Hidden Paths 2025 - Prompts (Set 2)

[narya_flame]

With apologies for the wait...I have spent a good chunk of the last fortnight feeling like someone was trying to stick a knitting needle in my ear. I hope these are inspiring - remember, there is no deadline, so use them however you wish, including in combination with prompts for other events!

Thematic Prompt: Homecoming

Character Based Prompt: Bards

Setting Based Prompt: Portals

Text Prompt:

“Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold

Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old;

Power from the Green Witch, lost beneath the sea;

All shall find the Light at last, silver on the tree.”

~ From The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

Visual Prompt:

johngarth.wordpress.com

[Image ID: Geoffrey Bache Smith and Robert Quilter Gilson’s signatures in the guestbook at Samuel Johnson’s birth place in Lichfield, both with ‘T.C.B.S.’ appended. /.End ID]

For those unfamiliar with Smith and Gilson, and their connection with Tolkien, see this entry in John Garth’s blog: https://johngarth.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/tolkiens-immortal-four-meet-for-the-last-time/

Audio Prompt: Loch Lomond, by Alastair MacDonald with Leo Maguire

Wildcard Prompt: Use the tarot to inspire your fanwork. Pick your favourite card and use the image or its associated meanings, or perform a full draw and see where it leads you…

Comments

[hhimring]

Poor you! I hope you feel better now!

Thank you for another lovely set of prompts!

[bunn]

Hope you feel better now! These are lovely prompts, maybe I'll have a go at one tomorrow...