SciFi/Fantasy – April 22

“Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” -J. Robert Oppenheimer, born on this date in 1904, at the detonation of the first atomic weapon. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your...

Secondary – April 22

Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Ellen Glasgow, who shared stories of a new and changing post-Civil War US South, was born on this date in 1873. Write a story that will change someone’s mind about a...

Primary – April 22

Americans celebrated Earth Day for the first time on this date in 1970. Describe one thing you would change about the way people live on the earth and what the world would look like if the change...

Literary – April 21

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” -Naturalist, author, and Sierra Club co-founder John Muir, born this date in 1838. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your...

Big Questions – April 21

What’s the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer...

Journaling + Fiction – April 2...

“Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human...

Romance – April 21

“I feel monotony and death to be almost the same.” -Charlotte Bronte, born this date in 1816. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s boredom drives her/him to do something...