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Month	Date	No.	Topic
2003
December	12th	0	Introduction
	19th	1	Do you feel that you were born with a predetermined role in society? If so, how do you feel about it?
	26th	2	What is your New Year's Resolution?
2004
January	2nd	3	Is there ever a good reason to get blinding drunk?
	9th	4	Do you believe in love at first sight?
	16th	5	What's more important - self preservation or forgiveness?
	23rd	6	How did you lose your virginity?
	30th	7	What's your favorite guilty indulgence?
February	6th	8	If you could have dinner with anyone in all of history, who would it be, and why?
	13th	9	What makes you laugh?
	20th	10	What do you want on your tombstone - and why?
	27th	11	What is your favorite daydream, and why?
March	5th	12	Hearing, Sight, Taste, Touch, and Smell. The five senses. Which would be the worst one for you to lose, and why?
	12th	13	If you were left on a desert island, what three things would you take along?
	19th	14	What is the most important decision you've made in your life and why?
	26th	15	If you could change one moment in your past, what would it be?
April	2nd	16	How do you handle confrontations?
	9th	17	What is the oddest gift you have been given?
	16th	18	If you could live anywhere, where would you and why?
	23rd	19	What's better: democracy or monarchy?
	30th	20	What would your life be, if it were a movie? Comedy, horror, drama sci-fi? And who would play you?
May	7th	21	What is good and what is evil?
	14th	22	Who is your personal role model?
	21st	23	What would constitute a "perfect" evening for you?
	28th	24	If you could invent a holiday, what and when would it be? What special traditions would take place on that day?
June	4th	25	What's a typical day for you?
	11th	26	The world will end tomorrow. What do you do today?
	18th	27	What have you most regretted losing?
	25th	28	How do you view commitment?
July	2nd	29	Would you choose to live forever if you had the choice?
	9th	30	What would your dream occupation be?
	16th	31	What makes you jealous and how do you deal with it?
	23rd	32	What is your weapon of choice?
	30th	33	Money, fame or happiness, you can only have one... what would you rather have and why?
August	6th	34	Is there any truth to the saying: keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? Do you have enemies? Do you have more friends than enemies?
	13th	35	Do you believe in an afterlife?
	20th	36	What is the most important value you can pass onto your child?
	27th	37	Would you rather lead or follow? Why? What role do you see yourself playing out over your life, leader or follower?
September	3rd	38	How do you handle disappointment?
	10th	39	Do you confront your problems head on, or ignore them until you have to do something? Do you procrastinate?
	17th	40	Do you consider yourself to be adventurous?
	24th	41	Who has had the most influence on your life?
October	1st	42	Does heartache make you stronger?
	8th	43	If you won the equivalent of $2,000, and had to spend it, what would you spend it on?
	15th	44	What happened the first time you got drunk?
	22nd	45	What makes you feel vulnerable and what makes you feel invulnerable, and why?
	29th	46	What would you place in a personal ad if you were making one?
November	5th	47	What is the biggest lie you ever told? What were the consequences?
	12th	48	Describe the best 24 hours you ever had.
	19th	49	Who would you like to see get their final comeuppance? Who is it and just what would you do with them?
	26th	50	What do you have to be thankful for?
December	3rd	51	What do you want for your birthday?
	10th	52	What are your religious beliefs (and if you are a deity, do you enjoy being worshipped)?
	17th	53	Write a drabble/ficlette based on the word: fun.
	24th	54	Do you believe the possibility of a true friendship between a man and a woman?
	31st	55	Reflect on the past year in your muses life, canon or fanon. Did they have children? Did they find 'God', forsake God? Did they marry? Break up? What was this past year like in the life of your muse?
2005
January	7th	56	What would a description of your exact opposite be like?
	14th	57	Describe your funniest childhood memory.
	21st	58	What's the furthest away you've ever been from the place you were born/created? How did you get there? Why did you go? Did you return or even want to come back to where you came from?
	28th	59	Describe what your "happily ever after" would be like.
February	4th	60	What does the word 'love' mean to you?
	11th	61	Have you ever regretted a wish you made? Why/what happened?
	18th	62	How do you think your muse would react if it were placed into Alice in Wonderland? --or-- write a ficlette based on the word: beautiful.
	25th	63	What can you say is truly yours?
March	4th	64	If you could change one person's mind about something, who and what would it be?
