This month I’ve been reading and watching mostly Sci-Fi, and so I decided to take the inspiration from all of that and use it towards this months prompts.  Also, my youngest two daughters had a hand in helping me with these, and so I must give credit to Brianna and Autumn Cook for their clever ideas.  Brianna is my punner and Autumn is my comedian.  Hope you enjoy the prompts they’ve helped me create for all of you.   ~M

1. The explosive egg hunt
2. Chewing chewbacco
3. The stars stood on standby
4. Spacing out in shadows doubt
5. Jumping Jupiter can’t get stupider
6. Time blossomed then shriveled
7. It went off with a bang and a hiss
8. Filaments of frustration
9. Covered in constellations
10. Hieroglyphic hineys
11. Meet ya later by the flux capacitator
12. Nano nano
13. Galactic garble blasters
14. Platinum plutonium
15. A measurement of improbability
16. Space jam on toast
17. Orbiting Orangutans
18. Spasmodic juice
19. Jet lagged and jilted
20. Catastrophic calamities
21. Fluently flippant
22. This… is Ceti Alpha Five
23. “Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~Yoda”
24. Friends don’t lie
25. The doorway to impossibility
26. Ozone siphoning and other atmospheric disruptions
27. Pilfering pandemonium
28. Sucking skeevers
29. Gnarly narfs
30. Nuka-Cola asphyxiola
31. Danger, danger, Will Robinson!

Also, for those of you who may never have tried this challenge before, here is what I suggest you try…

To begin, settle into your favorite place in the house with a hot drink to warm your waking bones.  Once you’ve warmed up a bit; grab your journal, a trusty pen, and a timer.  Then, set your timer for ten minutes and begin writing about one of the prompts listed below.  Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, neatness, or anything like that; just write!  Write about anything and everything that comes to your mind, and don’t stop until the ten minutes are up.

I often find myself writing short stories or poems during those ten minutes, but you can write about anything you like.  And don’t be alarmed if what you’ve written doesn’t quite make sense.  The whole idea behind doing this exercise is to get your mind ready and working so that you can begin your day.  Just think of it as exercise for your brain, and once you’ve done your ten minutes of writing, you’ll feel more prepared to tackle the rest of your day.  Good luck and happy writing!