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| Month | Date | No. | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | |||
| December | 12th | 0 | Introduction |
| 19th | 1 | Do you feel that you were born with a predetermined role in society? If so, how do you feel about it? | |
| 26th | 2 | What is your New Year's Resolution? | |
| 2004 | |||
| January | 2nd | 3 | Is there ever a good reason to get blinding drunk? |
| 9th | 4 | Do you believe in love at first sight? | |
| 16th | 5 | What's more important - self preservation or forgiveness? | |
| 23rd | 6 | How did you lose your virginity? | |
| 30th | 7 | What's your favorite guilty indulgence? | |
| February | 6th | 8 | If you could have dinner with anyone in all of history, who would it be, and why? |
| 13th | 9 | What makes you laugh? | |
| 20th | 10 | What do you want on your tombstone - and why? | |
| 27th | 11 | What is your favorite daydream, and why? | |
| March | 5th | 12 | Hearing, Sight, Taste, Touch, and Smell. The five senses. Which would be the worst one for you to lose, and why? |
| 12th | 13 | If you were left on a desert island, what three things would you take along? | |
| 19th | 14 | What is the most important decision you've made in your life and why? | |
| 26th | 15 | If you could change one moment in your past, what would it be? | |
| April | 2nd | 16 | How do you handle confrontations? |
| 9th | 17 | What is the oddest gift you have been given? | |
| 16th | 18 | If you could live anywhere, where would you and why? | |
| 23rd | 19 | What's better: democracy or monarchy? | |
| 30th | 20 | What would your life be, if it were a movie? Comedy, horror, drama sci-fi? And who would play you? | |
| May | 7th | 21 | What is good and what is evil? |
| 14th | 22 | Who is your personal role model? | |
| 21st | 23 | What would constitute a "perfect" evening for you? | |
| 28th | 24 | If you could invent a holiday, what and when would it be? What special traditions would take place on that day? | |
| June | 4th | 25 | What's a typical day for you? |
| 11th | 26 | The world will end tomorrow. What do you do today? | |
| 18th | 27 | What have you most regretted losing? | |
| 25th | 28 | How do you view commitment? | |
| July | 2nd | 29 | Would you choose to live forever if you had the choice? |
| 9th | 30 | What would your dream occupation be? | |
| 16th | 31 | What makes you jealous and how do you deal with it? | |
| 23rd | 32 | What is your weapon of choice? | |
| 30th | 33 | Money, fame or happiness, you can only have one... what would you rather have and why? | |
| August | 6th | 34 | Is there any truth to the saying: keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? Do you have enemies? Do you have more friends than enemies? |
| 13th | 35 | Do you believe in an afterlife? | |
| 20th | 36 | What is the most important value you can pass onto your child? | |
| 27th | 37 | Would you rather lead or follow? Why? What role do you see yourself playing out over your life, leader or follower? | |
| September | 3rd | 38 | How do you handle disappointment? |
| 10th | 39 | Do you confront your problems head on, or ignore them until you have to do something? Do you procrastinate? | |
| 17th | 40 | Do you consider yourself to be adventurous? | |
| 24th | 41 | Who has had the most influence on your life? | |
| October | 1st | 42 | Does heartache make you stronger? |
| 8th | 43 | If you won the equivalent of $2,000, and had to spend it, what would you spend it on? | |
| 15th | 44 | What happened the first time you got drunk? | |
| 22nd | 45 | What makes you feel vulnerable and what makes you feel invulnerable, and why? | |
| 29th | 46 | What would you place in a personal ad if you were making one? | |
| November | 5th | 47 | What is the biggest lie you ever told? What were the consequences? |
| 12th | 48 | Describe the best 24 hours you ever had. | |
| 19th | 49 | Who would you like to see get their final comeuppance? Who is it and just what would you do with them? | |
| 26th | 50 | What do you have to be thankful for? | |
| December | 3rd | 51 | What do you want for your birthday? |
| 10th | 52 | What are your religious beliefs (and if you are a deity, do you enjoy being worshipped)? | |
| 17th | 53 | Write a drabble/ficlette based on the word: fun. | |
| 24th | 54 | Do you believe the possibility of a true friendship between a man and a woman? | |
| 31st | 55 | Reflect on the past year in your muses life, canon or fanon. Did they have children? Did they find 'God', forsake God? Did they marry? Break up? What was this past year like in the life of your muse? | |
