14+ ‘Chair’ Writing Prompts
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The Classroom Chair’s Perspective
Describe a school day from the perspective of a chair in a fourth-grade classroom.
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Inanimate Uprising
The inanimate objects around us have gained sentience. What does this new society – where your furniture might just talk back – look like?
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Ordinary Charms
Create a character who has the power to animate inanimate objects. Give life to mundane items he/she interacts with every day.
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Transforming Reality
Choose an ordinary, everyday object and describe it as if it was a masterpiece of art.
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The Empty Chair
Describe a holiday feast where there’s an empty chair at the table, symbolizing a loved one who can’t join.
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The Empty Chair
Detail a conversation you’d have with a missing person or pet at your Thanksgiving dinner.
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A Perspective Shift
Write about a day in your life from the perspective of your pet (or a household object if you don’t have a pet).
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Empty Chair
Envision an empty chair in front of you. Write about who you wish was sitting there and why.
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From the Director’s Chair
Assume the role of a movie director with unlimited budget and resources. What kind of film would you make?
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Quintessential Quarters
Write about the specific corner of your house that you find most comforting and why.
