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Not Your Average Bar FightJanuary 31, 2012 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 97After getting into an argument with another patron at a local bar, the person challenges you to a fight out back. Because you’ve never been in a fight before (and don’t want this to be your first time), you come up with a more creative way to settle your dispute. Read more

Thank You For Punishing MeJanuary 24, 2012 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 122You’ve been convicted of a crime, but the judge recognizes that this is your first offense. Instead of sending you to jail, he hands down an extremely unusual punishment. What’s even more unusual is, after it’s over, you come back to thank him. Why? Read more

One Very Memorable Night (But Not for Good Reasons)January 17, 2012 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 147While out at a bar, your old high school sweetheart approaches you and gives you an unexpected kiss right on the lips. This causes you to have one intense reaction that will lead to a very memorable night—but not for good reasons. Read more

“I Know I’m Supposed to Keep This a Secret, But …”January 10, 2012 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 159The plane lifted off the runway and into the air. The person next to you turns and quietly whispers in your ear, “I know I’m supposed to keep this a secret, but I absolutely must tell someone.

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Search for:Taking Drastic MeasuresJanuary 3, 2012 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 166Around mid-morning one day, you realize that everything that is happening seems really familiar. After much thought you discover that your life has fallen into a terrible rut and now you must take drastic measures to find a way out of it. Write the scene where you make a life-changing decision. Read more

Unexpected Christmas ChatterDecember 27, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 41It’s a few days after Christmas and you received everything you wanted, especially (fill inthe blank). But things take an interesting turn when, in the middle of the night, the thing that you wanted, which had been sitting in the corner, starts talking to you. Read more

Christmas GhostDecember 19, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 52While hanging up your Christmas lights, you are flagged down by a neighborhood kid who offers to help. As he helps you, he tells you about the Christmas ghost that haunts

his house. What’s odd is that you’ve noticed the same things happening around your house. Write this scene. Read more

A Church-Mandated PenanceDecember 13, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 51Needing to get something off your chest, you head to the confessional at church. After laying out your misdeed to the priest, you are given an unusual task to perform as penance—not creepy, just unusual. Write this scene. Read more

Breaking Out of the Hospital for ChristmasDecember 6, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 32Thanks to a chronic illness, a coworker has been trapped in the hospital for weeks and isbummed he’s going to miss the company Christmas party—that is, until you and anothercoworker unexpectedly show up to bust him out and take him to the celebration. Write this scene. Read more

Killing Your Best Friend’s WifeNovember 29, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 61A close friend asks you to help him kill his wife and, to his surprise, you agree without hesitation—not because you particularly dislike his wife, but because she’s the only person who knows this one deep, dark secret that could ruin your life forever. Write about how you confront her and how the murder plays out. Read more

What You’re Most Thankful ForNovember 22, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 55Not including people or pets, what’s the one thing that you’re most thankful for? Write a one-paragraph note that starts “I’m thankful for (fill in the blank) because … ” Read more

The Ghost of Your GrandmotherNovember 15, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 54You are dealing with a bout of insomnia due to a reoccurring nightmare that started two days after the loss of your grandmother. Suddenly, you see a ghost who claims to be herspirit. Her spirit orders you to take care of something she wasn’t able to before she passed. If you do, she’ll leave you alone. If you don’t, she’ll haunt you forever. Write this scene. Read more

Office Move Gone WrongNovember 7, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 30Your move to a new office building hits a major hurdle when you arrive for your first day only to find out your name wasn’t on the move list. Write this scene. Read more

Concerning Item in Coworker’s DeskNovember 1, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 23Your company is moving office buildings and you’ve been asked to stay after hours and help pack up the desks. While clearing through one particular coworker’s desk, you find something extremely concerning in his bottom drawer. Call one of your friends and ask for advice on what to do about it. Read more

Halloween RevengeOctober 25, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 20For the last 10 years, kids have been toilet papering your house on Halloween night.

Unfortunately for them, this is the year you finally decided to get even. Write about your night of retaliation. Read more

Pumpkin Carving Gone WrongOctober 18, 2011 | Brian A. Klems | Comments: 36You’re attending an annual pumpkin-carving party with your friends when one of them stands up and makes a shocking announcement. Start your story with the announcement and end with “And that’s how I got my head stuck in the pumpkin.” Read more