Writing Prompt: Fly OR Become an Animal?

Writing Prompt: Fly OR Become an Animal?

Life is all about choices. Will I bring peanut butter or turkey in my lunch? Do I choose the minty toothpaste or the blue gel toothpaste? Well this week's Write On Writing Prompt from PuffinEagle3 presents us with another difficult choice:

Would you rather be able to fly or become an animal??

That's a tough one! Can I choose to be a bird so I can do both, or is that not allowed? I wonder what most people would choose. Let PuffinEagle3 and the rest of us know what YOU would choose in the Comments below.

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: Fill it Up!

Writing Prompt: Fill it Up!

This week's Writing Prompt comes to us from Lordofawesomeness (AWESOME screen name by the way) who asks an equally awesome question:

If you could fill up a jar with anything you like, what would those items be?

My first thought was chocolate. But then I realized if I filled the jar with $100 bills . . . I could buy lots and lots of chocolate!

What about you guys? What would fill up YOUR jar? Let Lordofawesomeness know, in the Comments below.

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: Superpower

Writing Prompt: Superpower

It's a bird; it's a plane; it's YOU! Because you are a superhero, and your superpower is . . .? Today's Write On Writing Prompt comes to us from Arianna who asks:

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

I would want to fly. It would be awesome to just take off whenever I wanted, be one with the birds, and of course, I could avoid a lot of traffic.

What about you guys? What would your superpower be? Inquiring minds like Arianna want to know! Leave your answer in the Comments below.

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Holiday Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: Make Your Own Holiday

May 8 is No Socks Day! You celebrate by taking off your socks and letting your feet feel free (after school, of course). I don't know when this random holiday was invented or why, but it got me thinking. . .

If you could create your own holiday, what would it be?

I would invent Chocolate Chip Cookie Day which you celebrate by baking chocolate chip cookies and giving them out to all your friends. Obviously, they do the same, so you get piles and piles of home-made chocolate chip cookies that day!

What would YOUR holiday be? Tell us in the Comments.

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer

Would You Rather Quiz

Life is full of important questions. Like why is the sky blue? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Where's Waldo? But now it's time for the most important question of them all: Would You Rather? Yes, it's that time again when Ink Splot 26 pushes you to your creative limits and forces you to make some tough decisions. So without further ado, here's what you've all been waiting for!

Would you rather . . . 

1. Fly on the back of a griffin OR swim in the ocean with a sea monster?
2. Learn how to cast spells OR learn how to brew potions?
3. Travel around the world in a hot air balloon OR sail the seven seas in a boat?
4. Star on a TV show OR become a pop star?
5. Go hiking in the Amazon jungle OR spend the day on the beach in the Caribbean?
6. Fight a hoard of pirates OR battle a band of ninjas?
7. Travel to the moon OR journey to the center of Earth?
8. Travel across America on a bike OR ride across the 50 states on horseback?
9. Play in a rock band OR perform a symphony in an orchestra?
10. Read a new book every day for a year OR write a new book every day for a year?

Post your answers in the Comments below. Good luck making these tough decisions!

— Brian, STACKS Writer (a.k.a. BlackBird268)

Writing Prompt: Funny City Names

Writing Prompt: Funny City Names

Quick quiz! Can you guess what the following names are?

Pee Pee

Gross

Monkey's Eyebrow

Boring

Cow Springs

Fluffy Landing

Last Chance

Did you guess what they are names of? Well, believe it or not, they are all names of U.S. cities or townships. (Actually, you should believe it because it's true!). Which brings me to today's Write On Writing Prompt by Addison:

If you could make up a name for a city, what would you name it? Be as creative as you can.

You never know; maybe one day, you'll see your city name on a map like the wacky list above. And in case you were wondering, here are the city/state match-ups:

• Pee Pee, Ohio
• Gross, Kansas
• Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky
• Boring, Maryland
• Cow Springs, Arizona
• Fluffy Landing, Florida
• Last Chance, Colorado

So let Addison know your made-up city names in the Comments below, but please don't tell us the real cities where you live!

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: Swallowed into a Book!

Writing Prompt: Swallowed into a Book!

This week's Write On Writing Prompt takes a spin into the supernatural.

AthleteGirl4 writes:
You are sucked into one of your favorite books and you can’t get back to reality. What will you do?

Ooh, it's just like Inkheart! Maybe you would become part of the story. Or change it all together! Inquiring minds, like AthleteGirl4 want to know. Tell us your answers in the Comments below.

