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Each week, we issue a writing prompt to our own staff, guest contributors, and readers like you. We welcome guest submissions, so if you’re interested in being featured or regularly contributing to the site, email your responses to kelaine.conochan [at] thepromptmag.com.


I’ll be honest, I’m kinda feeling like a flat ball these days.

Feeling kinda deflated, kinda worn out, kinda kicked into the corner of the yard and forgotten about.

But here’s the thing. All it takes is a pump, a pin, and a little bit of elbow grease. A decision to fill your lungs with fresh air. To hold it there, realize you’re okay, and get back in the game. That’s why this week, we’re getting ourselves motivated to BOUNCE BACK.

This Week’s Writing Prompt: BOUNCE BACK

This week, we’re looking for new original pieces, using BOUNCE BACK as our prompt.

If you’ve got an inspired ideas about how to respond to this week’s prompt, send us your submission of 400-700 words. Write us anything that comes to mind when you think of  BOUNCE BACK. It can be a personal essay, a poem, short story, script, or anything else original and fresh. Ironic or sincere, real or imagined—just make it worth our while and we’ll publish it, include it in our newsletter, and give you the chance to join the creative, talented staff writers here at The Prompt.

Email your responses to kelaine.conochan@thepromptmag.com by Sunday April 9th at midnight EST.

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