Take a look at this hazy path through the forest. Free-write about where it leads to, where it comes from, or what wonders or dangers lie along the way. Alternatively, check out the FARK photoshop thread where I found this for unusual variations to free-write from (ranging from the strange to the ugly to the sublime).

ElectronChaser’s arrow-ful entry brings to mind some particularly unusual questions, as does PirateKing’s construction-themed brainstorm. (There are one or two almost-not-quite safe-for-work entries, so I wouldn’t recommend opening that link at a particularly strict workplace.) Supdog’s magical entry could certainly inspire odd flights of fancy, as could Gulliver’s mirrored creations and Roger Mexico’s reflective artifact. In fact, do a search in that thread for “Roger Mexico” and check out all of his unreal images–if you’re looking for inspiration for a particularly surreal piece of writing, you’ll definitely find it in that thread!

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Take a look at Kaushik Chatterjee’s Dasera photograph. Look at the man in his unusual makeup, his colorful clothing, and the people behind him. Imagine the traditional ceremony or ritual they might be enacting. Try to avoid reading the comments below first, which explain the situation–allow yourself to come up with something totally spontaneous.

If for some reason this photograph is not available when you read this and go to look, then free-write about a traditional ceremony involving processions, brightly-colored clothing, and anything else that comes to mind. You might write it as a tourist witnessing the event, a participant, or a local witnessing the ritual. You might also choose to write it as fiction, memoir, etc.

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