Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!
Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.
“That child ran outside as naked as _____.”
I’ll give you an example to get you started:
“That child ran outside as naked as the honest truth.”
I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!
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“That child ran outside as naked as grandma did on that one Christmas Eve.”
“That child ran outside as naked as a politician on judgement day.”
“That child ran outside as naked as the truth that set him free.”
“That child ran outside as naked as I felt the day she found out where I’d been.”
“That child ran outside as naked as the drunk at the bar last night.”
That child ran outside as naked as . . .
a plucked chicken
a nightmare
a bare tree in winter
a face washed clean by tears of joy
his laughter as he circled the tree
a shadow
his mother’s laughter as she chased him back inside
a poetry reading
“That child ran outside as naked as _____.”
… a newborn
… a Maple tree in January
… a tree after snowmageddon
… a Christmas tree on December 26th (Monday Morning Church shout out!)
… a grape vine in February (shout out to my neighbor!)
… heartbreak
… a chicken leg
Well played, Tommy.
“That child ran outside as naked as:
An elm tree in the winter. A bride on her wedding night. The day he popped out. The new guy in a nudist colony.
“That child ran outside as naked as _____.”
as naked as a shorn sheep
as naked as a baby Christmas tree
as naked as a new mattress
as naked as a midnight beach
as naked as a window pane
as naked as an orange
That child ran outside as naked as
a nudest camp in January
a centerfold
a snowman
a free thinker
a pole dancer on Saturday Night
my bald head
…naked as a jay bird on a windmill
naked as far as his ” birthday suit ” could take him….
The child ran outside as naked man before his fall.
Naked as… pre-fruit Adam
The child ran outside as naked as a centerfold.
The child ran outside as naked as a skinny dipper.
The child ran outside as naked as Godiva’s ride.
The child ran outside as naked as Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
The child ran outside as naked as an open book.
The child ran outside as naked as…
a Varsity dog (for those in ATL).
Curious George.
a lightning bug.
a streak of lightning.
a comet.
a full moon in Montana.
frog legs.
the Coppertone kid.
The child ran outside as naked as fast as his bare feet could take him
as naked as the day he was born…
The child ran outside as naked as a winter tree
The child ran outside as naked as a pealed potato
The child ran outside as naked as a drop of rain
The child ran outside as naked as a teen without a phone
The child ran outside as naked as a midnight confession
“That child ran outside as naked as___”
the thoughts of a writer with writers block.
a Peking duck hanging on it’s hook in the marketplace.
the hickory switch he was running from.
a bombing stand-up comic.
the rear end of a baboon.
a lamp post reflecting the night lights.
the aggression of bitter youth.
a peeled banana.
the bars in a jail.
the lies he was telling.
a cadaver during an autopsy.
a ping pong ball.
the leafless winter trees that surrounded him.
Lady Godiva riding through Coventry.
a virgin on her wedding night.
the full moon above.
the cry of the raven perched on the weather vane.
the window we watch him from.
the loss of our rain forests.
a woman feels during a gynecological exam.
I like the Baboon one! Having walked the streets of Kowloon City.. I could smell that Peking duck.. or swann actually Thanks for your contribution!
I’m glad I could paint a picture for you, Tommy Kib.
That child ran outside as naked as:
That child ran outside as naked as:
– a newborn’s soul
– the top of Kenny Chesney’s head
– 50 shades of grey
– a hairless cat
– plucked chicken
As naked as Adam and Eve.
Eric
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That child ran outside as naked as pure truth, as a journalist’s expose, as hope, as if he’d seen a finish line ahead, as if freedom was in plain sight
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