Primary – December 20

“Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.” -Billy Bragg, born on this day in 1957. If you were picked to speak to the world for your generation for 2 minutes, what would you...

Literary – December 19

“A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.” – Jean Genet, born this date in 1910. Writing prompt: Write the scene of a moment when your...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.”Roger de Rabutin, comte de Bussy Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about an experience...

Big Questions – December 19

Should the government assist terminally ill people in choosing when to die? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can...

Romance – December 19

“I want to make people cry even when they don’t understand my words.” – Édith Piaf, born this date in 1915. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist causes someone to...

Mystery – December 19

Robert Urich, star of the TV show Spenser: for Hire — based on Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels — was born on this date in 1946. Spenser’s sidekick, Hawk, once accused Spenser of...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 19

“Truth is the one thing you can never intimidate.”- Brandon Sanderson, born this date in 1975. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist fails to intimidate truth and so must deal...