prompts raze over the years, a fair few people have left underscore_connected_phrases that don't actually link to anything hidden in blathes like flowers that blend into the landscape until the light hits them just right. as far as i can figure it, half the time they had an idea for a blathe they meant to write and then they forgot about it, and the rest of the time they thought they were being clever by going out of their way to defeat the interconnected nature of blather. in any case, one of my favourite things to do over the last few years has been to use these things as writing prompts when i find them, closing the circle so they'll link to something, even if the connection is being made ten or twenty years after the fact. i'll probably never be able to dig them all up. but here are one hundred and seventy titles without blathes to call home, organized in alphabetical order for ease of use. if ever you're in need of inspiration, feel free to grab one and run with it. a_box_of_fire a_film_i_was_disappointed_with after_the_storm almost_face als_das_kind amanda_palmer anne_girl are_you_dreaming arrive_at_five as_it_were ask_the_right_question at_this_point audible_space barefoot_pirate beast_of_burden better_than between_us big_huge_blathes black_and_yellow blather_blue blather_green blather_purple blather_radio blather_world blue_blather break_the_rosary_bead_by_bead break_the_shell but_still by_which chains_of_underscores checking_in cuddle_bug damn_typo dating_perfection dead_flowers death_food deep_fried_thoughts desert_desserts don't_forget_the_flowers double_blathed double_sided_tape dream_in_blather dreaming_awake drunk_voicemail each_other escape_closure even_you eyes_cast_down factory_girl fluffy_feel_good_battle food_of_the_gods food_of_the_goddess for_fuck's_sake four_cats gay_whales gimme_shelter gina_gershon give_and_accept global_dimming good_riddance gwen_stefani have_a_blast have_words heaven_in_you heavy_hearts_get_stronger her_first_kiss_was_from_a_cigarette here_and_there here_be_monsters how_things_change hyperactive_mind i_can't_help_but_wonder i_got_the_blues i_have_issues i_heard i_just_want_to_see_his_face i_lied_my_face_off i_need_closure i_pray i_remember_now ideal_condition indigo_children industrial_strength jigsaw_puzzle karmic_knots kitty_leg lady_jane late_night_tv laughing_circles lessons_in_acceptance let_it_bleed let_it_loose let's_spend_the_night_together live_with_me look_again looking_like_a_boy love_in_vain love_ourselves loving_cup midnight_rambler music_theory my_best_friend my_very_own_gay_policy_backing_position_plan never_grow_old noise_pollution not_allowed not_found occupy_the_kitchen oh_steady_steady_whore one_step_at_a_time people_who_feel_like_home perks_of_being_a_wallflower physical_space pink_moon playful_soul pot_strains real_and_sincere rehearsing_my_past ride_your_bike salt_of_the_earth san_francisco sanity_meeting screaming_into_the_sunset screen_name secret_keeper self_fulfilling_prophecy self_healing shining_bright short_sighted sister_morphine sketch_holes skinny_dipping smart_ass sneak_a_cup_feature snow_glare so_long soon_to_bloom soul_survivor spacial_responsibility standing_on_the_water stepping_stone still_searching stop_breaking_down street_fighting_man sweet_virginia sympathy_for_the_devil take_time_to_eat_the_roses thanks_for_reminding_me that's_beautiful the_ the_church the_lost_winter the_smell_of_pot the_world_is_what_you_make_it the_undisputed_truth then_again think_you're_stupid todat_yesterdat torn_and_frayed truest_most_impossible_thing tumbling_dice turned_on twenty_thoughts wake_up_and_shine walking_away welcome_back what_a_fucking_mess what_fucking_mess whiskey_train you_can't_always_get_what_you_want you_got_the_silver 231225 ... Soma golden_butt 231228 ... Soma mindless albums tiring all characters winding passed ignorant puritan fucks exact rot valuable subjective boil lays measurement beady boxes heals untouched stops obsessed velocity worthwhile cocks checking you'll burden professor environmental carving mixing using canvas lasting rot tomb