20+ ‘circumstances’ Writing Prompts
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The Wisdom of Life Lessons
Write about a lesson life has taught you, the circumstances around it, and how it has influenced your later decisions.
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A Guiding Light
Reflect on a significant epiphany or turning point that has guided your life journey.
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Preparation for Disaster
Create an impactful speech to either warn or comfort a community facing an imminent or ongoing disaster.
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Decoding Decisions
Choose a biography and rewrite the pivotal decision points from the person’s perspective.
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Embracing Romance
Describe a moment where two individuals realize they have been in love all along in the midst of a city-wide blackout.
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Letter to your Future Self
Write a heartfelt letter to your future self sharing your current aspirations, worries, and pieces of advice.
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Evolving through Experience
Choose a significant event or period in your life and explore how it changed you.
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“The Overachieving Apocalypse”
Create a satire around an apocalypse where humanity is trying to one-up each other instead of surviving.
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Snowbound
Write about how you survive when snowed in for a week during a winter vacation with limited resources.
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End of Civilization
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities are desserted and resources scarce, narrate your journey of survival as one of the few remaining humans.
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Surviving in a Post-Apocalyptic World
Write a graphic novel script set in a dystopian world that has survived an unknown apocalypse.
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Strangers in a Capsule
Write about two strangers who meet on a spaceship sent on a long voyage to colonize a new planet.
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Mystery Character Study
Choose a character from a book you have recently read and write about who they could have been if placed in a completely different situation or reality.
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The Parallel Pet Universe
Imagine a world where animals are the dominant species and humans are the pets. What hilarious circumstances occur?
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Pact of Silence
Write about a family secret you and your siblings discovered together and promised to never reveal.
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Evolution of Family Traditions
Think about a family tradition that has evolved over time and reflect on its journey.
