Primary – May 1

Construction of the world’s first skyscraper began on this date in 1884. The Home Insurance Company building in Chicago would be 10 stories tall — about 100 feet. Today’s tallest building,...

Literary – April 30

“Experience is never at bargain price.” -Alice B. Toklas, born this date in 1877. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s mindless choice on an insignificant matter turns...

Big Questions – April 30

What’s a sure-fire mood lifter for you? 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...

Journaling + Fiction – April 3...

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”Albert Einstein Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the most interesting thing you’ve learned after being diverted from...

Romance – April 30

“It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our very smallness, a massive failure of imagination…. If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn’t...

Mystery – April 30

Starsky and Hutch premiered on this date in 1975. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must get essential information from someone who shares your protag’s language but is...

SciFi/Fantasy – April 30

“The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.”- Gus Grissom The spaceship Raduga launched from Baikonur on this date in William Barton and Michael Capobianco’s 2002. Writing prompt:...