Spring 2022
January 27
Sensationalization
Sensationalize an event that happened to you or someone you know over the break. The line between real and unreal is yours to explore!
February 3
Pick 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.
February 10
Relationship swap-up
Take an established dynamic between two existing characters, be they your own OCs or from some other medium and switch up their relationship. (Example: enemies to lovers, childhood friends, etc.)
February 24
Fantasy subgenres
Choose a fantasy subgenre, then write a story in which the main character has a magical item. Remember: genres are fluid, so there’s no harm in bending or breaking the "rules!"
Fables
Magical realism
Sword and sorcery
March 3
Stream of consciousness
Stream of consciousness: a narrative technique where the thoughts and emotions of a narrator or character are written out such that a reader can track the fluid mental state of these characters
Explore stream of consciousness for an individual who is lost. Interpret “lost” in any way you choose!
March 10
Write a story based off a song of your choosing.
Song to story
March 24
Pick a mystery prompt
Writing in first person, develop your own mystery (with a twist ending if you can!) for any of the following ideas:
Write a story that ends with the narrator revealing a secret.
A crime has been committed, and the only clues left behind are a flashlight and a copy of Moby Dick.
The oldest person still living in a town remembers things no one else does.
Write a story in which someone finds a secret passageway.
March 31
Art journal
Begin an art journal, be it focusing strictly on one page or dancing through two or three. Somewhere within your journal, include a brief poem about a color(s) of your choice.
April 7
Nature
Write a nonet about nature. Any interpretation of “nature” is encouraged, from natural disasters to a sunny day to anthropogenic activities. The sky’s the limit!
April 14
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis usually describes some part of a work of art and extends contemplation on the work’s underlying story or significance.
Try ekphrasis using a piece of artwork.
April 21
Write a Shakespearian sonnet.