Literary – September 27

“You can’t lie to your soul.” -Irvine Welsh, born this date in 1958. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s soul announces that it’s been lied to one too many times.

Journaling + Fiction – September 27

“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.”George Orwell Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about an experience when you were under the power of someone who had no intent of relinquishing it. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist realizes s/he has granted another person power over...

Big Questions – September 27

Where have you visited that inspired the greatest awe? 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...

Romance – September 27

“Some people are easier to love when you don’t have to be around them.” -Irvine Welsh, born this date in 1958. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns that someone who loves her/him thinks it’s easier to do when your protag isn’t around.

Mystery – September 27

“There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.” -Jim Thompson, born this date in 1906. Writing prompt: Write the scene describing what your protagonist cannot forget.

SciFi/Fantasy – September 27

E=mc2- Albert Einstein in “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content,” published in Annalen der Physik on this date in 1905. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must persuade a peer group of something for which there is no observable evidence.

Secondary – September 27

Albert Einstein’s paper on his theory of mass–energy equivalence was published on this date in 1905. Explain what relativity means to you.

Primary – September 27

Explain whether mass or energy is more important in your life.