Here’s a set of 7 grounded, realistic writing prompts themed around Easter week.
These stories focus on the emotional undercurrents, traditions, tensions, and quiet transformations that often surface during this time of year.
Monday’s Prompt: The Empty Pew
Your character returns to their childhood church for the first time in years.
Everything looks the same—except for one empty pew that used to be full.
The absence brings up memories they’ve avoided for a long time.
Tuesday’s Prompt: The Forgotten Basket
While digging through the attic for spring decorations, your character finds an old Easter basket with someone’s name on it—a name no one in the family talks about anymore.
Wednesday’s Prompt: Eggs and Expectations
Your character is expected to host the family egg hunt, like every year.
But this time, something in their life has shifted, and they don’t feel like pretending everything is fine.
The eggs are just the beginning.
Thursday’s Prompt: Maundy Thursday Meal
Your character agrees to help serve dinner at a community center on Maundy Thursday.
They didn’t expect to be deeply moved by a stranger’s story—or to leave with a new perspective on their own life.
Friday’s Prompt: Good Friday Silence
Your character has a long-standing tradition of spending Good Friday in silence.
But this year, someone close to them breaks the silence with a confession that can’t be ignored.
Saturday’s Prompt: The Dye Job
An aunt insists on her “famous” egg-dyeing party, even though the cousins are grown and drifting apart.
Your character agrees to go, but the tension in the room is thicker than the vinegar smell.
Sunday’s Prompt: Easter Morning
On Easter morning, your character finds themselves somewhere they didn’t plan to be—maybe at work, maybe on a long drive, maybe sitting alone with a cold cup of coffee.
Something about the day nudges them toward a quiet, personal rebirth.
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