Mystery – March 16

“An hour of my time is a tiny price to pay for all the support I’ve gotten from my fans.”- Erik Estrada, born this date in 1949. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must...

SciFi/Fantasy – March 16

“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.” – Alice Hoffman, born this date in 1952. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your...

Secondary – March 16

The Scarlet Letter was first published on this date in 1850. Explain why you think it’s more important to obey the law always, or to break a law that prevents you from achieving a goal.

Primary – March 16

James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born on this date in 1751. He worried that “the great danger is that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the...

Rube Tube

Author William Gibson has an essay on his web site in which he contemplates becoming “exactly the sort of introverted, hyper-bookish boy you’ll find in the biographies of most American science...

Literary – March 15

“If truth is the main casualty in war, ambiguity is another.” -Paul Fussell, wounded by German artillery at Alsace on this date in 1945. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist takes an...

Journaling + Fiction – March 1...

“It is not that we are given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it.”Seneca Journal prompt: Reflect on your previous journal entries and spend at least 20 minutes...