I was inspired on my run this morning by something I saw so I’ve decided to throw down another writing exercise for everybody.

Imagine that you are running on a trail and you come across a box. The box says Do Not Open…what do you do? Write a short story on this and make sure you answer the following questions:

• What does the box look like? Describe the features and describe how old you think it is? What is the box made of? How big or small is it?
• Where were you when you found it? Describe the weather and setting
• Did you open the box? If yes, what was inside? If no, why not?
• What did you do after you opened or didn’t open the box?
• Does the box contain magical powers? Does it contain something valuable? Is it empty?
• Where do you think the box came from?
• How did the box end up on the running trail?

Lots of good ideas here to get started on your story!