WRITING PROMPTS
Most restaurants are said to fail within the first year they open. Write a story (in 300 words or less!) about one of these sinking…
When writing is going well, almost nothing is important enough to stop you: the sink full of dishes, your cat yeowling to be fed, that…
If we are to be at all invested in social networking, we can’t go by a single minute without knowing what people are eating for…
We all spend time, money, and energy on curious fascinations. Maybe you detail your moped every Wednesday or have doubled your grandma’s collection of two…
Sometimes I get into a rut with writing, a place where nothing feels fresh, where I can’t get past my own world and ways of seeing to consider something original. This is one of my favorite exercises for such times.
The Unstable Character You get to the party you’ve been looking forward to all week, and BAM. He’s there, the guy who is always on…
The month of January is named after the Roman God Janus, who is usually depicted with two heads facing in opposite directions. One looks back…
The Re-Gift We’ve all been there. You get that pair of socks with the cats and mice on them, and you think, “Why would someone…
The Gift Let’s be honest. For many Americans, the holiday season is about two things: presents and family. Sometimes these things go well together, sometimes…
We’ve all read stories about characters addicted to gambling, or drugs, or sex, or alcohol. But—at least according to TLC’s “My Strange Addiction”—there are lots…