140. Cactus: Write from the viewpoint of a cactus. What’s it like to live in the desert or have a prickly personality? Amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni and in the middle of the Salar sits a hilly and rocky outcrop of land named Isla […]
139. Sharing: Write about sharing something with someone else. When it came time to tell family about getting married, we didn’t want to do it digitally so our goal was to at least tell people over the phone. No one likes to talk on the phone anymore and are all highly suspicious when I ask
138. Mailbox: Create a poem, short story, or journal entry based on a recent item of mail you’ve received. When you are out of the country for several months, the mail piles up. Walking into the house, we were greeted by mounds of packages, letters, magazines, and flyers. In previous years, Son didn’t throw away
137. Blog-o-sphere: Visit your favorite blog or your feedreader and craft a story, journal entry, or poem based on the latest blog post you read. Jenny Lawson, author of “Furiously Happy” and “Broken” is my favorite author who is very human. Her stories about mental health are wildly relatable and have helped me more than
136. Bizarre Holiday: There is a bizarre holiday for any date! Look up a holiday for today’s date and create a poem in greeting card fashion or write a short story about the holiday to celebrate. Who decided what day a holiday was and what makes something a holiday? According to nationaltoday.com, today’s holidays include:
