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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.
This was a piece I wrote about a fiction character named Lliam for a challenge with my girlfriend. In December she gives me a prompt of something to write about every day, and I give her a prompt for something to draw every day. On Dec. 24, the prompt for me was figure skating. The work used to go on after the point where it ends here, but in my editing I found that the following section wasn't necessary. I like the subject matter in this, all though it was pretty challenging to write. I don't like the idea of leaving without discussing it, if I were Lliam I would have told her I was breaking up with her first. But Lliam's not me, he doesn't do things the way I would, and writing that distinction was challenging, but fun.
It is paramount that anyone serious about being creative does something for their creative passion every single day. I try as hard as I can to make sure I've written something every day. Eleven months out of the year, I come up with what to write myself. In December however, I have a challenge to do. In 2024, my girlfriend and I decided to give each other a prompt every day of December. I would give her a prompt to draw, she would give me a prompt to write. This pushed me to do things out of my usual, and not just write about the same characters I got stuck on during the rest of the year. This was my prompt for December 16th, and I wrote it journal style about a character I've discussed earlier, Lliam. It turned out alright I think, especially for someone who doesn't usually work with darker themes.