| 2005 | |||
| January | 7th | 56 | What would a description of your *exact opposite* be like? |
| 14th | 57 | Describe your funniest childhood memory. | |
| 21st | 58 | What's the furthest away you've ever been from the place you were born/created? How did you get there? Why did you go? Did you return or even want to come back to where you came from? | |
| 28th | 59 | Describe what your "happily ever after" would be like. | |
| February | 4th | 60 | What does the word 'love' mean to you? |
| 11th | 61 | Have you ever regretted a wish you made? Why/what happened? | |
| 18th | 62 | How do you think your muse would react if it were placed into Alice in Wonderland? --or-- write a ficlette based on the word: beautiful. | |
| 25th | 63 | What can you say is truly yours? | |
| March | 4th | 64 | If you could change one person's mind about something, who and what would it be? |
| 11th | 65 | What in your life are you most dissatisfied with and why? | |
| 18th | 66 | What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? | |
| 25th | 67 | What is so important to you that without it, life would not be worth living? Why? | |
| April | 1st | 68 | If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why? |
| 8th | 69 | What is your most treasured possession and why? | |
| 15th | 70 | If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be, and what would you do? | |
| 22nd | 71 | What is your worst character flaw? | |
| 29th | 72 | Trust. Write a ficlette on the theme of "trust." | |
| May | 6th | 73 | Which are you more afraid of: Being too gullible and believing things that aren't true, or being too skeptical and missing out on something important? |
| 13th | 74 | If you could only carry one memory with you into the afterlife, which would you choose? | |
| 20th | 75 | If you could meet any famous personality, living or dead, and smack them in the head with a large trout, who would it be? | |
| 27th | 76 | At what moment in your life did you feel most proud? | |
| June | 3rd | 77 | Heart's Desire: Think about something you once wanted so badly but never acquired. Write about how you think your life would've been different if you had received what your heart desired. |
| 10th | 78 | When in your life did you feel the most alone? | |
| 17th | 79 | Blue: Write a ficlette inspired by the word blue. It might be a color, it might be a mood, it might be the name of your favorite hound dog from when you were 10. Whatever! Use your imagination. | |
| 24th | 80 | What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome in your existence? | |
| July | 1st | 81 | What do you look for in a romantic partner? |
| 8th | 82 | The first time I saw... | |
| 15th | 83 | Describe the place you grew up. | |
| 22nd | 84 | What is your favorite time of day? Why? | |
| 29th | 85 | What is the one thing about yourself that you don't want anyone ever to know? | |
| August | 5th | 86 | What is your greatest strength? |
| 12th | 87 | Have you ever betrayed someone's confidence? Has anyone ever betrayed you? Write a ficlet on the theme of betrayal. | |
| 18th | 88 | If you could take back one thing you said in anger, what would it be and why? | |
| 26th | 89 | What is the best present you have ever given someone else? | |
| September | 2nd | 90 | Have you ever experienced something you couldn't explain? Write down your brushes with the mysterious. |
| 9th | 91 | Talk about a time you realized that someone close to you was not the person you thought you knew. | |
| 16th | 92 | If you could find out one single fact about every person you met, what fact would you want to know, and why? | |
| 23rd | 93 | Most people wish that I... (What? Complete the thought and write a ficlette about it.) | |
| 30th | 94 | Talk about a time you overcame serious self-doubt. | |
| October | 7th | 95 | Who do you need to forgive? |
| 14th | 96 | What is your favorite thing to do to relax? | |
| 21st | 97 | Talk about something you did that made you feel ashamed of yourself afterwards. | |
| 28th | 98 | What do you think when you look in the mirror? | |
| November | 4th | 99 | Write about losing control. |
| 11th | 100 | Special Photo Challenge: "Small boats in a harbour on a foggy morning." Write a ficlette inspired by the setting or mood of this photo: Boats in a harbour picture | |
| 18th | 101 | What are you like in the morning? | |
| 25th | 102 | Write a letter to yourself as a child. | |
| December | 2nd | 103 | What is the thing you regret most NOT saying? |
| 9th | 104 | What are you happy about right now? | |
