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Rated: 13+ · Letter/Memo · Arts · #2222031
Want to play with old Journalistic Intentions prompts? Here you go!
I don't always run prompt contest, but when I do, I save the old prompts from "Journalistic IntentionsOpen in new Window. [18+] } for anyone that might have missed out. Feel free to use these prompts however you wish! If you do use them, feel free to let me know how and where. I am genuinely curious about how (else) these can manifest.



*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 1 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Music
*Clef* Santa Clara Vanguard 2018  Open in new Window.
*Clef* THUD Light Drumming  Open in new Window.
*Clef* Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as played by Rosseau  Open in new Window.
*Clef* "Jupiter" as played on Holst's own piano  Open in new Window.


TED Talks
*Mic* Autistic Women and Dating  Open in new Window.
*Mic* Examining Procrastination  Open in new Window.
*Mic* Language and Thinking  Open in new Window.
*Mic* Cliched Lies  Open in new Window.

Humor
*Smirk2* Snickers Super Bowl LIV Commercial  Open in new Window.
*Smirk2* On dating smart people  Open in new Window.
*Smirk2* Grouch, an SNL parody (18+)  Open in new Window.
*Smirk2* Your Grammar Sucks  Open in new Window.

The Minefield
*Bomb* Manipulation and the Apple Customer Experience  Open in new Window.
*Bomb* Shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses  Open in new Window.
*Bomb* Simon Sinek on Millennials  Open in new Window.
*Bomb* Drawbacks of Straw Alternatives  Open in new Window.



*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 2 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


1. An over sized, monster truck on the highway with a competition sound system may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Winheim Witheiw Author Icon

2. Well-behaved women rarely do behave well, they just make everyone else think they do. catty Author Icon

3. That's always an interesting concept when you try to mind your own (profane adjective) business then you end up on face book or twitter. plainsue Author Icon

4. I like Captain Kirk but I can't say I'm very fond of him turning in his space suit for a cheesy priceline commercial. lucyrose Author Icon

5. That's always an interesting concept when you try to get the toddler to act as a cleaning product and you come up against the facts of exactly what it is you're attempting to do. ☮ The Grum Of Grums Author Icon

6. Today you are annoying, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is more likely to get sucker punched in the face by me than you. Lenox Author Icon

7. The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could fit back into my Wonder Woman costume. Whiskersandhersisters Author Icon

8. Try not to become a man of Call of Duty prowess, but rather try to become a man of legitimate Zombie Apocalypse fighting skills. Brandiwyn🎶 Author Icon

9. You have to look through the rain to see the oncoming bus, dump truck, and motorcycle. Solace.Bring Author Icon

10.You have to look through the rain to see the little green imp pulling on the threads of the rainbow. Invasion of the Insanity Author Icon

11. You'll find love when you prepare the ritual correctly. Chibithulu (Alyssa) Author Icon

12. You'll find love when you give up and shoot cupid. Pumpkin Spice Sox Author Icon

13. Shoot for the moon! And even if you miss, your crash landing will be SPECTACULAR! Dad Author Icon

14. Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you'll get a lot of practical experience with Newtonian orbital mechanics. Robert Waltz Author Icon

15. Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because you didn't have to pay for it. Solace.Bring Author Icon

16. Don't cry because it's over, smile because you didn't catch it. Odessa Molinari Author Icon



*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 3 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Doctors
*Drbag* Dr. Croissant
*Drbag* Dr. Fail
*Drbag* Dr. Fangman
*Drbag* Dr. Brain

Streets
*Stop* Solid Waste Rd.
*Stop* Porcupine Pt.
*Stop* Hazard Ave.
*Stop* Kitchen-Dick Road

Emails
*Mailr* lifeinsurancenet.info@identityremains.com
*Mailr* hairtherapy@gilbertneurolgy.com
*Mailr* politicalwatch@appliancerepairscottsdaleaz.com
*Mailr* fever.warning@companknee.com

Businesses
*Penr* Golden State Urology
*Penr* Kissing Camels Surgery Center
*Penr* Ricotta Vascular Lab
*Penr* Prostate Laser Center


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 4 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Movies
*Clapper* Things We Lost in the Fire
*Clapper* The Shape of Water
*Clapper* Battlefield Earth
*Clapper* Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Songs
*VinylB* Turn Off the Light
*VinylB* Let It Roll
*VinylB* Immigrant Song
*VinylB* Twilight Alehouse

Books
*Books4* Bad Blood
*Books4* The Gluten Lie
*Books4* On the Beach
*Books4* The House of the Spirits

Plays
*Quill* Battle of Angels
*Quill* The Invention of Love
*Quill* Glengarry Glen Ross
*Quill* When We Dead Awaken


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 5 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


YouTube Selections
*Video* Education, education, education  Open in new Window.
*Video* The surprising absence  Open in new Window.
*Video* Grifters Come in All Demographics  Open in new Window.
*Video* Memory fails us these days  Open in new Window.


