Secondary – December 23

In 1620, construction of the first permanent European settlement in what would later become the USA began after the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Harbor in present-day Massachusetts. If you were building a...

Primary – December 23

The poem we know as “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore was published for the first time in the Troy, N.Y., Sentinel on this date in 1823. Explain your favorite thing about the winter...

Literary – December 22

Fyodor Dostoevsky, led to his scheduled execution on this date in 1849, was pardoned at the last moment. On this and other topics, he said, “To live without hope is to cease to live.” Writing...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.”Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about something you’re should but are too...

Big Questions – December 22

What do you want to be when you grow up? 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,”...

Romance – December 22

“Words themselves are all the ghosts we need.” -Donald Harington, born this date in 1935. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which the language a suitor uses to woo your protagonist prompts a traumatic...

Mystery – December 22

On this date in 1984, Bernard Goetz shot four men attempting to rob him on a New York City subway. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist debates his/her opinion about vigilante justice with...