Literary – November 24

“That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.” -Arundhati Roy, born this date in 1961. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist unknowingly says something...

Journaling + Fiction – Novembe...

“True empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.”Anand Mahindra Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing...

Big Questions – November 24

What’s the ideal long weekend look like to you? 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...

Romance – November 24

“Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.” -Laurence Sterne, born this date in 1713. Writing prompt: Write two brief...

Mystery – November 24

DB Cooper hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle on this date in 1971, parachuting out of the plane with a $200,000 ransom (worth about a million dollars today) and...

SciFi/Fantasy – November 24

“I am but a sapling, yet already I have become proficient in the reading of the First Language, in the rustles and whispers of the Second Language, and even a bit in the vast soundless waves of the...

Secondary – November 24

Life debuted as a weekly news magazine on this date in 1936. It cost a dime. Explain whether you think life was better when everyone got their news from the same few publications and broadcasts, or it’s...