“Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” -Walter Lippmann, born this date in 1889. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is the only person willing to challenge conventional wisdom.
“It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we’re alive – to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are.”Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about whether you’re truly living today. Fiction...
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The first installment in Gaston Leroux’s serialized novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra was published on this date in 1909. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist unexpectedly meets someone who’s only been rumored to exist.
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Matlock premiered on this date in 1986. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist plays dumb to get what s/he needs.
On this date in Primer’s 2003, Abe and Aaron made some money in the stock market. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist earns a chance to change one thing from earlier in her/his life.
“Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.” -Euripides, born on this date in 480 BC. Why both?
“Cleverness is not wisdom.” Euripides, who was born on this date in 480 BC. Describe what you think the difference is.
