On this date in 1767, astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon completed a five-year process of plotting the line named for them that forms parts of the borders of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Explain why boundaries are so important to people.
On this date in 1851, Herman Melville published Moby-Dick. Think about something who is so important that you would travel around the world for years to get it. Then explain why it’s so important to you.
“The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal.” -Jimmy Breslin, born this date in 1930. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s faith in someone s/he thought reformed is shattered over something others would consider insignificant.
“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”de Saint-Exupéry Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about whether a shared perspective is essential for a loving relationship. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes a loved one does not share your protagonist’s perspective on a fundamental...
To what country would you move if you had to start over elsewhere? 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” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes...
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“Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda . . . and woke up with me.” -Margarita Carmen Cansino, better known as Rita Hayworth, born this date in 1918. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist ensnares a partner by acting as someone your protagonist is not.
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“Integrity is something you sell the public.” -Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, which premiered on this date in 1968. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a superior orders your protagonist to violate your protag’s integrity.
“Good news, everyone.”- Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, who will on this date in 2927 begin work on robots that bend. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s leader assigns a futile and possibly suicidal task.
