Collaborative Stories for the Collective Imagination

Story Prompts

January 2026

New monthly prompts to launch your next collaborative fiction journey.

This month’s theme: Cool

1

The mountain getaway tested them: Her spirituality, his earthiness. Her lies, his truth. Her ardor, his cool. (⭐Bonus: Write with a significant other or spouse)

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2

A veteran emergency dispatcher struggles to keep cool after recognizing the voice on the line. (⭐Bonus: Write with a creative medical professional in your life.)

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3

It was a tradition since university: They only met once at the start of each year in a basement club to play “Truth or Dare?” against the backdrop of cool jazz. (⭐Bonus: Write with a former classmate)

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4

Rooted in the cool soil, I finally surfaced at midnight in the winter garden unaware of where the season would take a tiny carrot like me. (⭐Bonus: Write with the creative gardener or food lover in your life)

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5

The inheritance was a cool million, but came with a dying wish that nobody in the family expected. (⭐Bonus: Write with a family member)

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