http://www.wordnik.com/lists/theme-prompts.xml There's a fiction meme (mostly on Livejournal) where writers use words as a prompt for a short story snippet. I've been collecting the words that show up on these lists as prompts for creative writing, and there's a bunch of them. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/fog Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:46:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fog http://www.wordnik.com/words/action Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/action http://www.wordnik.com/words/silence Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:46:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/silence http://www.wordnik.com/words/call Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:46:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/call http://www.wordnik.com/words/echo Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:45:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/echo http://www.wordnik.com/words/innocence Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/innocence http://www.wordnik.com/words/guilt Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:45:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/guilt http://www.wordnik.com/words/poverty Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:45:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/poverty http://www.wordnik.com/words/wealth Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wealth http://www.wordnik.com/words/curse Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/curse http://www.wordnik.com/words/wish Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wish http://www.wordnik.com/words/drama Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/drama http://www.wordnik.com/words/visible Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/visible http://www.wordnik.com/words/invisible Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/invisible http://www.wordnik.com/words/gun Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gun http://www.wordnik.com/words/hello Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:43:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hello http://www.wordnik.com/words/goodbye Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/goodbye http://www.wordnik.com/words/determination Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/determination http://www.wordnik.com/words/criminal Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/criminal http://www.wordnik.com/words/victim Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/victim http://www.wordnik.com/words/adventure Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/adventure http://www.wordnik.com/words/nameless Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:42:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nameless http://www.wordnik.com/words/oblivious Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:41:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oblivious http://www.wordnik.com/words/observation Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:41:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/observation http://www.wordnik.com/words/suicide Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:41:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/suicide http://www.wordnik.com/words/spell Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:41:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spell http://www.wordnik.com/words/bitterness Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:41:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bitterness http://www.wordnik.com/words/disappearance Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/disappearance http://www.wordnik.com/words/appearance Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/appearance http://www.wordnik.com/words/valour Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/valour http://www.wordnik.com/words/barbarian Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/barbarian http://www.wordnik.com/words/negotiation Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/negotiation http://www.wordnik.com/words/trouble Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:38:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/trouble http://www.wordnik.com/words/rootless Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:38:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rootless http://www.wordnik.com/words/handicap Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/handicap http://www.wordnik.com/words/ability Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ability http://www.wordnik.com/words/resignation Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/resignation http://www.wordnik.com/words/regret Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/regret http://www.wordnik.com/words/release Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/release http://www.wordnik.com/words/tension Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tension http://www.wordnik.com/words/emerald Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:10:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/emerald http://www.wordnik.com/words/sapphire Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:10:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sapphire http://www.wordnik.com/words/ruby Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:10:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ruby http://www.wordnik.com/words/pearl Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:10:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pearl http://www.wordnik.com/words/past Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:10:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/past http://www.wordnik.com/words/present Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:09:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/present http://www.wordnik.com/words/future Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/future http://www.wordnik.com/words/cluebat Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cluebat http://www.wordnik.com/words/flippancy Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/flippancy http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridge Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bridge http://www.wordnik.com/words/cycle Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cycle http://www.wordnik.com/words/journey Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/journey http://www.wordnik.com/words/cynicism Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cynicism http://www.wordnik.com/words/bandage Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bandage http://www.wordnik.com/words/harm Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:08:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/harm http://www.wordnik.com/words/heal Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/heal http://www.wordnik.com/words/murder Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/murder http://www.wordnik.com/words/time Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/time http://www.wordnik.com/words/arrival Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/arrival http://www.wordnik.com/words/departure Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/departure http://www.wordnik.com/words/afraid Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/afraid http://www.wordnik.com/words/fearless Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:07:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fearless http://www.wordnik.com/words/reckless Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/reckless http://www.wordnik.com/words/cautious Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cautious http://www.wordnik.com/words/persevere Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/persevere http://www.wordnik.com/words/perverse Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/perverse http://www.wordnik.com/words/redeem Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/redeem http://www.wordnik.com/words/found Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/found http://www.wordnik.com/words/search Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/search http://www.wordnik.com/words/equal Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/equal http://www.wordnik.com/words/inferior Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/inferior http://www.wordnik.com/words/superior Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:06:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/superior http://www.wordnik.com/words/stream Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stream http://www.wordnik.com/words/pond Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pond http://www.wordnik.com/words/river Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/river http://www.wordnik.com/words/lake Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lake http://www.wordnik.com/words/ocean Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ocean http://www.wordnik.com/words/repel Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/repel http://www.wordnik.com/words/attract Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/attract http://www.wordnik.com/words/asleep Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/asleep http://www.wordnik.com/words/awake Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/awake http://www.wordnik.com/words/optimism Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/optimism http://www.wordnik.com/words/pessimism Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pessimism http://www.wordnik.com/words/idealism Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/idealism http://www.wordnik.com/words/wavering Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wavering http://www.wordnik.com/words/decision Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/decision http://www.wordnik.com/words/faith Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/faith http://www.wordnik.com/words/bond Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bond http://www.wordnik.com/words/strawberry Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/strawberry http://www.wordnik.com/words/chocolate Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chocolate http://www.wordnik.com/words/vanilla Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/vanilla http://www.wordnik.com/words/classical Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/classical http://www.wordnik.com/words/swing Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swing http://www.wordnik.com/words/jazz Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/jazz http://www.wordnik.com/words/rock Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rock http://www.wordnik.com/words/blues Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blues http://www.wordnik.com/words/moment Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/moment http://www.wordnik.com/words/eternity Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/eternity http://www.wordnik.com/words/away Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/away http://www.wordnik.com/words/woman Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:03:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/woman