| 16th | 105 | What does "karma" mean to you? | |
| 23rd | 106 | Talk about a moving act of kindness you experienced or witnessed. | |
| 30th | 107 | New Years Eve Reflections: Over the last year, did things go pretty much as you'd expected or planned, or did your life take a significant, unexpected turn? Overall, was it a good year or one that you want to put behind you as fast as you can? (canon or fanon) | |
| 2006 | |||
| January | 6th | 108 | Write a letter to anyone about anything. Say what you have always wanted to say but have been afraid to. |
| 13th | 109 | Superstition. Are you superstitious about anything? Is someone you know superstitious? | |
| 20th | 110 | What is the greatest sacrifice you've made for love? | |
| 27th | 111 | When in your life did you know you were not alone? | |
| February | 3rd | 112 | Describe your worst failure. |
| 10th | 113 | It was one of those days... | |
| 17th | 114 | Write about an overheard remark or secret that you were not supposed to have heard. | |
| 24th | 115 | Write about a time you mocked somebody. | |
| March | 3rd | 116 | Write about your father. |
| 10th | 117 | At times, lots of people never tell us what they are really thinking. Who is the one person that you would really like to know what they are thinking (as far as how they feel about you), and why? | |
| 17th | 118 | What does your dream home look like? | |
| 24th | 118 | Did you ever intentionally make a complete fool out of yourself while fully realizing what you were doing? | |
| 31st | 119 | What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done? | |
| April | 7th | 121 | Fortune: Some people have it, some people seek it, some claim to predict it, and some say that it favors the brave. Write a ficlette inspired by the word "fortune." |
| 14th | 122 | Close your eyes and think about what you've been missing in your life lately. It could be a person, pet, place, thing, occasion, feeling. Anything at all that you miss dearly. | |
| 21st | 123 | Perception: Generally speaking, how do you think others perceive you? | |
| 28th | 124 | What was/is your childhood ambition? | |
| May | 5th | 125 | Who was "the one that got away"? |
| 12th | 126 | Write about mother (your own or someone else's). | |
| 19th | 127 | Describe a chance encounter that changed your life. | |
| 26th | 128 | What does "comfort" mean to you? | |
| June | 2nd | 129 | When I awoke the next morning... |
| 9th | 130 | Loyalty. | |
| 16th | 131 | What is your favorite retreat from the world? | |
| 23rd | 132 | What makes you angriest? | |
| 30th | 133 | If...(Complete the sentence and write your ficlette.) | |
| July | 7th | 134 | What is the lamest excuse you've ever given for something you've done? |
| 14th | 135 | Talk about something you inherited. (It could be an object, a physical attribute, a belief, etc.) | |
| 21st | 136 | What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.' Do you agree or disagree? Why? | |
| 28th | 137 | Have you ever woken up in the morning and not remembered what you did the night before? | |
| August | 4th | 138 | Spirit. |
| 11th | 139 | Do you tend to make friends easily? Why/why not? | |
| 18th | 140 | Look out! Select the word(s) of your choice and complete the scene. You're walking/strolling/wandering/running/ducking past a window/door/tent flap/cave opening/car/alleyway and a bullet/rock/arrow/book/knife whistles past your head. You immediately... | |
| 25th | 141 | Name one thing about human nature that puzzles you. (Or your own species/race, if you are not human and don't wish to do this on humans.) | |
| September | 1st | 142 | What are your thoughts about monogamy? |
| 8th | 143 | Revenge. | |
| 15th | 144 | Have you ever rebelled? If you have, how did you do it? | |
| 22nd | 145 | Tell the truth about something you usually lie about. | |
| 29th | 146 | Hidden. | |
| October | 6th | 147 | Write about a memory of summer. |
| 13th | 148 | What keeps you up at night? | |
| 20th | 149 | What do your ancestors mean to you? | |
| 27th | 150 | Special Photo Challenge: "Tunnel." Write a ficlette inspired by the setting or mood of this photo. Note, this image can be seen at: Tunnel picture | |
| November | 3rd | 151 | The moral of the story is... |
| 10th | 152 | Road trip. | |
| 17th | 153 | Sunrise. | |
| 24th | 154 | Dance. | |
| December | 1st | 155 | [insert character name] Vs. [insert word of choice here]; It's war! Describe yourself fighting against [insert opponent subject here]. |
| 8th | 156 | If you could change one aspect of your society, what would it be? | |
