Mystery – March 31

“A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.”- René Descartes, born this date in 1596. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must slice...

SciFi/Fantasy – March 31

“You’re trying to divide by zero.” On this date in 1951, the Remington Rand Corporation contracted to deliver the first Universal Automatic Computer, or UNIVAC, to the US Census Bureau. Writing...

Secondary – March 31

Daylight saving time went into effect in the USA for the first time on this date in 1918. Defend your position on whether daylight saving time is a bad or good idea.

Primary – March 31

“The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be.” -Leo Buscaglia, born on this date in 1924. Describe the difference between what...

Everything you write makes you a bet...

I had the pleasure of meeting Jane Friedman at a Writer’s Digest program; she’s since left that august publication and joined Virginia Quarterly Review. Lucky for all of us, she still offers...

Literary – March 30

Vincent van Gogh was born on this date in 1853. Writing prompt: From the perspective of your antagonist, write the story contained in his 1886 painting A Pair of Shoes (click the title for a larger...

Journaling + Fiction – March 3...

“Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.”Oscar Wilde Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about what you learned from getting away with...