McSweeneys Internet Tendency: Thirteen Writing Prompts.

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Awesomeness. Number five is my favorite. Prompt 13: The water swirls around him through some unseen force; something wet brushes against his leg. As though the whole of the ocean wasn't already wet. He tries to shriek, but the keycard is clenched too tightly between his teeth. The wet... more

Reviewed by Dallian Jan 30 2009, 09:50pm ( 51 reviews ) • mcsweeneys.net

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Rated by ktymellow on Nov 11, 3:36pm

very nice
Rated by wscbrown on Mar 28 2009, 10:56pm

I've come back to this a few times, and I've literally laughed out loud at a few of these. Good stuff. I'll be back.
Rated by Rofang on Mar 20 2009, 6:36pm

I don't come across stuff this funny very often. Awesome challenges too.
Rated by lhernandez on Mar 10 2009, 6:01am

When I run out of stuff to teach my students, I think I may use these writing prompts... OR NOT! It would be funny though!
Rated by taraz238 on Mar 05 2009, 6:33pm

anything to help the creative juices
Rated by widdershins on Feb 07 2009, 10:32pm

might try one or two of these some day
Rated by squeegy76 on Feb 07 2009, 2:04pm

From the page: "5. A wasp called the tarantula hawk reproduces by paralyzing tarantulas and laying its eggs into their bodies. When the larvae hatch, they devour the still living spider from the inside out. Isn't that fucked up? Write a short story about how fucked up that is."
Rated by edgeoforever on Feb 07 2009, 6:15am

From the page: "A husband and wife are meeting in a restaurant to finalize the terms of their impending divorce. Write the scene from the point of view of a busboy snorting cocaine in the restroom. "
Rated by LlLlLl on Feb 01 2009, 4:15pm

Brilliantly placed between typical internet bullshit and irreverent genius. I think it's the page layout that makes it work.

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