Literary – September 6

“Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.” -Jane Addams, born this date in 1860. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist does not act when one friend commits a wrong against...

Journaling + Fiction – Septemb...

“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”K’ung Fu-tzu Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about an experience when...

Big Questions – September 6

What’s the greatest story yet to be told? 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 “yes”...

Romance – September 6

“Instead of establishing facts, we have to overthrow errors; instead of ascertaining what is, we have to chase from our imaginations what is not.” – Frances Wright, the great red harlot of...

Mystery – September 6

“Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.”- Alice Sebold, born this date in 1963. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your...

SciFi/Fantasy – September 6

“A scholar can never let mere wrongness get in the way of the theory.”- China Miéville, born this date in 1972. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which reality proves your protagonist’s theory...

Secondary – September 6

On this date in 1901, US President McKinley was shot by an anarchist, and he died a few days later. Explain your perspective about when, if ever, in the political process violence is justified.