Sunday, November 16, 2025

The Sunday Five: Creative Writing Prompts 2.0


1: Who blocked the doors?

2: Why did they block the doors? 

3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? 

4: What will happen to the building? 

5: When will the doors reopen? 

My answers: 

1: Who blocked the doors? The office manager at Dewey, Cheatem and Howe blocked the doors, 

2: Why did they block the doors? the party was getting out of hand, and word had gotten out on the streets that they were celebrating a major victory that would impose a 50% wealth tax on the 1%, and the place was being mobbed, 

3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? she had to block the doors, the place was dangerously overcrowded, and more people wanted to join the party, endangering those in the space and those who wanted to crowd in, 

4: What will happen to the building? in a day or two the plasters, painters and flooring people will come in and redo the interior, new furniture will be ordered, there is already talk of turning the place into a grotto, a pilgrimage site for the average person, 

5: When will the doors reopen? work will recommence in a few days, when the party dies down, and everyone recognises that there is still work to be done. Much work, many more changes that must be made. 

Please share your answer or answers in the comments, it can be five answers, or a single narrative, be creative, and have fun. 

Oh, the real answer is this office building is being converted to apartments, with million dollar views of the Potomac River. 

21 comments:

  1. Who blocked the doors? The Talent Management.
    Why did they block the doors? To keep the Kardashians from getting in.
    Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? For everyone! We are all burned out... they just don't disappear.

    What will happen to the building? If they get in, hopefully it implodes. Have you seen the size of their fat asses?

    When will the doors reopen? When the Kardashians relent and say they are going into exile. So, they most likely will never reopen the doors.

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    1. Kim failed the California bar exam, the facts that she has no college degree or law degree might contribute to her failure, along with the fact that she is a bit like a rock.

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  2. 1. Tradespeople.
    2. They are going to treat the efflorescence between the raised garden beds.
    3. The tradies feel it is a risk to have the public walking through while they are working.
    4. It is old and tired and overdue a renovation.
    5. Once the building manager has signed off on the work being completed in a satisfactory manner.

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    1. Or maybe the tradies are growing something inside or out, that they want to keep people from gathering.

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  3. 1: Who blocked the doors? Smart people.
    2: Why did they block the doors? ICE is in the neighborhood.
    3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? Those inside. I’m out on the street throwing sandwiches at ICE.
    4: What will happen to the building? The neighbors will rise up and chase ICE away.
    5: When will the doors reopen? When Cankles is in jail.

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    1. I check the news every morning, looking for that big beautiful obituary.

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  4. 1: Who blocked the doors? I did it.
    2: Why did they block the doors? I've told y'all a million times, I don't like people.
    3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? That answer is both, because I'm the only one inside.
    4: What will happen to the building? In a Millenia it will crumble.
    5: When will the doors reopen? Once future creatures dig through the rubble.

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  5. 1: Who blocked the doors? The landlord of the apartment block's agents.
    2: Why did they block the doors? Because the landlord had instructed them to do it.
    3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? My safety? What are you talking about? It was to keep residents out for refusing to pay the rent increase recently imposed by the greedy landlord.
    4: What will happen to the building? As soon as the legal shenanigans are completed, the apartments will be rented out to a whole new set of tenants.
    5: When will the doors reopen? The way that the law moves on such things...probably around the year 2033.

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    1. Lockouts and self help evictions are illegal, call in the lawyers.

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  6. 1: Who blocked the doors? The DOGE group.
    2: Why did they block the doors? To keep employees from going to work
    3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? Neither, it's so they can close down the whole department.
    4: What will happen to the building? It will get leased to a new tenant sometime in the future.
    5: When will the doors reopen? Three years from now (hopefully).

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    1. January of 2027, when Congress impeaches and removes HWSNBN. We need enough votes in the House and the Senate to clean house.

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  7. It's the top-secret headquarters of Awesome Queers United Association Network drag division. Also known as A.Q.U.A. Net. I can't reveal any more information because I woke up before my fever dream was over. Also, Top-Secret!

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    1. I can think of a couple of people who will be recruited to join those ranks. As always it is great to hear from you dearie.

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    2. Oh honey, lately I don't even want to hear from myself.

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  8. 1: Who blocked the doors? It was a heroic effort by the workers.
    2: Why did they block the doors? To prevent the Zombies from entering the building.
    3: Is this for your safety or the safety of those inside? The workers were trying to protect themselves.
    4: What will happen to the building? It will become a decayed ruin. The Zombies came in the back door that someone left propped open during a cigarette break.
    5: When will the doors reopen? Never.

    Will Jay

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    1. That backdoor is always the weakness.

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  9. What came to mind is a line from The Haunted Mansion: is it there to keep somebody our or some thing inside?

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