| 15th | 157 | What is your worst quality as a significant other? | |
| 22nd | 158 | Inspired by the holiday mistletoe: Talk about a memorable (or unexpected) kiss at a holiday party. | |
| 29th | 159 | Talk about one thing you hope to do in the upcoming year that you have never done before. It could be something significant or something trivial. | |
| 2007 | |||
| January | 5th | 160 | What song best describes your life? |
| 12th | 161 | The Morning After | |
| 19th | 162 | "I never thought I'd say this, but..." | |
| 26th | 163 | Hindsight is always 20/20. | |
| February | 2nd | 164 | What are you waiting for? |
| 9th | 165 | Night. | |
| 16th | 166 | Do you believe in ghosts? | |
| 23rd | 167 | Write about disappointment or disillusion. | |
| March | 2nd | 168 | Party! |
| 9th | 169 | Fragile. | |
| 16th | 170 | Time. | |
| 23rd | 171 | What is the biggest mistake you've made in a relationship? | |
| 30th | 172 | If you could pick anyone in the world, alive or dead, to be your parents, who would it be and why? | |
| April | 6th | 173 | Write a fan letter. |
| 13th | 174 | Would you ever kill a human being (or if you are not human - would you ever kill a being from your own species?). | |
| 20th | 175 | Who's your best friend, and why? | |
| 27th | 176 | Tell the story of one of your past scars. | |
| May | 4th | 177 | Who has made you smile recently? |
| 11th | 178 | Mommy/Mummy | |
| 18th | 179 | Write a ficlet inspired by the following quote: "What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one... There's good money in empire building. But, there's more in empire wrecking." Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell). | |
| 25th | 180 | If you could completely start your life over from scratch, what would you do differently the second time around (if anything)? Why? | |
| June | 1st | 181 | Describe your perfect day. |
| 8th | 182 | You've just won an award! What would it be and why? | |
| 15th | 183 | Tell me a secret. | |
| 22nd | 184 | Curt: We set out to change the world and ending up... just changing ourselves. Arthur: What's wrong with that? Curt: Nothing! ... If you don't look at the world. (Todd Haynes, Velvet Goldmine) |
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| 29th | 185 | It's your moment of triumph! Where are you and what are you doing? | |
| July | 6th | 186 | Religion. |
| 13th | 187 | Which is the more exquisite sensation: revenge, relief, or vindication? | |
| 20th | 188 | Write two letters: One to someone you hurt and the other to someone who hurt you. | |
| 27th | 189 | If you could read my mind right now... Talk about a conversation when what you said was not what you were thinking. | |
| August | 3rd | 190 | "You've temporarily turned into a child* -- what do you do? (Child muses are temporarily turned into adults!) |
| 10th | 191 | Where do you see yourself in twenty years? | |
| 17th | 192 | Write about a recurring dream you've had. (Or, if you've never had one, write about the most vivid dream you can remember.) | |
| 24th | 193 | Picture prompt: Write a ficlet inspired by the following image: Forest & Creek | |
| 31st | 194 | "The true magic of this broken world lay in the ability of the things it contained to vanish, to become so thoroughly lost, that they might never have existed in the first place." The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon. | |
| September | 7th | 195 | What makes someone a hero? What makes someone a villain? |
| 14th | 196 | Congratulations! You've been granted one wish. What is it? | |
| 21st | 197 | Is there anyone in your life who you feel is exceptionally wise? Who, and how did you meet this person? | |
| 28th | 198 | If you could have any mutant/super power, which one would it be, and what would you do with it? (If you already have a mutant or super power, what one would you trade it in for?) | |
| October | 5th | 199 | You've woken up as the opposite sex this morning... now what? |
| 12th | 200 | Smörgåsbord! (Five prompts to choose from: Follow the link for the details.) | |
| 19th | 201 | Talk about something you lost. | |
| 26th | 202 | If life's a game who do you think is winning? | |
| November | 2nd | 203 | Intrigue. |
| 9th | 204 | Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. (Philip K. Dick) | |
| 16th | 205 | Talk about a moment in which you wished you had a camera. | |
| 23rd | 206 | What do you live for? | |
| 30th | 207 | Control | |
| December | 7th | 208 | Four. |
| 14th | 209 | What are you afraid of? | |