	11th	65	What in your life are you most dissatisfied with and why?
	18th	66	What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
	25th	67	What is so important to you that without it, life would not be worth living? Why?
April	1st	68	If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why?
	8th	69	What is your most treasured possession and why?
	15th	70	If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be, and what would you do?
	22nd	71	What is your worst character flaw?
	29th	72	Trust. Write a ficlette on the theme of "trust."
May	6th	73	Which are you more afraid of: Being too gullible and believing things that aren't true, or being too skeptical and missing out on something important?
	13th	74	If you could only carry one memory with you into the afterlife, which would you choose?
	20th	75	If you could meet any famous personality, living or dead, and smack them in the head with a large trout, who would it be?
	27th	76	At what moment in your life did you feel most proud?
June	3rd	77	Heart's Desire: Think about something you once wanted so badly but never acquired. Write about how you think your life would've been different if you had received what your heart desired.
	10th	78	When in your life did you feel the most alone?
	17th	79	Blue: Write a ficlette inspired by the word blue. It might be a color, it might be a mood, it might be the name of your favorite hound dog from when you were 10. Whatever! Use your imagination.
	24th	80	What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome in your existence?
July	1st	81	What do you look for in a romantic partner?
	8th	82	The first time I saw...
	15th	83	Describe the place you grew up.
	22nd	84	What is your favorite time of day? Why?
	29th	85	What is the one thing about yourself that you don't want anyone ever to know?
August	5th	86	What is your greatest strength?
	12th	87	Have you ever betrayed someone's confidence? Has anyone ever betrayed you? Write a ficlet on the theme of betrayal.
	18th	88	If you could take back one thing you said in anger, what would it be and why?
	26th	89	What is the best present you have ever given someone else?
September	2nd	90	Have you ever experienced something you couldn't explain? Write down your brushes with the mysterious.
	9th	91	Talk about a time you realized that someone close to you was not the person you thought you knew.
	16th	92	If you could find out one single fact about every person you met, what fact would you want to know, and why?
	23rd	93	Most people wish that I... (What? Complete the thought and write a ficlette about it.)
	30th	94	Talk about a time you overcame serious self-doubt.
October	7th	95	Who do you need to forgive?
	14th	96	What is your favorite thing to do to relax?
	21st	97	Talk about something you did that made you feel ashamed of yourself afterwards.
	28th	98	What do you think when you look in the mirror?
November	4th	99	Write about losing control.
	11th	100	Special Photo Challenge: "Small boats in a harbour on a foggy morning." Write a ficlette inspired by the setting or mood of this photo: Boats in a harbour picture
	18th	101	What are you like in the morning?
	25th	102	Write a letter to yourself as a child.
December	2nd	103	What is the thing you regret most NOT saying?
	9th	104	What are you happy about right now?
	16th	105	What does "karma" mean to you?
	23rd	106	Talk about a moving act of kindness you experienced or witnessed.
	30th	107	New Years Eve Reflections: Over the last year, did things go pretty much as you'd expected or planned, or did your life take a significant, unexpected turn? Overall, was it a good year or one that you want to put behind you as fast as you can? (canon or fanon)
2006
January	6th	108	Write a letter to anyone about anything. Say what you have always wanted to say but have been afraid to.
	13th	109	Superstition. Are you superstitious about anything? Is someone you know superstitious?
	20th	110	What is the greatest sacrifice you've made for love?
	27th	111	When in your life did you know you were not alone?
February	3rd	112	Describe your worst failure.
	10th	113	It was one of those days...
	17th	114	Write about an overheard remark or secret that you were not supposed to have heard.
	24th	115	Write about a time you mocked somebody.
March	3rd	116	Write about your father.
	10th	117	At times, lots of people never tell us what they are really thinking. Who is the one person that you would really like to know what they are thinking (as far as how they feel about you), and why?
	17th	118	What does your dream home look like?
	24th	118	Did you ever intentionally make a complete fool out of yourself while fully realizing what you were doing?
	31st	119	What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done?
April	7th	121	Fortune: Some people have it, some people seek it, some claim to predict it, and some say that it favors the brave. Write a ficlette inspired by the word "fortune."
	14th	122	Close your eyes and think about what you've been missing in your life lately. It could be a person, pet, place, thing, occasion, feeling. Anything at all that you miss dearly.
	21st	123	Perception: Generally speaking, how do you think others perceive you?
