Here are 7 fresh creative writing prompts for the first week of June—one for each day, grounded in real life with a hint of possibility and seasonal spark.
Monday’s Prompt: The Greenhouse Key
A recently retired school teacher finds an old key taped under a bench at the local botanical garden.
It’s not labeled.
It clearly doesn’t fit any of the greenhouse doors.
What does it open?
Tuesday’s Prompt: Soundtrack of Summer
A character discovers a playlist left behind on an old iPod in a vacation rental.
Each song seems to match moments in their own life.
The last track hasn’t happened yet.
Wednesday’s Prompt: Unsent Letters
While cleaning out her late uncle’s house, a woman finds dozens of unsent letters addressed to the same person.
They’re dated decades apart.
Why were they never mailed—and who was the recipient?
Thursday’s Prompt: Recipe for Two
He’s never cooked anything in his life.
She’s a famous chef who’s just moved in next door.
When they accidentally receive each other’s grocery deliveries, things get messy—and then sweet.
Friday’s Prompt: Open Water
Every morning, a man swims in the lake behind his house.
Today, he surfaces to find something floating beside the dock.
It’s not trash, and it’s not his.
It changes everything.
Saturday’s Prompt: Just for the Summer
A teenager takes a job painting numbers on mailboxes in a small coastal town.
One house refuses to open the gate.
Curiosity wins out.
What they discover behind the fence shifts their whole view of the town—and themselves.
Sunday’s Prompt: Past Due
A library book, 47 years overdue, shows up in the return bin with a note tucked inside: “This still belongs to you.”
The librarian recognizes the handwriting.
But the person who wrote it has been presumed dead for decades.
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