hallucinogens dawned films albums reliance theme melodic visceral quirky pattern tracks songwriter mockingbird determine dynamic compile musical brilliant chord weave horns tend original version digress row fully appreciate comment ballad fellow weep west inspiring sinner gateway anguish suggest albums sample creates folk superficial 231229 ... epitome of incomprehensibility In "weightofthings" (three words in one) the prompts are sort of poemy - apologize if repeats - fulfill fulfilled regardlessly wiggle brings physical pulls the_pendulum_swings 240111 ... Soma intently concentration whim simultaneously evoke darkest radiance wing pick pins slide appreciate avoid blossoms 240201 ... raze two hundred and five more: _for _more_ _tattooed a_day_wasted a_day_without_blather a_real_hug a_single_second abbey_road abstract_association abstract_associations alternative_to_death anal_harmony and_then august_spiders awkward_balloon back_and_forth_and_on_and_on barking_spiders beardsley_always_inspires been_there being_ ben_folds_five ben_harper beneath_the_bay beyond_golden big_dipper blade_runner blather_elite blather_girl blather_god blather_gods blather_grave blather_meanie blather_remorse blather_shadow blather_stalker blather_stalking bright_stars built_to_spill but_also cabrini_green close_by close_up collage_poem court_and_spark cry_in_public days_of_being_wild dead_blather dead_can_dance dead_kennedys depth_perception digital_dust don't_care don't_know_how don't_waste_your_time driver's_license earth_mother eight_months_later egg_zack_lee face_to_face fall_flat_on_the_floor feeling_inside_me find_yourself flying_under_water for_real four_corners frequency_friend front_row_seat fuck_deodorant future_blathe get_blather ghost_story go_figure godly_things great_lake_swimmers greed_bites guitar_freak hakin_bey happy_holidays heart_pang hit_bottom_again house_of_dreams housing_discrimination how_the_fuck i_am_part_of_a_large_family i_got_a_cat_named_tonya i_know_it's_over imagine_all_the_people in_every_life in_love inner_conflict it_all_exists it_almost_happened_again it_is_okay_to_cry it's_a_beautiful_sight it's_all_relative james_joyce kettle_one kick_that_can_down_the_road kindred_karmic_activity laissez_faire lame_superpower leaving_you let_it_out let_us_compose_something_splendid lonely_lonely lost_girl magnetic_fields male_ego morning_theft mountain_dew my_dear natural_born_killers no_can_do oblique_strategy oh_crap opposable_nipple original_collisions peace_and_love photographic_memory pictures_of_blatherites point_of_view possibly_maybe potted_meat_food_product purple_grass pyloric_stenosis real_life reasons_for_being red_blooms romancing_stones romeo_and_juliet save_ferris scar_tissue second_hand_smoker self_beater self_deprecation self_inflicted six_months_later slightly_disliked_vegetables slut_shaming so_long so_there so_warm social_suicide sometimes_i'm_less spam_burgers spirit_animal star_fucked start_over sugar_daddy sugar_momma such_and_such summoning_song taxi_driver temporarily_permanently that_connection the_echo the_film_lab the_fish_out_of_water the_stolen_child the_unchecked_expansion_of_the_universe the_unknown theme_for_english_b there_i_said_it_twice there_must_be_something_wrong_with_me these_are_the_days_my_friends things_can_only_get_better things_that_made_you_smile_today third_eye_blind this_is_not_a_pipe this_is_not_about_you ties_meant_to_be_cut_off tiptoes_and_fingerprints toxic_kisses tuesday_night_conundrum turning_radius two_way_mirror umbilical_cord under_the_radar unhinged_and_jane unrequited_love unwanted_day useful_or_mature van_goghs_bedroom_exhibit war_memorial war_on_poverty water_and_fire we've_lost weekend_update weird_superpower when_were_both_cats where_my_heart_sleeps whiskey_train white_flight will_you win_win wipe_my_eyes wish_you_were_here work_smarter_not_harder write_more_loveletters year_after_year yin_and_yang you_are_golden you_are_that you_are_the_sunshine_of_my_life you_remembered_me 240215 ... kerry philly promptly peony private 240215 what's it to you? who go blather from