	28th	124	What was/is your childhood ambition?
May	5th	125	Who was "the one that got away"?
	12th	126	Write about mother (your own or someone else's).
	19th	127	Describe a chance encounter that changed your life.
	26th	128	What does "comfort" mean to you?
June	2nd	129	When I awoke the next morning...
	9th	130	Loyalty.
	16th	131	What is your favorite retreat from the world?
	23rd	132	What makes you angriest?
	30th	133	If...(Complete the sentence and write your ficlette.)
July	7th	134	What is the lamest excuse you've ever given for something you've done?
	14th	135	Talk about something you inherited. (It could be an object, a physical attribute, a belief, etc.)
	21st	136	What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.' Do you agree or disagree? Why?
	28th	137	Have you ever woken up in the morning and not remembered what you did the night before?
August	4th	138	Spirit.
	11th	139	Do you tend to make friends easily? Why/why not?
	18th	140	Look out! Select the word(s) of your choice and complete the scene. You're walking/strolling/wandering/running/ducking past a window/door/tent flap/cave opening/car/alleyway and a bullet/rock/arrow/book/knife whistles past your head. You immediately...
	25th	141	Name one thing about human nature that puzzles you. (Or your own species/race, if you are not human and don't wish to do this on humans.)
September	1st	142	What are your thoughts about monogamy?
	8th	143	Revenge.
	15th	144	Have you ever rebelled? If you have, how did you do it?
	22nd	145	Tell the truth about something you usually lie about.
	29th	146	Hidden.
October	6th	147	Write about a memory of summer.
	13th	148	What keeps you up at night?
	20th	149	What do your ancestors mean to you?
	27th	150	Special Photo Challenge: "Tunnel." Write a ficlette inspired by the setting or mood of this photo. Note, this image can be seen at: Tunnel picture
November	3rd	151	The moral of the story is...
	10th	152	Road trip.
	17th	153	Sunrise.
	24th	154	Dance.
December	1st	155	[insert character name] Vs. [insert word of choice here]; It's war! Describe yourself fighting against [insert opponent subject here].
	8th	156	If you could change one aspect of your society, what would it be?
	15th	157	What is your worst quality as a significant other?
	22nd	158	Inspired by the holiday mistletoe: Talk about a memorable (or unexpected) kiss at a holiday party.
	29th	159	Talk about one thing you hope to do in the upcoming year that you have never done before. It could be something significant or something trivial.
2007
January	5th	160	What song best describes your life?
	12th	161	The Morning After
	19th	162	"I never thought I'd say this, but..."
	26th	163	Hindsight is always 20/20.
February	2nd	164	What are you waiting for?
	9th	165	Night.
	16th	166	Do you believe in ghosts?
	23rd	167	Write about disappointment or disillusion.
March	2nd	168	Party!
	9th	169	Fragile.
	16th	170	Time.
	23rd	171	What is the biggest mistake you've made in a relationship?
	30th	172	If you could pick anyone in the world, alive or dead, to be your parents, who would it be and why?
April	6th	173	Write a fan letter.
	13th	174	Would you ever kill a human being (or if you are not human - would you ever kill a being from your own species?).
	20th	175	Who's your best friend, and why?
	27th	176	Tell the story of one of your past scars.
May	4th	177	Who has made you smile recently?
	11th	178	Mommy/Mummy
	18th	179	Write a ficlet inspired by the following quote: "What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one... There's good money in empire building. But, there's more in empire wrecking." Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell).
	25th	180	If you could completely start your life over from scratch, what would you do differently the second time around (if anything)? Why?
June	1st	181	Describe your perfect day.
	8th	182	You've just won an award! What would it be and why?
	15th	183	Tell me a secret.
	22nd	184	Curt: We set out to change the world and ending up... just changing ourselves. Arthur: What's wrong with that? Curt: Nothing! ... If you don't look at the world. (Todd Haynes, Velvet Goldmine)
	29th	185	It's your moment of triumph! Where are you and what are you doing?
July	6th	186	Religion.
	13th	187	Which is the more exquisite sensation: revenge, relief, or vindication?
	20th	188	Write two letters: One to someone you hurt and the other to someone who hurt you.
	27th	189	If you could read my mind right now... Talk about a conversation when what you said was not what you were thinking.
August	3rd	190	"You've temporarily turned into a child* -- what do you do? (Child muses are temporarily turned into adults!)