| 21st | 210 | If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about any one thing you wished ~ concerning yourself, your life, the future, or anything else ~ what would you want to know? | |
| 28th | 211 | Old acquaintance | |
| 2008 | |||
| January | 4th | 212 | What event do you wish you could have been a "fly on the wall" for? |
| 11th | 213 | "There's enough sorrow in the world, isn't there, without trying to invent it." E.M.Forster, A Room With A View. | |
| 18th | 214 | "To be great is to be misunderstood." -R.W. Emerson or Oscar Wilde, take your pick |
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| 25th | 215 | Seduction. Have you ever seduced someone or has anyone ever seduced you? | |
| February | 1st | 216 | Impossible |
| 8th | 217 | Picture prompt: Write a ficlet inspired by the following image: Ring/Book | |
| 15th | 218 | Write about a lie your parents told you. | |
| 22nd | 219 | Headlines. | |
| 29th | 220 | If you could buy a magic potion, what would it be? | |
| March | 7th | 221 | "Never pray for justice, because you might get some." Margaret Atwood. |
| 14th | 222 | Sleeping on the couch. | |
| 21st | 223 | Write a ficlet that begins with the sentence: "I swear I didn't put those..." | |
| 28th | 224 | Mad. | |
| April | 4th | 225 | "Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?" Marcel Marceau. |
| 11th | 226 | Name three things that you're looking forward to in the near future and why. | |
| 18th | 227 | A friend asks you to recommend a book: which book would you choose and why? | |
| 25th | 228 | 3am | |
| May | 2nd | 229 | If you could get anyone drunk, who would it be and what would you do? |
| 9th | 230 | Black and white. | |
| 16th | 231 | "Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live." Haruki Murakami. | |
| 23rd | 232 | Is there a situation where it's appropriate to be unkind? | |
| 30th | 233 | Surprise! Your mother/a priest/an arch nemesis/the tax man/dinosaurs/your ex/a famous talk show host is at the door -- and at a most inopportune moment! Now what?! | |
| June | 6th | 234 | Utopia |
| 13th | 235 | Show us where you live. | |
| 20th | 236 | What does respect mean to you? | |
| 27th | 237 | It's your birthday! If anything were possible, what would be your perfect way to celebrate? | |
| July | 4th | 238 | Freudian Slip |
| 11th | 239 | Hair(y). (Hairy situation? Bad hair day? Hair shirt? Hair of the dog that bit you? Go wild.) | |
| 18th | 240 | Discuss an individual who has scared you. | |
| 25th | 241 | What principles are sacrosanct in your opinion? | |
| August | 1st | 242 | Write about a time that you were the bearer of bad news. |
| 8th | 243 | If you could be in the Olympics (summer or winter), what event/sport would you want to do most? Why? | |
| 15th | 244 | "That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings." -- Alice Munro (Bringing Life to Life) | |
| 22nd | 245 | What's the first thing you remember? | |
| 29th | 246 | What are the five steps to a successful negotiation? | |
| September | 5th | 247 | Write about a mess you've cleaned up |
| 12th | 248 | Would you make a good spy? Why or why not? | |
| 19th | 249 | Talk about politics. | |
| 26th | 250 | Write page 57 of your 300-page autobiography. | |
| October | 3rd | 251 | What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done while sober? |
| 10th | 252 | Innuendo. | |
| 17th | 253 | Awesome. | |
| 24th | 254 | What was the longest day of your life? | |
| 31st | 255 | BOO! How would you go about scaring someone? | |
| November | 7th | 256 | What do you hope for? |
| 14th | 257 | Specious | |
| 21st | 258 | What words would you like to see added to/removed from common use? | |
| 28th | 259 | Write a prompt that begins with the words: "I don't understand"... | |
| December | 5th | 260 | Five for Five (Five prompts to choose from in honor of TM's 5th anniversary! Follow the link for the details.) |
| 12th | 261 | Which fictional character would you like to be? | |
| 19th | 262 | Lines. (Lines in the sand, waiting in line, pickup lines...whatever your little heart desires.) | |
| 26th | 263 | Write about receiving a present that was not what you had hoped for. | |
| 2009 | |||
| January | 2nd | 264 | "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun. |
| 9th | 265 | What did you dream last night? | |
| 16th | 266 | Start something. | |
| 23rd | 267 | In medias res. | |
| 30th | 268 | The end. | |
| February | 6th | 269 | Write about a time you were outsmarted. |
| 13th | 270 | Thirteen. | |
| 20th | 271 | Talk about a time you were sick. | |
