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    Writing Prompt National Kaijus

    I just watched Troll on Netflix. The Troll is BIG. Like Kaiju big. And Norwegian, not a country you'd cite as a kaiju-prone. And that got me thinking. What if a national Kaiju (giant monster) suddenly appeared for every country? Or what if they'd always existed? What would they look like? Would...
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    Why is it a bull elephant but a boar polar bear?

    Hi everyone! Ok, so English has no gendered words (I'm French BTW), that makes it friendly to learn. But then you have animals, who don't always have a distinct name for male and female. So you slap another animal on it to indicate the gender, like a bull elephant or a hen pheasant, right? But...
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    I just want to brag

    Hi everyone! Here's the thing: I've been working as a temporary replacement for a guy for almost a year and a half. He was off work due to cancer, and he got progressively better. His cancer was beaten last summer, he has been recovering ever since. I realy like my workplace. My bosses are...
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    Writing Prompt Alternative mythology

    Hi folks! Here's my writing prompt for today : "In a few paragraphs (min 300 words, no maximum), explain how the traditional retelling of a mythology you are familiar with is wrong." Alternative character interpretations, twists in the tales, everything is fair game! PS: I have my own twist...
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    That nice vampire in probably Lone Wolf gamebooks: what's his name again?

    OK, I've been reminisced about the Lone Wolf gamebooks I used to read as a teen/kid. Or maybe it was another gamebook, but I'm pretty sure it was Lone Wolf. I didn't read a lot, but I remember drawing around entry 13 the first time you died, having fingers all the way around the book, and that...
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    Weak but skilled

    Hi everyone! I've got this story idea macerating in my head about a group of superheroes who've all got the short stick in terms of raw power, but who compensate for it with training and creativity. I've got some ideas for my characters, but I would need a few more of them. Could you help me...
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    Writing Prompt Space prison break

    "Rigul Blador, for the crimes of disruption of hyperspace lanes, active piracy, sedition and consuming a banana in a public setting, you are sentenced to life in prison on Murgrakir." While not unexpected, the Space Judge sentence sends a chill down the spine of Rigul. The prison planet of...
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    The heroes shouldn't be invited

    The Great Evil has been defeated against all odds by the Heroes. The people can now celebrate their victory, and a festival is organized by the relieved Reasonable Authority Figure. The only thing is that the Reasonable Authority Figure has a very good reason to not invite the Heroes to the...
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