this week's writing prompt: MY FAVORITE COLOR

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Dear Pythia: I Want Social Distance… From My Children

Thanks to quarantining, parents are at the end of their ropes. How do you get some social distance from your roughhousing, maniacal children.

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What’s Your {Favorite Colour}? It’s Not an Innocent Question

“What’s your favourite color?” seems like an innocent question, but if you dig a little deeper, it reveals a subtle wickedness.

Daragh Fleming

June 4, 2020

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20 Years of {My Favorite} Pantone {Color}

An official ranking of the Pantone Color of the Year, from Cerulean (2000) to Classic Blue (2020), including predictions for the future.

Jillian Conochan

June 3, 2020

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{Exploding the Moment} Alone with Your Dog in the Summer Sun

When it’s a hot, summer day, and your dog wants to play in the backyard, you sometimes have to get creative and use what’s left in the cooler.

Thomas Viehe

June 3, 2020

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20 Years of {My Favorite} Pantone {Color}

An official ranking of the Pantone Color of the Year, from Cerulean (2000) to Classic Blue (2020), including predictions for the future.

Jillian Conochan

June 3, 2020

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My {Favorite Color} is Speaking Up: A Staff Editorial After a Weekend of Protests

Racism is real. The anger is real. And after a weekend of protests demanding justice for George Floyd, our staff wants to talk about color.

The Prompt Staff

June 1, 2020

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MINIPROMPT: What Would You Name The Prompt’s {Colors}?

Have you ever considered the art form of color naming? We have. We asked our writers to help us name 3 of The Prompt’s brand colors.

The Prompt Staff

May 29, 2020

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What If Only ONE Pro Team Could Own A {Color}?

Sports are about competing to see who’s the best. So, why not make a competition to see which pro teams have earned their jersey and uniform colors?

Josh Bard

May 28, 2020

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Trapped in Pink: Bedroom Walls in My {Least} {Favorite Color}

As a kid, Kelaine hated the color of her bedroom walls because she was never really a “pink” kind of girl. Looking back, she now knows why.

Kelaine Conochan

May 28, 2020

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There's plenty more where that came from. Check out some prompts from previous weeks.

wk. 01 {Dinner} with {3 People from} {History}

wk. 02 {Thanks Obama}

wk. 03 {Lying}

wk. 04 2016: {Year In Review}

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