Stranger Things
Your mail carrier, the lady walks her dog the same time as you every morning, the crossing guard; we see many the same strangers every day. They become familiar, yet we know nothing about them. Write about a stranger in your life. Give them detail, give them a name and a back story. What do their hands smell like? Windex and chicken stock? Oh wait, that's what mine smells like. Your stranger story can be endearing, tragic, or completely outlandish; it is make-believe, after all.