The Memoirist

Reading someone's descriptive intro of themselves a while ago I remember that they said they were a poet and a memoirist. Hmmm. How do they live? How do they earn money? Are they so successful with social media ad dollars (or something else?) that jobs are even a consideration?

Far be it for me to judge but seriously, doesn't it take a large swallow of solipsistic hubris to declare oneself a memoirist?

Oh, truthfully, everyone SHOULD be a memoirist and keep some kind of journal (says the man on volume 63 of his) but to announce it to the world? Maybe, yes! Good for her!

What do you think is IN those memoirs? Juicy stuff? Dramatic stuff? Profound stuff?

That's the topic of your scene: now improv it!

-- doug smith

 

Poem Prompt: Who You Are

How it works:

Use the following quote in your poem anywhere:

Add more of you to who you are

and you'll be able to travel far

It could be at the beginning, in the middle, at the end -- anywhere that suits you. You could even repeat it as often as you like, it is entirely yours to play with.

Notes:

Yes, this is improv so let it flow and yes it is poetry because improv is more than acting and because this site is intended to be a full tilt creativity generator. 

Generate!

-- doug smith

Scene Prompt: Friction

 

Use the following quote to develop an improvised scene in three parts:

Resistance causes friction; friction causes fire, and fire burns.

Optional part four: 

Resolve the fire.

The Natural Order

Prompt:

"If love is the natural order of things, we should stop resisting..."

Situation:

Any conflict. Contrast that conflict into a more natural order. Wind it down. Search for peace.

"How do you make that happen?"

"That's the challenge..."

Scene Prompt: Dealing With The Past

The more we pretend the past doesn't matter the more likely it is to haunt us.

Prompt:

Improvise a scene during which at least one character avoids dealing with the past -- its thoughts, its actions, and its consequences.

Notes:

It's drama, so of course, ramp up the stakes and the consequences

-- doug smith

What If?

What if we could not acknowledge that we are not who we used to be?

And, what if we could?

-- doug smith

Scene from a Quote: Thievery

When money rules, thieves will prosper.

-- doug smith