Journaling + Fiction – June 24

“I, for one, have never met a fanatic with a sense of humor. Nor have I ever known anyone capable of making a joke at his own expense become a fanatic.”Amos Oz Journal prompt: Spend at least 20...

Romance – June 24

Jacqueline Bouvier and US Senator John F. Kennedy announced their engagement on this date in 1953. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist expects to be asked to accept a proposal of marriage...

Mystery – June 24

A mail-bomb attack on Yale University computer science professor David Gelernter on this date in 1993 — the 15th such attack since 1978 — prompted the formation of the UNABOM task force. Writing...

SciFi/Fantasy – June 24

“The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.”- Ambrose Bierce, born this date in 1842. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to bluff her/his way out...

Literary – June 23

“The thing about the heart was that you could not coax it or force it, as you could any other disease.” -Michael Shaara, born this date in 1929, in The Killer Angels. Writing prompt: Write a scene...

Big Questions – June 23

What do you consider to be your life’s greatest failure? 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...

Journaling + Fiction – June 23

“If the crow speaks to the fox, he speaks to him from the top of the tree.”Charles de Leusse Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a time you got caught too near someone you knew better than...