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For a decade, Fifteen Minutes of Fiction had a weekly writing prompt. Some of these are specific to certain times of year, or specific holidays. They are presented here in no particular order; click the "Get Another" link to see another randomly selected prompt.

Misfit Toys

You're on the Island of Misfit Toys featured in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special.

What kind of toy are you? What is it about you that makes you a misfit? Which other misfit toys are your friends? Where do you end up on Christmas morning?

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