Story Prompts

After accidentally booking a four-day retreat for a shaman-guided "vision quest" inside some cave, I panicked and texted my therapist. She told me not to cancel and to keep a journal. (⭐Bonus: Write with a "guide" or therapist in your life.) 

H​alf-way through the ​high desert ​marathon, I went deep into my ​"pain cave​" and met my ​"power animal​" for the first time.​ (⭐Bonus: Write with the long-distance runner or animal lover in your life.)

You slip and fall into a cave of unknown depth. Write a story that moves downward with only the inner thoughts, observations, or mantras you tell yourself while in total freefall. Every written line break represents approximately 10 yards of distance.(⭐Bonus: Write with a sound artist or musician in your life.)

In a city of forgotten dreams, a cave-dwelling photographer falls in love with the nightly shadows on his ​apartment wall​s​ of a neighbor living in the next building.​ (⭐Bonus: Write with a current neighbor or former roommate.)

On my ​75th birthday, I returned to the Paleolithic cave my best friend and I had accidentally discovered as teenagers to see if our hidden treasure was still there.​ (⭐Bonus: Write with someone from different generation or a friend from your adolescence.)