Prompts From The Valley Nis

Dates: Ongoing

Prompt drops: Every Monday Morning at 10:30am PT

***A weekly writing prompt which implores you to write a short story or poem inspired by one of Edgar Allan Poe's works. ***

Prompts

June 1, 2026

The Lake — Jun 1

Ongoing

Word Limit: 2000

Devise a story inspired by The Lake by Edgar Allan Poe, interpreting what this piece means to you. What from it speaks out most? Will the chaos shape your words, altering the course of what you write? Channel it all and become one with our Collective.

Responses

"Death Goes For A Swim" — Bradley Hurt : My lunchtime chat with a friendly crow becomes a confrontation with Death

"Potato Lake" — Gregory Blair : Some names have unexpected meanings...

"The Sable Mere" — Sara da Encarnação : The strange and melancholy sensation of recognizing a place beyond the limits of memory. A poem inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's The Lake

"Return To The Lake" — Verdant Butterfly : Poem: Based off of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, The Lake 1827 - For in that lake I seem’d to see The shape of old mortality, Not grim as priests and sages tell, But gentle as a vesper bell.

"Lakeside" — Maryellen Brady 💗📚 : The Lake responds...

"In the Company of Leeches" — Janelle 🐇 : In a little town by the sea, there’s a lake. And in the middle of the lake is a little island. And on this island live two women.

June 8, 2026

Some Words With a Mummy — Jun 8

Ongoing

Word Limit: 2000

Devise a story or poem inspired by Some Words With A Mummy by Edgar Allan Poe, creating your own take on this satirical mummy-reviving story. What sort of conversations will you, or your characters have with the mummy? Channel it all and become one with our Collective. See our full prompt post here.

Responses

"Selket Hara" — Maryellen Brady 💗📚 : Potato mummy lives!!!!

"Chatting With A Mummy" — Bradley Hurt

"The Complaint of Djophet" — Janelle 🐇 : The mummy speaks, and speaks, and speaks, and speaks...

"Some Words With A Mummy." — Hazel : Have you ever awakened to discover you're in a new and strange world? What would your reaction be?