| 27th | 272 | Do you have any pets? Would you like some (more)? Why/why not? | |
| March | 6th | 273 | "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" (Who watches the watchmen?) |
| 13th | 274 | What question do you most dread? | |
| 20th | 275 | "That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version." - Chuck Palahniuk (Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories) | |
| 27th | 276 | Are you an only child? Write about your siblings or lack thereof. | |
| April | 3rd | 277 | Customer Service. |
| 10th | 278 | What are you wearing? | |
| 17th | 279 | Schadenfreude. | |
| 24th | 280 | What do you think? | |
| May | 1st | 281 | In the event of a zombie apocalypse, what would you do? |
| 8th | 282 | Cremation or burial? Talk about funeral arrangements. | |
| 15th | 283 | What languages do you speak? | |
| 22nd | 284 | You're fired! Talk about a time you were forced out of something. | |
| 29th | 285 | What have you done to make ends meet when you were broke? | |
| June | 5th | 286 | Under what circumstances, if any, is it okay to break the law? |
| 12th | 287 | Prison | |
| 19th | 288 | Is redemption truly possible? | |
| 26th | 289 | Cheer someone up. | |
| July | 3rd | 290 | You pass a complete stranger on the street and notice they are crying. What do you do? |
| 10th | 291 | Take someone out. | |
| 17th | 292 | Show and tell. | |
| 24th | 293 | Talk about a news item. | |
| 31st | 294 | Passing. | |
| August | 7th | 295 | Talk about the weather. |
| 14th | 296 | "Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear | |
| 21st | 297 | Crushed | |
| 28th | 298 | What's that smell? | |
| September | 4th | 299 | Madness |
| 11th | 300 | This is... | |
| 18th | 301 | Wake up. | |
| 25th | 302 | Answer a question that you're never asked. | |
| October | 2nd | 303 | Collection(s). |
| 9th | 304 | What are you hiding from? | |
| 16th | 305 | Write about something you've outlived. | |
| 23rd | 306 | How far would you be willing to go to prove a point? | |
| 30th | 307 | "Trick" or "Treat". | |
| November | 5th | 308 | Fireworks |
| 13th | 309 | What have you forgotten? | |
| 20th | 310 | What do you do when you don't understand someone? | |
| 27th | 311 | Thank somebody for something. | |
| December | 4th | 312 | Rerun: answer any one of the previous topics you might have missed, redo one where your answer has now changed, or use 'rerun' as the prompt. Please put the current topic as well as the old topic you are answering in the subject header of your post. (For example, if you're doing #6 your subject line should read something like "#312: #6" or "Rerun: What makes you laugh?" or some combination of the two.) And if you're redoing something you already answered, a link to your previous response from the new one would be cool too. |
| 11th | 313 | Write about something old, something new, or something borrowed. | |
| 18th | 314 | Write about a memorable family meal. | |
| 25th | 315 | Jingle. | |
| 2010 | |||
| January | 1st | 316 | What were you doing ten years ago? |
| 8th | 317 | What do you still have from when you were young? | |
| 15th | 318 | What does your future look like? | |
| 22nd | 319 | Friday. | |
| 29th | 320 | What do you command? | |
| February | 5th | 321 | Cool |
| 12th | 322 | The animal associated with you in the Chinese zodiac. (Or just pick one that appeals to you!) | |
| 19th | 323 | "The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, because if you left it to them to work it out themselves, they would never bother. They would just find what was best for them, and then they would call that the right thing. That's how most people thought." --Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | |
| 26th | 324 | If you, as a child, could see yourself now, what do you think you would say? | |
| March | 5th | 325 | What do you wish someone would invent? |
| 12th | 326 | "Mourning is just extended self-pity." -Don Draper, Mad Men | |
| 19th | 327 | "Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home." - Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road (tr. Sam Hamill) | |
| 26th | 328 | Revolution. | |
| April | 2nd | 329 | Get out. |
| 9th | 330 | I.O.U. | |
| 16th | 331 | Talk about something you used to love. | |
| 23rd | 332 | Are you more childlike or childish? | |
| 30th | 333 | What are you good at (or bad at) that people wouldn't expect? | |
| May | 7th | 334 | Vote. |
| 14th | 335 | Write about something you know by heart. | |
| 21st | 336 | What's the worst compliment you've ever received? | |
