Humor Writing Prompts #21: In Memoriam

“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.”

— George Bernard Shaw

In an ongoing attempt to spark the flame of creativity, we at the National Pasquinade occasionally will occasionally prompt you with a writing challenge. This is one of those.

All things must end, but these ending things need not pass unnoticed.

For this humor prompt, memorialize a person, a thing, a group of people or things, an idea, anything that is ending and should not be forgotten.

When you’ve completed the challenge, share your results (or a link to your results if it’s longer) in the comments. If it fits one of our upcoming themes, consider submitting it for publication in National Pasquinade.

Happy writing.

Humor Writing Prompt #4: Five Words

Humor Writing Prompts

Like the tail of the thawing opossum peeking from a deep puddle of slush, I could feel the start of a bad case of shingles coming on. “Don’t fret,” she said to me. “If they don’t look good on our roof, we can always donate them to Goodwill.”

In an ongoing attempt to jump-start your attempt to pen something uproariously funny, or at the very least amusing, here’s another jolt of inspiration for you creative types to use as you will.

Five Words. Choose three of the following five words to include in a single paragraph. Form of the word is okay. For instance, “donates” and “donated” are fair game. As an additional challenge, use your paragraph in a story. #FiveWordsHWP

  • Opossum
  • Donate
  • Fret
  • Slush
  • Shingles

Share your results, or a link to your results if they’re longer, in the comments, if you feel so compelled. Happy writing.