Literary – February 21

“Getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire’s still going.” -David Foster Wallace, born this date in 1962. Writing...

Journaling + Fiction – Februar...

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”Jane Austen Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about you...

Big Questions – February 21

How do you feel about a romantic partner being significantly less intellectually capable than you? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world...

Romance – February 21

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” -Anaïs Nin, born this date in 1903. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist sees a young child as no one else...

Mystery – February 21

“He dreams about being wanted and desired. So he changes people into beings who want and desire him.”- William Petersen, performing as Will Graham in Manhunter (Hannibal Lecter’s first...

SciFi/Fantasy – February 21

“We have met the Alien and it is us.” – Judith Merril, in whose 1953 on this date is born a child to Maggie and Hank Marvell. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist meets a...

Secondary – February 21

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” The Communist Manifesto was first published on this date in 1848. Explain what you think Karl Marx and Friedrich...