Image Flash 16: Prompt

A table and two wooden chairs, possibly in a coffee shop. There's napkins and cutlery for two. The floor is wooden and the wall is half-panelled in wood too, in two tones of brown, blue-grey and white. A poster with a penny farthing image shows the breakfast times. A lamp hungs from the ceiling.
Photo by Katie Luka on Unsplash

Double event!

Yes, last week I completely forgot about #ImageFlash. Shame on me! So, in order to make amends, this week we’re having two prompts, both from unsplash.com.

This image, prompt number 16, is by Katie Luka. I just liked this corner of… a coffee shop? Who sits there? One person? Two? What do they talk about? Do they talk at all or simply look at their smartphones? Do they hold hands and that’s enough? Will we find out?

As usual, join in if you want: simply use the image as a prompt for your writing, and use the #ImageFlash hashtag, and you’re done. Anything goes: you can write a tweet or a novel, whatever you feel like!

Just practise your writing, and have fun!

Image Flash 15: Prompt

A collection of vynil records in a wooden rack with two shelves. On top of the shelf there are two record players. On hand comes from the left and selects one record titled "her".
Photo by Jonas Leupe on Unsplash

Double event!

Yes, last week I completely forgot about #ImageFlash. Shame on me! So, in order to make amends, this week we’re having two prompts, both from unsplash.com.

The first one, number 15, is by Jonas Leupe. The image reminded me of my record collection, lying hidden in cardboard boxes, waiting for a new record player to become alive again.

As usual, join in if you want: simply use the image as a prompt for your writing, and use the #ImageFlash hashtag, and you’re done. Anything goes: you can write a tweet or a novel, whatever you feel like!

Just practise your writing, and have fun!

Image Flash 14: Prompt

Photo by Finn Whelen on Unsplash

One day late, but hey, we’re still on average… Here’s this week’s prompt.

And again I cheated. Instead of simply generating a new image, this time I checked Unsplash’s front page, and there it was, this image by Finn Whelen waiting for me to write a story using it as a prompt.

And waiting for you! Use it as a writing prompt if you want to, and tag it using #ImageFlash. And let me know!

Image Flash 13: Prompt

A black bird (looks like a raven to me) in a cage. It's looking down. It looks miserable.
Photo by Charly Pn on Unsplash

This week’s prompt comes from last week… OK, I always say I generate random images from Unsplash, and I do. But I’ve started collecting the ones that I find more appealing, and this one, by Charly Pn, looked terrific, so I kept it (along with a few other!).

This poor raven (I say it’s a raven, though I’m not sure) looks so miserable! I’m sure it has lots of stories to tell, or there are many stories that can be told about it. We’ll see, we’ll see.

If you want to tell yours, just do it! Write it down, short or long, and post it in your webspace of choice. And let me know, I live in Twitter. Or better yet, leave a link in the comments!

And have fun practising your writing.

Image Flash 12: Prompt

Photo by Paul Garaizar on Unsplash

This week’s prompt image is by Paul Garaizar. I chose it, as usual, generating random images from Unsplash. Then for a second or two I doubted whether to use it or not, then I decided to follow my instincys and plunged in. We’ll see what stories can de crafted from it.

Remember, if you want to take part, just use the image as inspiration and write something: a tweet, a flash story, a short story, a novel, whatever you feel like. And use the #ImageFlash hashtag, and let me know, also if you feel like it. Or not, your choice.

See you next week, and have fun writing!

Image Flash #10: Prompt

Photograph of two rows of columns from an ancient Egyptian temple, seen from the ground between them. It's early night: the sky is dark blue yet some stars can be seen.
Photo by Mayer Maged on Unsplash

Here’s a beautiful image from Egypt by Mayer Maged. Ancient Egypt has always fascinated me, yet my (real) knowledge of it is marginal. What can we do with this, then?

We’ll see, we’ll see…

Join me in this writing game if you feel like it! Use the image as your prompt, and write your story. Make it long, short, whatever you want. Post it in your website, Twitter, or wherever you want. And let me know here or in Twitter @VicenteLRuiz, if you want, of course!

And remember: practise your writing and have fun!

Image Flash #9: Prompt

Photo by Rochelle Lee on Unsplash

Posted late, but better late than never, isn’t it? This week’s image is by Rochelle Lee and, as usual, is taken from Unsplash. As I usually do, I generate some random images and choose the one who looks more promising… and I think this one certainly qualifies.

Want to take part? Just use the image as prompt, and write your own story. And let me know here or over on Twitter (@VicenteLRuiz) if you feel like it.

Practice your writing, and have fun!

Image Flash #8: Prompt

Photo by Thijs Kennis on Unsplash

Ah, winter. The prompt for this week’s #ImageFlash is by Thijs Kennis. What kind of stories will it bring? What could be going on within those wooden walls?

If you like this game, join in! Just use the image as inspiration for your story, and post it wherever you want. Use the #ImageFlash hashtag and let me know here, or on Twitter.

And have fun!

Image Flash #7: Prompt

A white sphere. Two naked women embrace it, one on top, one underneath. In their heads they in turn wear spheres, one wait and one black, so we don't see their eyes. Their lips are painted black. The image is symmetrical, save for the colours.
Photo by Dynamic Wang on Unsplash

Here we have the prompt for this week. This fantastic piece is by Dynamic Wang.

As usual, I generated a few random images from Unsplash, and picked the one that I felt was more interesting… I think this image is intriguing, and can take my writing to many different places.

If you like this game, just use the image as a prompt for your own story, and post it wherever you want. Tag me on Twitter (@VicenteLRuiz) if you want me to read your story!

Oh, and remember to have fun.

Take care.