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Choose any one of the following eighteen prompt tables. You are also free to mix and match the prompts to make your own set of thirteen. Use these prompts as inspiration for your drabbles and ficlets.

You may also add prompts to your table as you go along. :)

The coding for blank tables to post in your own LJ can be found here.

SET ONE	SET TWO
1. one by one	1. invisible line
2. without warning	2. the decline of all things
3. fall to your knees	3. what's his/her name
4. not listening to a word	4. as a city upon a hill
5. a veritable treasure trove	5. meanwhile
6. out of the shadows	6. and now for something completely different
7. to feel or not to feel	7. quoth the raven
8. the question is obvious	8. swirling to nowhere
9. fundamental	9. unidentified falling object
10. hear the silence	10. black ink
11. the horizon is near	11. when the clock strikes one
12. window in the wall	12. the haunted corner
13. oh, the insanity	13. only not
SET THREE (Halloween Theme)	SET FOUR
1. All Hallow's Eve	1. dither dather
2. pumpkins in the road	2. let the tempest howl
3. the witching hour	3. this is Wednesday
4. after dark	4. and thus
5. moonlight on the forest floor	5. the lake at midnight
6. when the lantern goes out	6. I can't leave it all behind
7. floating candles	7. paint the sky with stars
8. tricks and treats	8. facing tomorrow alone
9. masquerade	9. all I ask of you
10. watch your step	10. the sky has limits, too
11. haunted mansion	11. of paper and plastic
12. crumbling epitaph	12. parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
13. did you hear that?	13. faces in the glass
SET FIVE (Angst Theme)	SET SIX (Humor Theme)
1. please forget me never	1. well, if you put it that way
2. fathomless waters	2. no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
3. he/she didn't look back	3. oh how I loathe thee (most of the time)
4. like footprints in the sand	4. er... um...
5. never forgive, never forget	5. laughter
6. serpentine	6. rolling on the floor
7. lightning bolts in the snow	7. don't you dare
8. in cold blood	8. R.S.V.P.
9. like a game of pick-up sticks	9. splat
10. once upon a midnight dreary	10. pontification
11. sun-faded photographs	11. I'll be your... something-or-other
12. just like everyone else	12. blatant misconception
13. perhaps	13. tinkering
SET SEVEN	SET EIGHT
1. downtrodden	1. idiosyncrasies
2. wheel in the sky	2. I declare
3. prism perfect	3. stairway
4. discreetly indiscreet	4. to both extremes
5. homage	5. by the book
6. stillness is a lie	6. wither
7. denouement	7. hush, little baby
8. the fourth dimension	8. mum's the word
9. achromatic blur	9. "Psych!"
10. where the watermelons grow	10. atomic
11. a house is not a home	11. a million little pieces
12. decisions, decisions	12. hocus pocus
13. maladroit	13. ink blots
SET NINE	SET TEN
1. deus ex machina	1. in the other sense of the word
2. free fall	2. holier than thou
3. fleeting	3. caustic chemical
4. say no more	4. Oz
5. the seventh circle	5. a little bit of night music
6. tremble	6. mad world
7. not the buttons!	7. round of applause
8. quintessential	8. rocking chair
9. till death	9. knight in shining whatever
10. plague	10. T is for Troll
11. archaic	11. mimic and rote
12. as you were	12. for now
13. clairvoyance	13. of the spectacular sort
SET ELEVEN	SET TWELVE (Christmas Theme)
1. sepulcher	1. fa la la la la
2. au contraire	2. of brightly-colored baubles
3. ten-fold	3. not your average Douglas Fir
4. I wash my hands of thee	4. "You can't catch me..."
5. of seismic proportions	5. chestnuts on an open fire
6. "Is that your final answer?"	6. thrice as nice
7. tit for tat	7. first snow
8. nevermore, nevermore	8. on the rooftop
9. tar and feathers	9. horseless carriages will have to do
10. obsequious	10. far too early
11. a vision softly creeping	11. take your pick
12. believe it or not	12. surprises
13. stranger in a strange land	13. hollow
SET THIRTEEN	SET FOURTEEN
1. the beautiful side of evil	1. the opportunities you missed
2. ricochet	2. pygmy
3. elusive	3. little black sheep
4. don't say yes	4. you should have warned me
5. a smoky haze	5. and that is a panda's purpose in life
6. like a hole in the ground	6. a fire in the rain
7. tepid	7. bridges to nowhere
8. the most amazing sight	8. stronghold
9. ruin	9. the counsel of the wicked
10. without a smile	10. slander
11. that's a bit of a disappointment	11. the highest mountain
12. I want a clearer picture	12. ilk
13. too much information	13. soldier of fortune
SET FIFTEEN	SET SIXTEEN
1. childish behavior	1. inadvertent investment
2. that's another story	2. as it is
3. guaranteed	3. theories to the side
4. flying bricks	4. only so many
5. so much for having a lot to do	5. these young men
6. children of the depression	6. gone
7. internal dysfunctions	7. more work for the weary
8. you and your neighbor	8. a real close look
9. a gentleman in closer detail	9. two weekends ago
10. looking for more oranges	10. announcement to the world
11. and we were saved by the whales	11. the game of compromise
12. the other dumb chump	12. let's just say
13. not out of the woods yet	13. ordinary people
SET SEVENTEEN	SET EIGHTEEN
1. never really existed	1. the residue of Monday
2. to run great risk	2. the porch swing at dawn
3. misnomer	3. square peg, round hole
4. for what it's worth	4. assembly line
5. that's what almost happened	5. the building blocks
6. raspberries	6. degrees of freedom
7. family history	7. out of bounds
8. folly	8. issues of variance
9. pining for normalcy	9. intuitive
10. the same experience for you	10. the path of least resistance
11. some people stay	11. the banality of evil
12. severe repercussions	12. to whet the appetite of a demand
13. diagnosis	13. and that is the sentiment of the hour