Fun Writing Challenge: The Magic Object Monologue
This week’s just-for-fun writing challenge: Pick an everyday object and give it a voice. Now write a dramatic monologue as if it’s delivering a TED Talk or testifying in court.
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Welcome to Friday Fun in the Writers’ Den, your weekly permission slip to write something weird, pointless, and wildly entertaining.
When writing becomes your job, it’s easy to forget it used to be fun.
Client deadlines. Edits. Pitches. Content calendars. Book drafts you’re behind on.
Even when you love writing, the mental load of always producing something useful, polished, or profitable can wear you down.
That’s why exercises like this matter.
They give your brain space to wander without consequence. They remind you that writing doesn’t always need a purpose to be worth doing. And sometimes, the most unexpected ideas — the voice that feels most like you — only show up when no one’s watching and nothing’s at stake.
So! On Fridays, we’re write for the joy of it. No rules. No revisions. Just 15 minutes of pure, creative nonsense.
Today’s challenge is short, strange, and surprisingly good for sharpening your voice.
This Week’s Challenge: The Magic Object Monologue
Pick an ordinary object around you right now. Could be your coffee mug. Your lamp. Your phone charger. Your sad, overworked keyboard.
Now give it a voice, and let it speak.
But not just any voice. This object has something to say:
It’s giving a TED Talk.
It’s testifying in court.
It’s being interviewed on a podcast.
It’s reading a dramatic excerpt from its memoir.
The only rule? It takes itself very seriously.
Examples, if you need a push:
🪑 “They call me ergonomic, but no one asks me what I need.”
☕ “You pour your burnout into me, and I deliver caffeine like a coward’s spell.”
🔌 “I was left behind during the move. I’ve seen things… hotel rooms, airports, rental cars. I’m not just a charger. I’m a survivor.”
🕒 Set a timer for 10–15 minutes.
Don’t overthink it. Don’t edit. Just write. Make it petty. Make it poetic. Make it a full-blown manifesto.
The goal isn’t brilliance; it’s freedom.
And who knows? That strange little voice might show you something new about your own.
Miranda
P.S. Drop your monologue in the comments if you dare.
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