Fill in the Blank!
*Mailg* Insomnia is just another way to brand yourself "not normal". Black Crisis Author Icon
*Mailg* Don't cry because it's over, smile because the onion soup will taste great. Max Kwoa Author Icon
*Mailg* What's meant to be will always end up online. Melisscious Author Icon
*Mailg* In three words I can sum up everything I learned about life: Counting is easier than it looks. Pumpkin Spice Sox Author Icon


Weird Names
*Questionr* Dr. Akula
*Questionr* CHOP Kids First
*Questionr* linda@wickedhothillary.com
*Questionr* Oink Joint Rd.


Titles
*Foldergr* Holy Motors
*Foldergr* Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
*Foldergr* Doorways I Haven't Opened
*Foldergr* Orpheus Descending


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 6 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Ingredients
*Tomato* Fonio  Open in new Window.
*Tomato* Delicata squash  Open in new Window.
*Tomato* Boudin  Open in new Window.
*Tomato* Lion's Mane (mushroom)  Open in new Window.

Culinary Standouts
*Sushi* Michael Twitty  Open in new Window.
*Sushi* Sean Sherman  Open in new Window.
*Sushi* Jiro Ono  Open in new Window.
*Sushi* Joyce Chen and the Culinary Women of Public Television  Open in new Window.

Recipes
*Carrot* Matambre  Open in new Window.
*Carrot* Gado gado  Open in new Window.
*Carrot* Dolma (stuffed grape leaves)  Open in new Window.
*Carrot* Beer Cheese Soup  Open in new Window.

Food History
*Cabbage* Fish and chips  Open in new Window.
*Cabbage* Cheese  Open in new Window.
*Cabbage* American butchery  Open in new Window.
*Cabbage* Cabbage  Open in new Window.


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 7 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Lyrics
*Clef* "If I learn one lesson,
count your blessings,
look to the rising sun,
and run run run."
*Clef* "I'll be right here just waiting underground."
*Clef* "Alive at both ends but a little dead in the middle."
*Clef* "It's the power that gives you the strength to survive."

Movies
*Movie* "It was worse than Detroit."
*Movie* "Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty woids! That's what this war is all about!"
*Movie* "Man is as silent as the grave. But if farts were flattery? Honey, he'd be Shakespeare."
*Movie* "Oh would you just shut up? You're rats with wings!"

Articles
*Printer* "The process of racial triangulation—of which the MMM [model minority myth] is a prime example—essentially places Asian Americans in a racial bind between whites and other people of color."
*Printer* "And it hit me, that to me, those are two of my deepest-felt emotions. Justice, equality, fairness, mercy, longsuffering, Work, Passion, knowledge, and above all else, Truth. Those are my primary emotions."
*Printer* “I think I would have been much happier being an actual scientist.”
*Printer* "Most of all, you feel unseen and unheard. The other person is demonstrating that there are two things more important than your pain:
Their desire to avoid negative emotions
Their need to offer unsolicited advice."

Grab Bag
*Crayons9* "Trauma does not make you stronger. Trauma makes you traumatized. The end."
*Crayons9* "If you can't handle me at my worst, imagine how I feel."
*Crayons9* "That's a man's answer!"
*Crayons9* "It is clear now that we live in precedented times."


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 8 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Ground
*Mushroombr* Well Done Foundation-Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells  Open in new Window.
*Mushroombr* Mining for Green Technologies  Open in new Window.
*Mushroombr* Large Tree Planting Projects  Open in new Window.
*Mushroombr* Chat Piles in Oklahoma  Open in new Window.

Water
*Waterdrop* Storage Plastic and the Pacific Garbage Patch  Open in new Window.
*Waterdrop* New Zealand Water vs. New Zealand Dairy  Open in new Window.
*Waterdrop* WOTUS: Waters of the United States  Open in new Window.
*Waterdrop* Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone  Open in new Window.

Pitfalls
*Thumbsdownred* Greenwashing  Open in new Window.
*Thumbsdownred* Fashion Waste  Open in new Window.
*Thumbsdownred* Runoff Complications  Open in new Window.
*Thumbsdownred* Wildfires Harming the Ozone Layer  Open in new Window.

Triumphs
*Trees* Restoring Soil in West Virginia with Lavender  Open in new Window.
*Trees* Gazelle Conservation Achievements  Open in new Window.
*Trees* Restoring the Great Salt Lake for Birds  Open in new Window.
*Trees* Bobcats are fighting pythons  Open in new Window.


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 9 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


Characterization
*Sneaker3* Broken Ace  Open in new Window.
*Sneaker3* Big Good  Open in new Window.
*Sneaker3* Reasonable Authority Figure  Open in new Window.
*Sneaker3* Jade Colored Glasses  Open in new Window.

Setting
*House* Crapsaccharine World  Open in new Window.
*House* The Mountains of Illinois  Open in new Window.
*House* Quirky Town  Open in new Window.
*House* Bad Guy Bar  Open in new Window.

