Friday Fun Writing Challenge: Write an Absurd Obituary
This week, your challenge is to write an obituary for someone—or something—completely ridiculous. Keep the tone serious. Let the facts be nonsense.
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Friday Fun in the Writers’ Den are here to remind you: writing doesn’t always have to be productive. Sometimes, it should just be playful.
Taking 15 minutes to write something absurd, silly, and completely unserious can actually sharpen your tone, flex your creativity, and reconnect you with the part of writing that’s just… fun.
No deadlines. No clients. No SEO briefs. Just you, your imagination, and the weirdest corners of your brain.
🎯 This week’s challenge: Write an obituary for something completely ridiculous.
It could be a person, an animal, an object, a concept, or a cultural moment. The only rule? Keep the tone dead serious while letting the details spiral into full-blown nonsense.
Some ideas to get you rolling:
🖇️ Kevin, the last living USB drive. Survived by his cousins, Cloud Storage and Bluetooth.
🕊️ Barbara, the pigeon who knew too much. Her surveillance work will not be forgotten.
🧦 Left Sock, who mysteriously vanished after a routine wash cycle. Suspected foul play.
💡 The concept of "quiet quitting," tragically overused into oblivion by late 2023.
Your obituary should include:
A heartfelt intro
Some “life highlights” or accomplishments
A legacy, surviving “relatives,” or cause of death
One weirdly specific fact
Feel free to toss in a quote, a community tribute, or a funeral detail that makes no sense but sounds deeply meaningful.
Set a timer for 15 minutes. Let the nonsense flow.
And remember: the silliest writing often unlocks the sharpest voice.
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