Fall 2021
September 9
Write a story about a date gone disastrously wrong.
Disastrous date
September 16
Pick a prompt
Choose a prompt:
1. You can shapeshift into anything, but you can never go back to your original form.
2. You gain superpowers, but you lose your sense of touch.
3. A genie grants you infinite wishes, but you lose a loved one each time.
4. You can see into the future, but no one believes you.
September 23
Write a story based off a song of your choosing.
Song to story
September 30
Pick a genre
Write a story in one of the following genres in which the main character has amnesia.
Cyberpunk
Dying Earth/Apocalypse
Space Opera
October 7
Write a poem or poems in the style of Shel Silverstein. Consider including a small illustration, too!
Author spotlight: Shel Silverstein
October 14
Two-sentence horror story
Write a two-sentence horror story. Consider experimenting with:
Subtlety/Implication
Metaphors
Making the ordinary uncomfortable/unsettling
Existentialism
Rhyme
Different POVs
Humor
October 28
Write a story about a person's worst fear come to life.
Worst fear
November 14
Memoir
Option 1: Write a personal memoir exploring a moment from your childhood, ideally age 6 or younger.
Option 2: Write a memoir about a distant relative of yours, such as a great-grandparent (there’s no harm in taking artistic license with unknown details).
November 11
Blackout poetry
Create blackout poetry (either physically or by using this website). Here are some pieces of advice:
Glance at the page without reading all of the text
Bracket words/phrases that strike you
Consider whether you’re making a poem out of “big” words (nouns, verbs, etc.) or if you want to incorporate “connecting” words (“the,” “and,” etc.)
Use a pencil first to experiment with multiple setups