	10th	191	Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
	17th	192	Write about a recurring dream you've had. (Or, if you've never had one, write about the most vivid dream you can remember.)
	24th	193	Picture prompt: Write a ficlet inspired by the following image: Forest & Creek
	31st	194	"The true magic of this broken world lay in the ability of the things it contained to vanish, to become so thoroughly lost, that they might never have existed in the first place." The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon.
September	7th	195	What makes someone a hero? What makes someone a villain?
	14th	196	Congratulations! You've been granted one wish. What is it?
	21st	197	Is there anyone in your life who you feel is exceptionally wise? Who, and how did you meet this person?
	28th	198	If you could have any mutant/super power, which one would it be, and what would you do with it? (If you already have a mutant or super power, what one would you trade it in for?)
October	5th	199	You've woken up as the opposite sex this morning... now what?
	12th	200	Smörgåsbord! (Five prompts to choose from: Follow the link for the details.)
	19th	201	Talk about something you lost.
	26th	202	If life's a game who do you think is winning?
November	2nd	203	Intrigue.
	9th	204	Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. (Philip K. Dick)
	16th	205	Talk about a moment in which you wished you had a camera.
	23rd	206	What do you live for?
	30th	207	Control
December	7th	208	Four.
	14th	209	What are you afraid of?
	21st	210	If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about any one thing you wished ~ concerning yourself, your life, the future, or anything else ~ what would you want to know?
	28th	211	Old acquaintance
2008
January	4th	212	What event do you wish you could have been a "fly on the wall" for?
	11th	213	"There's enough sorrow in the world, isn't there, without trying to invent it." E.M.Forster, A Room With A View.
	18th	214	"To be great is to be misunderstood." -R.W. Emerson or Oscar Wilde, take your pick
	25th	215	Seduction. Have you ever seduced someone or has anyone ever seduced you?
February	1st	216	Impossible
	8th	217	Picture prompt: Write a ficlet inspired by the following image: Ring/Book
	15th	218	Write about a lie your parents told you.
	22nd	219	Headlines.
	29th	220	If you could buy a magic potion, what would it be?
March	7th	221	"Never pray for justice, because you might get some." Margaret Atwood.
	14th	222	Sleeping on the couch.
	21st	223	Write a ficlet that begins with the sentence: "I swear I didn't put those..."
	28th	224	Mad.
April	4th	225	"Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?" Marcel Marceau.
	11th	226	Name three things that you're looking forward to in the near future and why.
	18th	227	A friend asks you to recommend a book: which book would you choose and why?
	25th	228	3am
May	2nd	229	If you could get anyone drunk, who would it be and what would you do?
	9th	230	Black and white.
	16th	231	"Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live." Haruki Murakami.
	23rd	232	Is there a situation where it's appropriate to be unkind?
	30th	233	Surprise! Your mother/a priest/an arch nemesis/the tax man/dinosaurs/your ex/a famous talk show host is at the door -- and at a most inopportune moment! Now what?!
June	6th	234	Utopia
	13th	235	Show us where you live.
	20th	236	What does respect mean to you?
	27th	237	It's your birthday! If anything were possible, what would be your perfect way to celebrate?
July	4th	238	Freudian Slip
	11th	239	Hair(y). (Hairy situation? Bad hair day? Hair shirt? Hair of the dog that bit you? Go wild.)
	18th	240	Discuss an individual who has scared you.
	25th	241	What principles are sacrosanct in your opinion?
August	1st	242	Write about a time that you were the bearer of bad news.
	8th	243	If you could be in the Olympics (summer or winter), what event/sport would you want to do most? Why?
	15th	244	"That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings." -- Alice Munro (Bringing Life to Life)
	22nd	245	What's the first thing you remember?
	29th	246	What are the five steps to a successful negotiation?
September	5th	247	Write about a mess you've cleaned up
	12th	248	Would you make a good spy? Why or why not?
	19th	249	Talk about politics.
	26th	250	Write page 57 of your 300-page autobiography.
October	3rd	251	What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done while sober?
	10th	252	Innuendo.
	17th	253	Awesome.
	24th	254	What was the longest day of your life?
	31st	255	BOO! How would you go about scaring someone?
November	7th	256	What do you hope for?
	14th	257	Specious
	21st	258	What words would you like to see added to/removed from common use?
	28th	259	Write a prompt that begins with the words: "I don't understand"...
