Journaling + Fiction – July 13

“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.”Thomas Jefferson Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about experiencing or observing the law conflicting with doing what was right. Fiction writing prompt:...

Journaling + Fiction – July 12

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”George Orwell Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about something that’s obvious to you in retrospect but was invisible to you in the moment. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist can’t see a threat staring him/her in the...

Journaling + Fiction – July 11

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.”Plato Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the first time another heart whispered back to yours. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which the heart your protagonist hears whispering back proves in some way unreachable.

Journaling + Fiction – July 10

“A quiet conscience makes one strong!”Anne Frank Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a strength of conscience others do not notice in you because it’s so quiet. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist refuses to go along to get along without explaining why.

Journaling + Fiction – July 9

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but building on the new.”Socrates Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about where you should be focusing your energy instead of where you are focusing it. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist squanders all his/her energy on an old fight and has nothing left for the new one.

Journaling + Fiction – July 8

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”Epicurus Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about something you enjoy today that you’d never dreamed possible. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s desire for something s/he doesn’t have spoils your protagonist’s...

Journaling + Fiction – July 7

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”Paul Boese Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about how your future improved after you received forgiveness. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist receives an unexpected gift from a person s/he forgave a long time ago.

Journaling + Fiction – July 6

“The universe had an odd sense of fairness; it took away things one did not want to give up, and then gave things one did not ask for.”Laila Lalami Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you plan to do with something you received but did not ask for. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is compelled to trade something s/he loves for something s/he...