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: BFF Book Characters

Writing Prompt: BFF Book Characters

What if you could make your favorite book character come to life and become your BFF? Or which book character would be your sworn enemy? Well, this week's Write On Writing Prompt gives you the chance to answer those very questions. It comes to us from 44maplesyrup, who asks:

Which book character would you like to be friends with?
Which would be your enemy?
Which would you want to date?
Which would you want to switch places with?

Here's my go at it:

Friend: Nikki Maxwell from The Dork Diaries series
Enemy: Voldemort. Of course!!!
Date: Edward from Twilight (for ages 12 and up) 
Switch Places: Meg from A Wrinkle in Time (I’ve always wanted to time travel.)

What are YOUR answers? Let 44maplesyrup know in the Comments below!

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Cartoon Character Writing Prompt

There's nothing like a good cartoon. I love my live-action shows, but give me a cartoon any day to relax and have a good laugh. . .which brings me to this week's Write On Writing Prompt from Cheerfulsong3:

"What if you got to hang out for a night with your favorite cartoon character? Pick your cartoon character and then include all the details. What did you eat for dinner? Who made it? What did you do after dinner? Were you surprised?"

My favorite characters are Scooby Doo, Candace from Phineas and Ferb, and Gumball. I love watching, but I’m not sure I would want to hang out with them, because they’re totally crazy! I am more entertained by them.

If I had to pick someone to hang out with, I’d pick Yoda from Lego Star Wars. I love his wisdom and how annoyed he is with the universe. (“Always right, why must I be?”) We would eat spaghetti with meatballs for dinner, and ice cream sundaes for dessert. The food would be prepared by Luke and Leia, and served to us by Boba Fett. Then we would fly around the universe. Yoda would impart his wisdom and sarcasm as we toured the galaxy.

Which character would you guys choose? Let Cheerfulsong3 know in the Comments below!

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: Who Is Me?

Today's Writing Prompt is inspired by 10th-grader Annakai Geshlider, who won a Gold Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her Poetry. This excerpt is from the poem titled "Page for English 2B/Drinking Words Out of the Corner of My Mouth" (inspired by Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B").

Who is me? I am . . .
dark brown ratty curls on my head and bracelets on my wrist, a
backpack that pulls me down when I ride the 24,
hard bones and skin on a scraped hand to hold my pen or tap on
a keyboard, ragged eyes after no sleep,
stretching my mouth wide to laugh roar sing sharp
with guitar.

Pretty awesome, right? Now we want to hear about YOU! Write your own "Who is me?" poem and leave it in the Comments. Only, please don't include any details that would reveal your actual identity, like your address or school or anything like that. Also, don't include more than 1 detail about what you look like. We want to keep you safe!

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer

April Fools' Would You Rather?

April Fools' Would You Rather?

Howdy, Splotters! The biggest prank day of the year is coming up – April Fools' Day on April 1st. Do you have big plans to pull some fast ones on your friends? Or are you usually the one who gets fooled? Either way, get in the zone with our April Fools' Would You Rather.

Would you rather . . .

1. Wake up with your hair dyed purple OR with a giant tattoo of “I heart MOM?”  
2. Have someone put itching powder in your underwear OR a fake rat in your backpack?
3. Split your pants in front of your crush OR have a giant booger on your face while talking to him or her?
4. Have your sandwich filling replaced with used chewing gum OR your body lotion replaced with mayonnaise?
5. Find out the “mystery meat” in the cafeteria you ate was pigeon OR the chemical substance used to make play-doh?
6. Have your breakfast smoothie replaced with strawberry shampoo OR your bowl of Cocoa Pebbles replaced with cat food?
7. Have toilet paper stuck to the butt of your pants OR bird poop in your hair?
8. Have your favorite perfume/cologne replaced with a Vomit scent OR Disgusting Sweat scent?  
9. Sit on a whoopee cushion in church OR realize (too late!) someone added green food coloring to your face wash?
10. Get a prank call from your brother or sister pretending to be your crush OR get a phony report card with all F's?

Leave your answers in the Comments below. And let us know if you have any good pranks planned for April Fools' Day! Until next time, good luck making it through April 1st!

—Ratha, Stacks Writer

Writing Prompt: 100-Word Challenge

Writing Prompt: 100-Word Challenge

Ready for a challenge? Because the writer of this week's Write On Writing Prompt wants you to BRING IT! Cutie3500 writes:

Okay, 100-word challenge. You have to write a review on your favorite book in 100 words or fewer.

Are you up for it? Thanks for the awesome challenge, Cutie3500. What about you guys? Write us your book review of 100 words or fewer in the Comments below!

—Ratha, Stacks Writer