Writing Prompt #205 “Stories By 5”

Ellen Datlow

The Topic (choose a theme for your story)

A past life

A collector and their collection

A life-changing relationship

A heroic deed or rescue mission

A haunted location

The impossible Q. Anyone who knows me, knows I love names. I would gladly name everyone on the planet if I was allowed (if only I could keep track of billions of names!). Choose 1 of the names below (It does not have to be the name of your main character. It doesn’t even have to be the name of a person). I have a list for males and females you can pick from either but you don’t need to pick from both. I have included an audio clip if you are unsure how to pronounce the name.

Male

Qorro

Qorswyn

Quest

Qord

Qensai

Female

Qorra

Quintessence

Qorrenth/Qorren

Qordelia

Qestral

Chose a Color

malachite, peach, lilac, copper, topaz

Chose an Object

kite, mirror, corset, paper, candle

Chose an Emotion

wrathful, restless, ardent, melancholic, curious

About mindlovemisery

Music: PJ Harvey, Radio Head, Fleetwood Mac, David Usher/Moist, Johnny Cash, Portishead, Damien Rice (basically I am a 90s kid I like alternative, grunge, Industrial and other types of metal, oldies, punk, rock etc.) Authors: Sylvia Plath, James Baldwin, Edmund White, Arthur Rimbaud, Jim Carrol, Jeff Noon, etc. Movies: A Clock Work Orange, Fight Club, House of Flying Daggers (I like a lot of cult movies, horror, comedy, drama, I don't like action and fantasy is terrifying lol) Philosophical Beliefs: Buddhism, Daoism, Shintoism (before it changed under Nationalism), The Transcendent Order Favorite Video Game: Planescape Torment What I do: read, write, yoga, pilates, weight-lift, walk, study philosophy and psychology, dance like a crazy person, paint, dream etc. Qualities: stubborn, sarcastic, teasing, playful, open, flirtatious, eccentric, passionate, forgetful, open-minded.

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