, unpolished works - we're looking for creativity and *jazz hands* flair!

One picture, many words. Write whatever it inspires in you, then post it for the community to enjoy!

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And remember, prompts never expire! If this week's don't inspire you, browse through the old ones by using the tags or the links on the right side of the community page!

Just a day late and $1.78 short (inflation).

You know the drill - one picture, one hour, and as many ideas and words as you can cram in. Post your responses as a comment or (for more crit) as another post.

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It's... close to Sunday! And I feel bad that I've missed the last few weeks. So here you go: one picture, worth as many words as you can cram into a writing exercise!

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Welcome to your Sunday Picture Prompt! In the spirit of romance novels, I bring you...

( Can you guess? )

Welcome to your somewhat erratic Sunday Picture Prompt! I scoured the internet for minutes to bring you the following picture:

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Much like the Friday Prose Prompt this week, I want you to concentrate on character. Tell me about the person who's... well, not *in* the picture, but still the subject of it, if you know what I mean (It's March Madness, my brain is fried).

Time again for your sporadic Sunday Picture Prompt! You have one hour to pour out your heart and soul with whatever this picture inspires in you. Then post your response either as a reply to this post or as your own. And be sure to check out the responses we had last time!

Picture prompts never expire - if you want to go back and do an older one, just click on the tag and take your pick!

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For those of you who are new, it's a simple prompt: take a gander at the picture, then free-write whatever it inspires in you. Poetry, prose, stream-of-consciousness - it's all fair game. You have up to one hour (but you can take less) and then post your work either as a response to this post (does not count against/for your crit requirements) or as a regular post (you will need to have critiqued for that).

Now, pencils ready?

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And remember, prompts never expire! Don't like this week's picture? Go back and pick a different one!

I give you a picture, you give me the 1,000 words* that goes with it. This week's is somewhat less disturbing than 'apeepalypse', sorry for any that offended. You know, for any of you whose relatives were peepslaughtered.

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*or less, see if any of you can beat penchaft to the haiku punch!

Under the cut you will find a photo. This photo may be disturbing to some of you, so view discretion is advised. But if you can handle it, you have one hour to write whatever the picture brings to mind.

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Last one of the year. You know the drill.

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It's simple: see a picture, turn it into a thousand words (more or less).

( This Week's Picture )

A concept that is oh so simple! Just click on the cut, take a look at the picture, and free-write whatever pops into your head. Write for as little as 15 minutes or as long as one hour (but no more and no less) and post your results here! Remember, the goal of a writing prompt is not to be technically perfect (crits to prompt responses should not focus on this, we realize they are unpolished, unedited pieces!), but to get your creativity going!

...this is not to say you can't go back, edit and expand, and even repost the piece! We love to see people's work expand, grow and change. That's what we're here to facilitate.

And now, without further ado:

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You know the drill - one hour, as many words as you can cram in that are inspired by this week's picture:

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Easiest prompt of the community! Just take a look at the picture, and sit down and write for an hour - whatever you think of looking at it is fair game. This is not about polished, perfected prose (or poetry). This is about stretching your creativity and letting it all hang out. So let'er rip!

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Great response to the last picture prompt! If you haven't read the responses, please take a minute to read them HERE. And a thanks to dr_worm1125, dynastic_queen, and rchevalier for participating!

( And take a gander at this week's picture! )

Hello, and welcome to your Sunday Picture Prompt. The concept is simple: I present you with a picture, and you write whatever it inspires you to write. This is a 1-hour 'free writing' exercise, no polish needed. Post as a response here or as a separate post, and remember: prompt responses are not finished pieces, merely a way to stretch our creative muscles. So get warmed up, and take a gander at...

( this week's picture. )

You know the drill - we proving a picture, you provide a story.

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Oh my, it's a Sunday Picture Prompt! Sorry I've been so lax of late. For all the new people, the concept is simple: A picture is worth a thousand words, so I present you with a picture, and you present me with approximately 1000 words (or about an hour's worth, whatever that works out to).

( This Week's Picture )