writing prompts?

I tried poking around LJ last night using the search feature but didn't have much success. Surely someone on my friendslist has an answer or can at least point the way. I'm looking for some kind of writing community that posts challenges/prompts, and people can share what they have written. I've found quite a few that are fandom oriented, but I was hoping to find something where I could do original fiction and/or nonfiction writing.

Lately I feel as though I've fallen into a black hole and no words can escape. I haven't written anything all summer. I find myself staring at the screen with mounting anxiety and annoyance.

Suggestions? It doesn't have to be on livejournal necessarily though I'm looking for something online. I looked at a couple local writer groups and didn't think any of them seemed like a good fit.

bats

We went to the BatFest down on the 1st Street bridge today. It was fun. We didn't really see many bats. I think they were all sneaking off in the other direction when we weren't looking. (The world's largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Congress Bridge.) Sneaky bats. But there was music and food and it wasn't broiling hot.

There's a blank space on the wall near our front door outside. The previous owner had some metal decorative thing up there but we hadn't quite figured out what to do yet. Then we found the most awesome metal bats, cut out of 55 gallon drums and polished up. They are so awesome. We got three different sizes for the wall, and I got two bats on sticks for the space by the bushes.

I know there are some folks out there who love bats, so you can find her work at her etsy shop. I highly encourage you to get a cool metal bat and support an artist who just makes these for fun. I am thinking about getting one of those cool wall sconces made.