Mystery – February 17

On this date in 1847, Edgar Allan Poe was awarded $225 in damages — plus 6 cents for legal costs — in a libel case in which Thomas Dunn English called him “thoroughly unprincipled, base and...

SciFi/Fantasy – February 17

“Regarding your assignment to survey innovative plant automation processes on planet Nor’Dyren, third degree member of Civilized Unity, you will report to Lesser Columbus embarkation base.”...

Secondary – February 17

Choose an historical figure you have learned about whom you would most like to be for a day, and explain what you would do on a day you pick from that person’s life.

Primary – February 17

If you could be invisible for only one day, what would you do on that day?

Literary – February 16

“Things you did. Things you never did. Things you dreamed. After a long time they run together.” – Richard Ford, born this date in 1944. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns a...

Journaling + Fiction – Februar...

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”John Maxwell Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about a challenge in your life to...

Big Questions – February 16

Who in the course of your life have you lost contact with that you most regret? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you...