Story Prompts

In the red light district, a former nun serves a secret recipe of rich and decadent "communion waffles" to the city’s dispossessed, invisible, and "living dead". Write the experience of one customer whose every bite is a sensory riot that cracks opens a lucid dream encounter with Holy Death herself. (⭐Bonus: Write with a post-religious soul and/or social worker in your life.)

Restless, I went online and posted: "You waited in line next to me at the grocery store with your pineapple and smiled." Then one day I received an email response asking if I would be open to meeting at the Waffle House diner on the night before the hurricane was supposed to hit." (⭐Bonus: Write with the hopeless romantic and/or Southern Gothic lover in your life.) 

They were partners in life and now in petty crime. Their plan was simple: One would waffle on to prolong the diversion for as long as absurdly possible while the other would commit the act.  (⭐Bonus: Write with a life partner and/or Jabberwocky in your life.)

Craft an original guided meditation inspired by waffle-knit fabric design known for its breathability, durability, and warmth. Each chapter is a thermal pocket that weaves seamlessly into the next for the purpose of practical everyday use in chaotic conditions. (⭐Bonus: Write with a meditation practitioner and/or neurodivergent writer.)

Write a story about a protagonist whose waffling, indecisiveness, and desire to weigh all options for a seemingly trivial decision – what breakfast to make for a lover still asleep – is taken to dramatic and philosophical extremes. (⭐Bonus: Write with the self-seeking artist and/or philosopher in your life.)