| 27th | 337 | What's the best insult you've ever heard? | |
| June | 4th | 338 | Tell the story behind your name (or nickname). |
| 11th | 339 | What's your favorite sport? | |
| 18th | 340 | For sale. | |
| 25th | 341 | What makes you cry? | |
| July | 2nd | 342 | Interruption. |
| 9th | 343 | Talk about something cheerful. | |
| 16th | 344 | Have you ever sold out? | |
| 23rd | 345 | Are you well organised? | |
| 30th | 346 | What haven't you finished? | |
| August | 6th | 347 | Where are you going? |
| 13th | 348 | What phrase or saying do you find most irritating? | |
| 20th | 349 | Where/when are you most yourself? | |
| 27th | 350 | What should you just say no to? | September | 3rd | 351 | What haven't you started? |
| 10th | 352 | How do you respond to pressure? | |
| 17th | 353 | Barren. | |
| 24th | 354 | Planes, trains, automobiles - what mode(s) of transport do you prefer and why? | |
| October | 1st | 355 | What socially acceptable practice do you disapprove of? |
| 8th | 356 | Have you ever been persecuted? | |
| 15th | 357 | Common denominator. | |
| 22nd | 358 | Abnormal. | |
| 29th | 359 | When did you last run, and why? | |
| November | 5th | 360 | What haunts you/what has come back to haunt you? |
| 12th | 361 | Have you ever been arrested? Talk about your run-ins with the law. | |
| 19th | 362 | Tell A Joke. | |
| 26th | 363 | What are you listening to? | |
| December | 3rd | 364 | Seven |
| 10th | 365 | How far back can you trace your family tree? | |
| 17th | 366 | Can you cook? | |
| 24th | 367 | Gift | |
| 31st | 368 | It is but to keep the nerves at strain, To dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, And baffled, get up to begin again, So the chase takes up one's life, that's all. --Life in a Love, Robert Browning |
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| January | 7th | 369 | What is around you? |
| 14th | 370 | It's flu season! Are you ill? What are your preferred remedies? | |
| 21st | 371 | Which cliché rings true to you? | |
| 28th | 372 | Talk about an institution you've been part of. | |
| February | 4th | 373 | Are you more likely to please others or to please yourself? |
| 11th | 374 | Strength | 18th | 375 | How do you act during a break-up? |
| 25th | 376 | Eavesdropping | |
| March | 4th | 377 | What is your secret ingredient? |
| 11th | 378 | Write about a time something blew up in your face. | |
| 18th | 379 | Playing favourites. | |
| 25th | 380 | What is the best advice you've ever received? (Or, if you prefer, what was the worst?) | |
| April | 1st | 381 | What is it you like about yourself? | 8th | 382 | Fairytale. |
| 15th | 383 | What is your opinion on capital punishment? | 22nd | 384 | Stranger. |
| 29th | 385 | Music. | |
| May | 6th | 386 | Do you have children? If not, do you want them one day? Talk about what being a parent means to you. | 13th | 387 | An empty grave. |
| 20th | 388 | Who do you owe an apology to? | 27th | 389 | Hypocrisy. |
| June | 3rd | 390 | Sick. | 10th | 391 | It's late at night. The phone rings. Who is it and what do they want? | 17th | 392 | Born this way. | 24th | 393 | Marriage |
| July | 1st | 394 | Talk about your favorite vacation. (Either a specific trip or your favorite destination.) | 8th | 395 | You never know what you can do until you have to do it. - Betty Ford | 15th | 396 | What piece of art has moved you most? | 22nd | 397 | Laughter | 29th | 398 | What's the worst job you've ever had? |
| August | 5th | 399 | Soft |
| 12th | 400 | Injured | |
| 19th | 401 | One can't have it both ways and both ways is the only way I want it. -A.R. Ammons |
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| 26th | 402 | Can one bad day change who you are? | |
| September | 3rd | 403 | What's new? |
| 10th | 404 | A good day. | |
| 17th | 405 | In bed. | |
| 24th | 406 | Fall. | |
| 30th | 407 | A dark and stormy night. | |
| October | 7th | 408 | Awkward. |
| 14th | 409 | Are you a sore loser? | |
| 21st | 410 | Take shelter. | |
| 28th | 411 | Fear. | |
| November | 4th | 412 | Would you consider yourself conservative? |
| 11th | 413 | What;s the worst fight you;ve had with a friend? | |
| 18th | 414 | Shortcut. | |
| 25th | 415 | Hunger. | |
| December | 2nd | 416 | What's your favorite scent? |
| 9th | 417 | Riot. | |
| 16th | 418 | Who is your favourite fictional family? | |
| 23rd | 419 | Let it snow! | |
| 30th | 420 | First. | |
| 2012 | |||
| January | 6th | 421 | Talk about something you misheard, and the consequences that resulted. |
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