Mystery – April 20

“It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic.”- Edgar Allan Poe in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” the prototypical...

SciFi/Fantasy – April 20

“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else’s liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.”- Peter S. Beagle, born this date in 1939. Writing prompt: Write a scene in...

Secondary – April 20

“And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.”...

Primary – April 20

Describe a tradition that makes your family special.

Literary – April 19

On this date in 1987, the first Simpsons cartoon appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist confronts an all-id oaf.

Journaling + Fiction – April 1...

“We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.“Lucius Annaeus Seneca Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes writing about a...

Big Questions – April 19

Of what decision you’ve made in the past are you most proud? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer...