151+ ‘Grief’ Writing Prompts
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Gone but not Forgotten
Write about a person you’ve lost and how their absence affects your daily life.
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Conversations with Grief
Pen a dialogue between yourself and your grief, attempting to understand its power and the role it plays in your…
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Unwritten Letters
Write a letter to your lost loved one expressing all the thoughts and emotions that have come to you since…
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The Android’s Grief
What happens when an AI goes through the process of grieving? Write a short story illustrating this phenomenon.
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Waves of Silence
Cast a narrative about the moments right after your heartbreak, focusing on the quietness that swallowed your world.
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Grief Unchained
Scribe about the emotions you’d perhaps never spoken out loud since your heartbreak.
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The Frozen Gravesite
Write a story about someone visiting a loved one’s gravesite during winter and attempting to make peace with their loss.
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The Tragic Catalyst
Write about a villain whose malevolent transformation was fuelled by an devastating personal tragedy.
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Heartache and Healing
Articulate a Haiku that encompasses the themes of heartbreak and subsequent healing.
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Voices From The Beyond
Craft a tale wherein a young medium tries to help spirits convey their unfinished businesses to their loved ones but…
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Lost Love Letters
Write a story in which a character discovers old love letters that trigger flashbacks of a tumultuous romance they had…
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The Struggle of Loss
Depict a close-knit family affected by the forced removal and their experiences on the Trail.
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Lonely at the Top
Create a story where a superhero, traumatized by loss, isolates themselves from the world.
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Journey to Emmaus
Write a dialogue that might have occurred between the two disciples on the road to Emmaus before Jesus revealed himself.
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Gratitude in Grief
Write a letter of gratitude to your past love for the growth experienced through your heartbreak.
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The Unexpected Loss
Write a story about a character who suddenly loses a loved one and their journey through grief.
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Eclipse of Emotion
Conjure a world where emotions are considered dangerous and suppressed by a strict regime.
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Fatal Love
Write a story about a superhero who loses their love, and with them, their will to save the world.
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The Undead Knocking
Describe your feelings and reactions when you find a coworker or a close neighbor transformed into a zombie on your…
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The Great Sacrifice
Write a story in which one member of the superhero team makes a noble sacrifice.
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Spring Resurrection
Create a tale about a character or community emerging from hardship as spring arrives.
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The Gift of their Presence
Write about a moment where the absence of this loved one was most felt during the holidays.
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Time Capsuled Messages
Write a Christmas card to your lost loved one, expressing your feelings and all things left unsaid.
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Landmarks of Loss
Write about an event in your life where you experienced loss. Detail the impact it had on you and how…
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Sidekick’s Ordeal
Narrate a story of a sidekick who experiences a tragedy that their superhero mentor can’t reverse, leading the sidekick to…
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Phantom Grief
Craft a story about a ghost who only appears to individuals currently experiencing deep grief.
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Love Letters from the Afterlife
Imagine a widow getting love letters, posthumously penned by her departed husband.
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The Final Farewell
Create a narrative where a main character communicates with their deceased loved one through dreams.
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The Lost Ballad
Envision a tale where a vampire is cursed to relive his tragic past through a haunting melody.
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Life After Pets
Reflect on the life-changing impact of losing a pet. How did this loss affect you and how did you cope?
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JFK’s Last November
Recreate impressions of November 1963 from the perspective of a character living through the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Growing Pains
Write about a time when you had to let go of something or someone and what you learned from this.
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Solitude’s Symphony
Write a monologue from the perspective of a heartbroken individual alone in nature.
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Phantom Phone Call
Imagine receiving a phone call from a deceased loved one. How do you react, and what does this lead to?
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Spectral Familiar
Create a narrative in which an individual, mourning a dearly departed loved one, starts seeing their spirit manifested in a…
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Melancholy and Moonlight
Reflect on a summer night where you felt a profound sense of sadness or loss.
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Stages of Sorrow
Write a journal entry for each stage of your grief, capturing your thoughts, emotions, and moments of surrender and acceptance.
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Love Beyond Death
Pen an emotional series of letter correspondence between a recently deceased person communicating to their living spouse.
