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December Writing Prompts 2019
Say goodbye to 2019! Another year comes to a close but as we ring in December it's not without some new writing Prompts to tickle your creative fancy. We're glad these continue to be a source of inspiration for all of you. This community wouldn't be what it is without you. And As Always--
Disclaimer: I never close old writing prompts from previous months. People can and should be encouraged to post on old month's prompts and I highly encourage players to track these posts to catch stragglers or new people writing on old prompts.
Now. With that out of the way, onto this month's prompts.
1. "You got me... how many presents??" (A big thanks to
rogueinladysclothing for this one!) 2. What's the most likely thing your character is apt to find in their coat pockets they forgot to remove last year?
3. "....I don't know what that is, but it isn't snow."
4. Quick, unexpected company is over! You need snacks and/or drinks, stat! What does your character do?
5. What's a question your character wound up really, really wishing they'd asked sooner?
Bonus image prompt:
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A letter
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5
An angel and a demon sharing a bed. Rated G. :P
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This...sort of fits prompt 4?
Image Prompt - Unforgettable Christmas
“Oh, yeah. I remember that one!” Minoru laughed. “That was the year Mama and Papa bought us the trampoline!”
“Us?”
“Okay, bought ME the trampoline.”
“In order to keep you from literally bouncing off the walls, our parents thought it was a good idea to give you a safe place to bounce around and play. And what did you go and do?”
Minoru smirked into his own mug as he partially rolled his eyes.
“Because I distinctly remember looking up from my brand new encyclopedia set to see worried glances between Mama and Papa, followed by the famous last words, ‘Minoru’s been quiet a long time.’
“Bro, it must have taken me at least half an hour to drag the thing close enough to the roof so I could jump off of it and get an even bigger bounce.”
“Which you sorely miscalculated.”
From where Isamu was sitting, the Christmas tree obscured enough of the window that he didn’t actually see Minoru dive off the roof or crash spectacularly on the edge of the trampoline. But their parents must have seen it, because they were both off of the sofa before Isamu could even process the noise. Or the ear-splitting wail that quickly followed it.
“Yeah, I did.” Minoru shrugged. “But I was EIGHT. So…”
“You broke your collarbone. On Christmas. We spent the entire rest of the morning in the emergency room.” Isamu shook his head. “While Mama and Papa spent the entire rest of the day regretting the logic behind their gift selection.”
“Not the whole day. The hospital food court had KFC.” Minoru snickered.
Isamu shook his head. “Believe me, just like you safely using a trampoline, that was only a temporary distraction…”
5 - a question he’s been wanting to ask for a long time
“And a few breakfast dishes too.” Minoru laughed from right behind him. It might have been nighttime for everyone else, but accustomed to the night shift as he was, Minoru was just getting up.
“Thank you, boys.” Chichi smiled, motioning for them both to come join her on the sofa. Itaru marked his place in the book he was reading and set it aside. “Are you ready for tomorrow night?”
Isamu sat down, while Minoru launched himself up and over the back. “I can’t wait!”
It was his third year trying out for American Ninja Warrior. Even though he made it all the way to the finals twice, he still had to qualify each time.
“If you progress through the obstacles as fearlessly as you did last year, I have no doubt you will do well. And we will all be going back to Vegas this summer.” Itaru encouraged his son. Chichi and Isamu both agreed.
Minoru grinned, laughing. “Fearless. Heh, he’s the one whose name means courage.”
Isamu shrugged acceptingly. That wasn’t wrong.
“You know, I’ve always wondered… Why did you name us what you named us anyway?” Minoru continued.
“Well, when we first thought about having children, we both knew we wanted them to have meaningful traditional names.” Chichi explained. “Even though we were living in America, we wanted to make sure you felt connected to your family in Japan. And to our heritage.”
“Of course, at the time, we were not expecting to need two at once. But your mother and I poured through many books, wrote out many different kanji.”
“And prayed each morning in front our house shrine.”
“After months of deliberation, we finally settled on Isamu, meaning courage and Minoru, meaning truth.”
“Okay, but how’d you decide which one of us was going to be which?” Minoru asked.
“While there is certainly no scientific reasoning behind this rationale,” Itaru prefaced his next statement, “we decided that whomever was born first was choosing to enter the world more courageously. Thus, they would be named Isamu.”
“I did arrive first, yes.” Isamu noted. “But I am not certain that qualifies as courageous.”
“I admitted that in full disclosure.” Itaru insisted. “Though at the time, it felt far more appropriate than simply flipping a coin.”
“It also would not surprise me if the sole reason I was in the position to be born first is because Minoru, even in the womb, needed to literally be as far off the ground as humanly possible.”
Minoru chuckled. That probably wasn’t wrong.
“You ever think back and wish you’d switched them?”
In a way, it would have made sense for the bright scholar to have a name that meant truth, and for the fearless freerunner to have a name that meant courage. But both Itaru and Chichi were quick to shake their heads.
“Oh, no. Definitely not.”
“Absolutely not. Neither you or your brother are a product to be engineered. A name does not provide a schematic on which you should be built.” Itaru clarified. “It is merely a starting point for what you will one day become. You decide what truth means. Or what courage means. Not the other way around.”
“Courage does not have to mean jumping off a roof. Defending a dissertation, publishing a scientific paper, daring to pursue your own research are all courageous acts. Just like truth does not have to mean knowing all the answers. Acting with integrity, following your passions, holding to your beliefs, those are all elements of truth.”
“You have both made us, and your names, very proud.”
The twins both smiled.
“And I know one thing about Minoru that is true.” Isamu volunteered.
“Oh, what is that?”
“He is going to fly past the rest of the contestants tomorrow and have the time of his life dong it.” He nodded.
“Yes, I do believe you speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
Minoru laughed. Truth, indeed.