Every week, countless writers struggle to meet word count goals or page requirements. Their purposes may vary from academic to work to creative pursuits, but one thing remains the same across the board: sometimes, it’s just hard to know what to write about. If you write in any capacity, you too may also have found yourself in this unknowing position, so I offer to you a gift from my keyboard to yours. Here are some topics to write about when you don’t know what to do.

1. Why WebMD has replaced “cancer” as its go-to illness with “radiation sickness.”

As far as I know, Plymouth's nuclear power plant is still mostly operational and while I haven't been taking any sleepwalking trips around it, better safe than sorry?

2. The maddening quiet of the void.

Alright, alright, you’ve got a point. The void is both silent and deafeningly loud at the same time. Either way, though, it’s still begging for your attention.

3. The beast on top of your fridge.

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We know it doesn’t like being looked at, but if you describe it now, your friends will know what it is before it jumps onto their tender backs and sinks its awful teeth through their clothes.

4. The cute Eldritch Abomination you always end up doing laundry with.

You don’t have to share it, of course, but writing a love letter to the hunky Old God whose uncountable, brain-meltingly brown eyes could be what you need to get the ink really flowing.

5. Literally any of the headlines from Weather.com.

No, I mean literally any of them. It was really difficult to pick my favorite.

6. Those days when the Earth was still young and you stood alone within the molten core.

If you’re having trouble remembering, let me refresh your memories: “AH! AH! MY SKIN!”

7. The inevitability of the heat death of the universe.

Really, enough said.

8. Cold hands touching your shoulder. It is night. Your door is locked and your girlfriend left two hours ago.

The most #relatable subject really is the unnerving suspicion that someone is watching you. It’s time to give them something to read while they’re staring at you from the dark corner of the room.

9. The moon and how she winks at you.

You know she’s being coy. You don’t mind. If she looked closely enough, she’d be able to tell that you’ve been winking back the whole time.

10. My fist-fight with Lord Byron (George Gordon).

His face was perfectly made for these knuckles, and if you’re being totally honest with yourself, you probably want to fight him too.

11. Anything. You can write about anything.

Lists meant to give you an idea as to what you should be writing about are nice to an extent, I guess, but let’s be real: you’re not looking at articles online because you’re out of ideas. You’re browsing the Internet with the claim that you’re doing research but really, you’re probably just procrastinating. The dull light of your computer screen is not going to bring a raven into your dorm room or office or study or wherever you are and suddenly inspire you to write. It’s part of being a writer to come up with ideas. As the folks at Nike say, “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagh,” which might as well be Abomination-speak for “Just Do It.”