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Journey to the Future
Write a future-focused entry detailing how you’d ideally like to overcome your grief.
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Turning Pain Into Power
Imagine your grief as an unwanted superpower, and write about how you would cope, adjust, or benefit from this peculiar…
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Seven Stages of Grief
Write about your personal experiences in relation to the Seven Stages of Grief, and where you think you currently stand…
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Second Chance at Love
Write about a person who has lost their partner and unexpectedly finds love again on Valentine’s Day.
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The Rays of Resilience
Write a story, using the healing power of sunlight as a metaphor, about a character who regains their strength after…
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Messages from Beyond
Write about a character who receives cryptic clues from a deceased loved one, leading them into a web of suspense.
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Last Breath Recordings
Imagine you find an old tape recorder that only plays the last dying breaths of people; some are familiar.
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The Malignant Melody
Your protagonist starts to hear a creepy melody playing in their house every night — a melody they remember their…
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Acceptance and Forgiveness
Write a letter to your broken heart, acknowledging its hurt and voicing forgiveness.
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Ageless Love in a Fleeting World
A vampire finds their heart won only to be broken again and again when their mortal lovers grow old and…
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Transmutation of a Gentle Soul
Write a poignant account of a virtuous character transforming into a villain driven by revenge.
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Immortal Apathy
Detail a scenario where endless, spine-chilling fights and near-death experiences render the invincible character emotionally disinterested or numb.
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Turning Points
Write about the time after Qui-Gon Jinn’s death. How did Obi-Wan Kenobi handle his grief? And how did this affect…
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Letters of a Broken Heart
Write a series of letters by a heartbroken protagonist to their estranged lover.
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The Phantom’s Message
Write an unsettling story where the protagonist’s deceased loved ones convey a message through a ghost.
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War-Time Struggles
Craft a story about a battlefield nurse, dealing with the realities of war while trying to maintain her own sanity.
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Gentrification Grief
Weave a tale focusing on a character dealing with the loss of their neighborhood to gentrification.
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Jigsaw of Emotions
Choose an emotion and write a narrative woven around it, using different viewpoints.
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The Vengeful Victim
Craft a character who lost everything in the early days of the apocalypse and is fueled by a thirst for…
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Grief’s Garden
Write about a time you lost someone dear and describe the emotions you navigated through.
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A Letter to the Lost
Write a letter to someone close to you who has passed away, expressing your unspoken feelings and thoughts.
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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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The Wailing Willow
Craft a tale around a grieving willow that cries mournful whispers when the wind blows through its branches.
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Waves of Grief
Describe the waves of grief after the initial shock has faded. How do they come? When do they hit the…
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Defining Moments in Tragedy
Write a story that revolves around a community that has experienced an unforeseen catastrophe.
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Bearing Loss
Write a story in which your protagonist loses something or someone significant, and must learn to live in a world…
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Shattered Bottles
Write a narrative where each piece of a shattered glass bottle symbolises a fragment of lost love.
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Rebirth after Loss
Narrate an incident where you experienced a significant loss and how you rebuilt yourself.
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Emotional Milestones
Reflect on 5 key emotional milestones in your life and how they have shaped you.
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Trapped in Grief
Create a narrative in which a character is unable to move past a tragic event causing intense grief.
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The Dead Pet Project
Create a chilling narrative that involves a child who tries to bring back their deceased pet.
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The Wrongs of Righting Wrongs
Narrate a story in which your superhero turns their past tragedy into strength.
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Awkward Funeral Speech
Compose a story from the perspective of a man who has been asked to deliver a eulogy for a person…
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Show, Don’t Tell – A Parent’s Sorrow
Describe a single, quiet moment in which a character’s grief over the loss of their child becomes apparent without using…
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The Eulogy That Never Was
Compose a eulogy you would have given for someone you lost, focusing on their positive traits and memorable moments.
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Remodeled Life
Chronicle about rebuilding life after losing a partner, with the first Valentine’s Day as a milestone.
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Coping with Loss
Describe a story where a trainer helps their Pokemon grieve the loss of another Pokemon friend.
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Veil Between Worlds
Imagine a conversation you could have with a close one who has passed away through the veil located inside the…