December	5th	260	Five for Five (Five prompts to choose from in honor of TM's 5th anniversary! Follow the link for the details.)
	12th	261	Which fictional character would you like to be?
	19th	262	Lines. (Lines in the sand, waiting in line, pickup lines...whatever your little heart desires.)
	26th	263	Write about receiving a present that was not what you had hoped for.
2009
January	2nd	264	"The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun.
	9th	265	What did you dream last night?
	16th	266	Start something.
	23rd	267	In medias res.
	30th	268	The end.
February	6th	269	Write about a time you were outsmarted.
	13th	270	Thirteen.
	20th	271	Talk about a time you were sick.
	27th	272	Do you have any pets? Would you like some (more)? Why/why not?
March	6th	273	"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" (Who watches the watchmen?)
	13th	274	What question do you most dread?
	20th	275	"That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version." - Chuck Palahniuk (Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories)
	27th	276	Are you an only child? Write about your siblings or lack thereof.
April	3rd	277	Customer Service.
	10th	278	What are you wearing?
	17th	279	Schadenfreude.
	24th	280	What do you think?
May	1st	281	In the event of a zombie apocalypse, what would you do?
	8th	282	Cremation or burial? Talk about funeral arrangements.
	15th	283	What languages do you speak?
	22nd	284	You're fired! Talk about a time you were forced out of something.
	29th	285	What have you done to make ends meet when you were broke?
June	5th	286	Under what circumstances, if any, is it okay to break the law?
	12th	287	Prison
	19th	288	Is redemption truly possible?
	26th	289	Cheer someone up.
July	3rd	290	You pass a complete stranger on the street and notice they are crying. What do you do?
	10th	291	Take someone out.
	17th	292	Show and tell.
	24th	293	Talk about a news item.
	31st	294	Passing.
August	7th	295	Talk about the weather.
	14th	296	"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
	21st	297	Crushed
	28th	298	What's that smell?
September	4th	299	Madness
	11th	300	This is...
	18th	301	Wake up.
	25th	302	Answer a question that you're never asked.
October	2nd	303	Collection(s).
	9th	304	What are you hiding from?
	16th	305	Write about something you've outlived.
	23rd	306	How far would you be willing to go to prove a point?
	30th	307	"Trick" or "Treat".
November	5th	308	Fireworks
	13th	309	What have you forgotten?
	20th	310	What do you do when you don't understand someone?
	27th	311	Thank somebody for something.
December	4th	312	Rerun: answer any one of the previous topics you might have missed, redo one where your answer has now changed, or use 'rerun' as the prompt. Please put the current topic as well as the old topic you are answering in the subject header of your post. (For example, if you're doing #6 your subject line should read something like "#312: #6" or "Rerun: What makes you laugh?" or some combination of the two.) And if you're redoing something you already answered, a link to your previous response from the new one would be cool too.
	11th	313	Write about something old, something new, or something borrowed.
	18th	314	Write about a memorable family meal.
	25th	315	Jingle.
2010
January	1st	316	What were you doing ten years ago?
	8th	317	What do you still have from when you were young?
	15th	318	What does your future look like?
	22nd	319	Friday.
	29th	320	What do you command?
February	5th	321	Cool
	12th	322	The animal associated with you in the Chinese zodiac. (Or just pick one that appeals to you!)
	19th	323	"The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, because if you left it to them to work it out themselves, they would never bother. They would just find what was best for them, and then they would call that the right thing. That's how most people thought." --Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
	26th	324	If you, as a child, could see yourself now, what do you think you would say?
March	5th	325	What do you wish someone would invent?
	12th	326	"Mourning is just extended self-pity." -Don Draper, Mad Men
	19th	327	"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home." - Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road (tr. Sam Hamill)
	26th	328	Revolution.
April	2nd	329	Get out.
	9th	330	I.O.U.
	16th	331	Talk about something you used to love.
	23rd	332	Are you more childlike or childish?
	30th	333	What are you good at (or bad at) that people wouldn't expect?
May	7th	334	Vote.
	14th	335	Write about something you know by heart.
	21st	336	What's the worst compliment you've ever received?
	27th	337	What's the best insult you've ever heard?
June	4th	338	Tell the story behind your name (or nickname).
	11th	339	What's your favorite sport?
	18th	340	For sale.
	25th	337	Current Topic: What makes you cry?

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