Mystery 120520

Jimmy Stewart was born on this date in 1908. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist tries but fails to convince someone in authority that s/he witnessed a...

Literary 120520

“All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.” -WH Auden, who became a US citizen on this date in 1946. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist...

SciFi/Fantasy 120520

Henry Miller said, “One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.” Writing prompt: Write a scene...

Romance 120520

On this date in 1845, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett met in person for the first time. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist imagines describing to a future child meeting her/his soul...

Mystery 120519

“Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.” -Nora Ephron, born on this date in 1941. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which...

SciFi/Fantasy 120519

On this date in 1588, the Spanish Armada left Lisbon for England, where it was devastated by the English navy under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake a few months later. Writing prompt:...