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...

Literary – December 14

“I have always loved to use fear, to take it and comprehend it and make it work and consolidate a situation where I was afraid and take it whole and work from there.” -Shirley Jackson, born this...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Journal prompt: Spend...

Big Questions – December 14

Who least deserves forgiveness at this moment? 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...