SciFi/Fantasy – July 29

“Space exploration holds promise of adding importantly to our knowledge of the earth, the solar system, and the universe, and because it is of great importance to have the fullest cooperation of the scientific community at home and abroad in moving forward in the fields of space science and technology.”- U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower on signing the law creating NASA, which Congress passed on this...

SciFi/Fantasy – July 28

“Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.”- Karl Popper, born this date in 1902. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is challenged — and fails — to prove her/his antagonist’s idea is false.

SciFi/Fantasy – July 27

“The finest philosophy for life I ever read was printed on the back of a box of matches, it was ‘Keep dry and away from children.'”- Robert Rankin, born this date in 1949. Writing prompt: Write the scene in which your protagonist earns the experience necessary to adopt a peculiar philosophy for life.

SciFi/Fantasy – July 26

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”- Carl Jung, born this date in 1875. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist emerges from a dream inside another dream.

SciFi/Fantasy – July 25

“All I could see were questions looping through my head, like a piece of film spooling through a projector. Why did I pass out…? What was so special about this data? It spun around my head until the film snapped. And I was left with just a blank, white screen.”- Sol Cutter, who on this date in 2063 will catch a computer virus. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist picks up something...

SciFi/Fantasy – July 24

“No part of the highlands of Peru has been better defended by natural bulwarks—a stupendous canyon whose rim is more than a mile above the river, whose rock is granite, and whose precipices are frequently a thousand feet sheer.”- Hiram Bingham III, who on this date in 1911 got his first look at the ancient Incan settlement of Machu Picchu. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is found...

SciFi/Fantasy – July 23

“I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn’t need a gun, you’d better take one along that worked.”- Raymond Chandler, born this date in 1888. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist finds that taking a close friend’s advice has put both your protagonist and her/his friend in mortal danger.

SciFi/Fantasy – July 22

“I’ll never help you get to John Connor!”- Allison Young, born this date in 2008. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist inadvertently gives up critically dangerous information.