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Literary – March 26
“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald in This Side of Paradise, first published this date in 1920 Writing prompt: Write a scene in which the object of your protagonist’s romantic desire rejects your protagonist for being nothing like that which your protagonist most aspires to be.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – March 26
“An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it.”Alfred North Whitehead Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned the last time you were open-minded about an idea to which you should have closed your mind. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist keeps an open mind about a terrible idea for so long that the idea’s terribleness becomes obvious to everyone.
read moreBig Questions – March 26
What causes you to lose control of your emotions? 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 answering the question in the voice of a character you want to know more about. Photo from Unsplash, the internet’s source of freely usable...
read moreRomance – March 26
“A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.” -Thomas Lanier — better known as Tennessee — Williams, born this date in 1911. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist survives an appalling experience with more grace than anyone — especially your protagonist — expects.
read moreMystery – March 26
“Good work is always done in defiance of management.”- Bob Woodward, born this date in 1943. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a reporter approaches your protagonist for help investigating corruption in the local police department.
read moreSciFi/Fantasy – March 26
“It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.” – Joseph Campbell, born this date in 1904. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a hero earns the admiration of your protagonist.
read moreSecondary – March 26
Robert Frost was born on this date in 1874. He said that he wanted these words carved on his tombstone: “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world.” Explain what his sentiment mean to you.
read morePrimary – March 26
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” -Robert Frost, born on this date in 1874. What do you think about his opinion of education?
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“Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not.” -Flannery O’Connor, born on this date in 1925. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s faith remains unshaken despite learning that the truth proves her/his faith misplaced.
read moreJournaling + Fiction – March 25
“It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.”G.K. Chesterton Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about an aspect of your faith (or lack of faith) that you find amusing and the philosophical implications of laughing about it. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist laughs at an article of another character’s core belief system.
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David B. Schlosser is an author of award-winning fiction and non-fiction, and an editor of award-winning fiction and non-fiction.
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