Literary – May 16

Louis “Studs” Terkel was born on this date in 1912. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist unexpectedly discovers the deep human decency of someone from a significantly different...

Big Questions – May 16

What new challenge will you set for yourself today? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple...

Journaling + Fiction – May 16

“Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.”Eric Hoffer Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the impact on your life of the most significant act of kindess ever...

Romance – May 16

“Lying is done with words and also with silence.” -Adrienne Rich, born this date in 1929. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist creates a crisis because of her/his lies by...

Mystery – May 16

On this date in Daniel Defoe’s 1683, Robinson Crusoe heard a gunshot after having lived without human contact for a quarter-century. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is wrong...

SciFi/Fantasy – May 16

“Somewhere there exists all the possible variations of all the possible people I could be. I could be any of them- but I cannot be all. I can only be one of the variations. I will be the variation of myself...

Secondary – May 16

Describe what you would do with your skill after learning to play the musical instrument of your choice.