“We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.” -William Zinsser, born this date in 1922. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist uses frills and jargon to disguise an important truth from a close relative.
“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”Thornton Wilder Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the person who’s shuffled off this mortal coil for whom you’re most grateful. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist pays respects to the surviving family members of an important ally.
Does anybody really know what time it is? 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...
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“As a result, the hundred little pet names he used to have for her before the stroke have been replaced with non sequiturs like ‘my little bucket of hair’ and ‘spy elf of the morning hallelujahs.'” – Diane Ackerman, born this date in 1948, describing her husband’s stroke journey back to language. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist tells a romantic...
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“Expect the worst and you won’t be disappointed.” -Helen MacInnes, born this date in 1907. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist expects the worst and discovers his/her expectation was a best-case scenario.
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.”- Niels Bohr, born this date in 1885. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s prediction about how an event will occur is proven disastrously and spectacularly wrong.
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” -Desmond Tutu, who was born on this date in 1931. Use examples from your life or that you’ve learned about to prove this Nobel Peace Prize winner is correct.
On this date in 1916, Georgia Tech’s football team beat Cumberland University 222-0 in what has since remained the most lopsided football score ever recorded. Explain whether Georgia Tech should have run up that kind of score or someone should have called the game after it became obvious Cumberland couldn’t win.