6+ ‘Mirage’ Writing Prompts
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Undoing the Utopia Mirage
Craft a story around a villain who seeks to dismantle a seemingly perfect utopia as he views it as an unnatural, stifling construct.
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December Night Mirage
Imagine an extraordinary event or spectacle occurring on a calm December night.
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Desert Mirage
You wake up stranded in the middle of a desert with only a day’s water supply and no sense of direction. Write about what you would do to survive and find civilization.
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Caught in a Mirage
Describe a situation where extreme heat led you (or a fictional character) to see something that wasn’t real.
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The Shimmering Mirage
Describe a hallucination brought on by dehydration and/or isolation and how it affects you.
