SciFi/Fantasy – December 26

“On two occasions I have been asked, ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion...

Literary – December 25

“I love to be individual, to step beyond gender.” – Annie Lennox, born this date in 1954. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a long-lost friend expects your protagonist to defend an...

Journaling + Fiction – Decembe...

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”Eleanor Roosevelt Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the worst criticism you received for doing...

Big Questions – December 25

What one question would you ask someone you know to be utterly infallible? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can...

Romance – December 25

“We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.” -Carlos Castaneda, born this date in 1925. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is cut...

Mystery – December 25

Born on this date in 1899, Humphrey Bogart portrayed the stereotypical hard-boiled private eye in many films. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which a group of your protagonist’s friends debate and...

SciFi/Fantasy – December 25

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”- Isaac Newton, born this date in 1642. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your antagonist’s carefully...