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Every December, my girlfriend and I give each other 31 prompts of things to write or draw about each day of the month. One of mine was Aurora Borealis. I had no earthily clue what to write, so I wrote a piece about writer's block and let my mind wander. I have to assume that in one form or another every writer has written Aurora Borealis when they get stumped. I have to assume that, because if I don't than I'm just very weird.
My girlfriend gave me this prompt as a collection of prompts every day for the month of December. This prompt, "Paul Revere" was a reference to a song by Noah Kahan by the same name. It's one of my favorites and this work echoes a lot of the central themes in that song. It strikes a cord with me as an artist, and a young man. The need to escape and make something of yourself, battled by the warmth of your mother's cooking and your childhood bed. It's sort of a different vibe for me, but after all that's what writing prompts are for.
Every December, me and my girlfriend both give each other 31 prompts. For her, its something to draw, for me its something to write. This was my first prompt for 2025. I usually write fantasy stories, my first experiences having come from Dungeons and Dragons, so it was different to write one set in the real world. Though to be honest, this one sometimes feels more fantastical than elves and dragons. It's a pocket of perfection to me. A loving wife, bills fully paid for, a house the two of you own, and Christmas plans made entirely by you. I can't wait to look back on these in ten years and see how much my pocket of perfection has changed.