Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much;wisdom is humble that it knows no more.”William Cowper Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you don’t know about a topic...

Big Questions – December 15

How would you respond if you lost everything you owned today? 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...

Romance – December 15

“She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people can give.” -Edna O’Brien, born this date in 1930. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which...

Mystery – December 15

Writing prompt: Write the scene of your protagonist’s most self-deceptive presumption of victory.

SciFi/Fantasy – December 15

“Rompu, rompu la murojn inter la popoloj.”- L.L. Zamenhof, born this date in 1859. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s effort to accommodate a different language leads...

Secondary – December 15

Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, was born on this date in 1904. The women in the story’s family are described as “made out of thin invisible steel.” Write five similarly...

Primary – December 15

Gustave Eiffel, who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was born on this date in 1832. The mayor of Montreal, Canada wanted to temporarily move the Eiffel Tower from Paris as an attraction for a world fair in...