Prompts for the Promptless - Ep. 2 - The 11th Possibility

“Prompts for the Promptless” was created to expand minds, share ideas, and — equally importantly — find something about which to blog.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The 11th Possibility is the idea that, regardless of data to the contrary, something unexpected and outside the realm of ordinary thought is always potentially around the corner.

“A coin is flipped 10 times, and in each instance lands on either heads or tails.  But even after the normalcy displayed by the first 10 flips, the result of the next flip is still unknown.  The coin could turn into a bird and fly away.  The coin could land perfectly on its ridged edge.  The coin could dissolve upon landing.  It could defy gravity and remain stuck in the air.  This is the 11th Possibility.”

Suggested Prompts:

• Share a picture of something that represents The 11th Possibility to you
• You walk into a dark room and flip the light switch on.  Normalcy says that the light turns on.  What are some possible 11th Possibilities?
• Consider, develop, or discuss the 11th Possibility in literature or film
• Write a poem about an ordinary scenario turning into something outside the realm of ordinary thought
• Share a story about the reaction that would occur if the 11th Possibility presented itself
• … or make up your own prompt related to the theme!

Tune in every Tuesday night (11:30 pm PST) for another episode. 

Current Cast:

• One Day – http://looneyatoms.com/2013/02/27/the-11th-possibility/
• BodhisattvaInTraining: http://bodhisattvaintraining.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/the-11th-possibility-2/
• Indira: http://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/unexpected-guest/
• PonderingSpawned: http://ponderingspawned.com/2013/02/27/prompts-for-the-promptless-the-11th-possibility/
• GeorgeFloresWrite: http://georgefloreswrite.com/2013/02/27/the-11th-possibility/
• DeliberatedDonkey: http://deliberatedonkey.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/co-parenting-as-11th-possibility/
• KM Huber’s Blog: http://kmhubersblog.com/2013/02/28/thursday-tidbits-the-11th-possibility/
• ElectronicBagLady’s Bag of Bits: http://electronicbaglady.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/no-one-expects-the-comfy-chair/
• MamaBearMusings: http://mauldinfamily1.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/prompts-for-the-promptless/
• The Temenos Journal: http://thetemenosjournal.com/2013/03/01/magic-is-alive-at-the-lake/
• Reviewer Rose: http://roseevans68.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/the-eleventh-possibility-alternate-universe/
• TheMatticusKingdom: http://thematticuskingdom.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/flip-the-switch/
• Breathing Space: http://grandmalin.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/some-possible-number-elevens/
• The Daily Dilly Dally: http://notsoprompt.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/food-for-thought/
• A Number of Things: http://newpillowbook.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/ten-possibilities-and-one-more-flip-the-switch/
• One Starving Activist: http://starvingactivist.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/prompts-for-the-promptless-endless-possibilities/
• Being Rufina: http://300dayjourney.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/prompts-for-the-promptless-the-11th-possibility/
• One Day: http://looneyatoms.com/2013/03/04/parallel-universes-the-limits-of-probability-and-giraffes/
• Pondering Spawned: http://ponderingspawned.com/2013/03/05/creating-the-11th-possibility-hilarity-will-ensue/
• Heart and a Half: http://heartandahalf.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/11th-possibility-sunshine-flowers/
• The Imaginator: http://theimaginator.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/creative-writing-prompt-43-rapture/

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Thanks for watching Prompts for the Promptless,  and a special those who made last week’s episode possible: Heart & a Half – Scar  /  Everyday Gurus – Beauty in Impermanance / SortaGinger – Flowers, Hank Hill, and Beauty in Nature / TheTemenosJournal – A Gnarl of Beauty / GeorgeFloresWrite – Wabi-Sabi of Balding Men / MamaBearMusings – Beauty in Impermanence / Day One – Wabi-Sabi / CheriSpeak – Perfectly Imperfect, Imperfectly Perfect / BreathingSpace – Wabi-Sabi Rainbow / Mind of a Mouse – Unfinished Business / Far Away in the Sunshine – Much Better, Thank You / ElectronicBagLady’s Bag of Bits- Fresh-Firecoal Chestnut-Falls / Grayson Queen- The Wabi in the Sabi / A Number of Things – Waaabiiii – Ssssaaaabiii, Stretching an Idea Too Far / Rarasaur – Wabi-Sabi Time / Fibot – My Wabi Sabi Headband and New Hobby