Plotlines and Events
*Dartg* The Bad Guy Wins  Open in new Window.
*Dartg* Ripped From the Headlines  Open in new Window.
*Dartg* The Ending Changes Everything  Open in new Window.
*Dartg* Funny Background Even  Open in new Window.

Dialogue
*Writing* And I'm the Queen of Sheba  Open in new Window.
*Writing* Breaking In to Talk  Open in new Window.
*Writing* Let's Not Speak of This Again  Open in new Window.
*Writing* Got Me Doing It  Open in new Window.


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 10 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


FOOD
*Cabbagered* Kohlrabi  Open in new Window.
*Cabbagered* Justin Sutherland  Open in new Window.
*Cabbagered* Indigenous recipe collection  Open in new Window.
*Cabbagered* Daube glace  Open in new Window.

BLIND QUOTES
*Notepad* "And all those friends that were such a chore
You're gonna need 'em more than ever before"
*Notepad* "Mister, I was born for it."
*Notepad* "It is important to start socializing the idea of reforms now—sometimes they are upon us quicker than we think."
*Notepad* "Sure, when teenage girls write self-insert characters that hang out with their faves it's 'cringey' and 'bad fanfiction', but when Dante does it it's a 'literary classic' and 'redefines the way we view Catholicism'."

EARTH MATTERS
*Earth* Grappling with soil degradation  Open in new Window.
*Earth* Locks, dams, and the future of the Mississippi  Open in new Window.
*Earth* One reason for environmental justice  Open in new Window.
*Earth* Land management with true common sense  Open in new Window.

TROPES
*Mic3* Absurdly Spacious Sewer  Open in new Window.
*Mic3* Chekov's Gun  Open in new Window.
*Mic3* Armor Piercing Question  Open in new Window.
*Mic3* The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask  Open in new Window.


*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 11 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


FLORA
*Poseyv* Baccara  Open in new Window.
*Poseyv* Orange Submersion  Open in new Window.
*Poseyv* Faces Everywhere  Open in new Window.
*Poseyv* Deceptive Clarity  Open in new Window.

FAUNA
*Paw* Lounge  Open in new Window.
*Paw* Eyes On You  Open in new Window.
*Paw* Feeding Frenzy  Open in new Window.
*Paw* A Family Dinner  Open in new Window.

PLACES
*Mountainsb* Ipanema  Open in new Window.
*Mountainsb* Mangrove Lagoon  Open in new Window.
*Mountainsb* Happy Ride  Open in new Window.
*Mountainsb* For Late Risers  Open in new Window.

GRAB BAG
*Hourglass* Brutalist Bench  Open in new Window.
*Hourglass* Maybe I'm Lost  Open in new Window.
*Hourglass* To the Skies  Open in new Window.
*Hourglass* Adrift  Open in new Window.

*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 12 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


FABRICS
*Tie1* Nylon
*Tie1* Charmeuse
*Tie1* Silk
*Tie1* Wool

CLOTHING ITEMS
*Pants* Beret
*Pants* Sweater
*Pants* Waistcoat
*Pants* Pants

SEWING
*Bagv* hem
*Bagv* princess seam
*Bagv* boning
*Bagv* ruching

MISCELLANEOUS
*Tophat* A-Line
*Tophat* swing
*Tophat* denim
*Tophat* zipper

*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 13 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


BASICS
*Footprintl* stretching
*Footprintl* cardio
*Footprintl* strength
*Footprintl* balance

GYM WORK
*Climbing* squats
*Climbing* interval training
*Climbing* chest press
*Climbing* hand bike

DANCE
*Dropp* plie
*Dropp* pas de cheval
*Dropp* first position
*Dropp* jete

OLYMPICS
*Olympics* swimming
*Olympics* flatwater canoe
*Olympics* handball
*Olympics* pole vault

*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 14 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


REDS
*Penr* maroon
*Penr* carmine
*Penr* scarlet
*Penr* ruby

GREENS
*Peng* chartreuse
*Peng* lime
*Peng* hunter
*Peng* mint

BLUES
*Penb* navy
*Penb* cerulean
*Penb* sky
*Penb* slate

PURPLES
*Penv* plum
*Penv* amethyst
*Penv* lilac
*Penv* mauve

*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*ROUND 15 PROMPTS*Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea**Idea*


PHOTOS
*Camera* Dahlia Dreaming  Open in new Window.
*Camera* Lurk in the Woods  Open in new Window.
*Camera* Everybody Scramble!  Open in new Window.
*Camera* Bound By Who Knows What  Open in new Window.

FASHION
*Buttono* linen
*Buttono* stocking
*Buttono* running stitches
*Buttono* lacing

MOVE YOUR BODY
*Medalgold* flexibility
*Medalgold* lunges
*Medalgold* pike
*Medalgold* rugby

COLORS
*Asteriskgr* burgundy
*Asteriskgr* olive
*Asteriskgr* cobalt
*Asteriskgr* violet
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