Creativity exercise - week 1

 

Hey y’all, welcome back to another weekly blog. I’ve been having fun with these word-of-the-day style prompts, so here’s another one for the collection. The idea is the same: take a fresh word, understand its meaning, and then stretch your imagination by creating seven sentences with it. Think of it like a mini storytelling workout fast, playful, and a good way to spark new ideas.

Today’s word is “vigilante”, a person who takes the law into their own hands without legal authority, usually in pursuit of justice. It’s bold, rebellious, and definitely layered with tension. With the word in mind and definition in my hands, I decided to get brainstorming on some of these sentences, and here is what I came up with:

  1. The town’s quiet nights ended when a masked vigilante began leaving warnings painted across the mayor’s office walls.

  2. She never called herself a hero just a tired vigilante cleaning up the mess that the police kept ignoring.

  3. Whispers spread about a mysterious vigilante who only struck when the city was asleep, leaving the streets strangely safer by dawn.

  4. The comic book blurred the line between villain and vigilante, forcing readers to wonder which side of justice they’d stand on.

  5. A group of neighbors formed their own vigilante patrol, armed with flashlights and walkie-talkies instead of capes and weapons.

  6. Every vigilante story begins with someone deciding enough is enough and refusing to wait for help that never comes.

  7. He never wanted to be a vigilante, but the moment he saw injustice firsthand, the choice was made for him.

What I like about this one is how flexible it is. “Vigilante” instantly sparks drama; it could be gritty, comic-book cool, tragic, or even everyday ordinary. That’s the fun part: one word, seven different vibes, and a whole bunch of story seeds ready to grow. Might make this one of my go-to warm-ups when I need to dive into character-driven ideas. Or even try to make some designs designated around some characters that give off the vigilante vibe, who knows. But if you want to also try and give this a try go to dictionary.com and give it a whirl. But like always, I'll see you guys. On the next one! 👋

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