Literary – December 2

“Humor is what happens when we’re told the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to.” -George Saunders, born this date in 1958. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.”Roy T. Bennett Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about something you don’t...

Big Questions – December 2

What’s the best characteristic of the person you respect least? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer...

Romance – December 2

“Hope is a horrible thing, you know. I don’t know who decided to package hope as a virtue because it’s not. It’s a plague.” -Ann Patchett, born this date in 1963. Writing prompt:...

Mystery – December 2

“There are always surprises. Life may be inveterately grim and the surprises disproportionately unpleasant, but it would be hardly worth living if there were no exceptions, no sunny days, no acts of...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 2

Compton: The Italian navigator has landed in the New World.Conant: How were the natives?Compton: Everyone landed safe and happy. The Atomic Age began on this date in 1942 when Enrico Fermi and his colleagues...

Secondary – December 2

If you could make a 30-second statement to every person in the world simultaneously, what would you say?