Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Prompt #72 Yesterday afternoon, I wandered through Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, the inspiration for today’s writing prompt. Write about zoos. Writing Tips: You can focus on a particular zoo, animal, visit, or a opinion about zoos. Or you can write in a more abstract, mixed-up, or interwovenContinue reading “Roar!”
Category Archives: Contemplative Writing
Breakable
For Monday, July 14, 2014 Prompt #71 Write about something fragile, either literal or metaphoric. Instructions Find something fragile in your home or someone else’s home (with their permission of course). Hold it (carefully!). Put it down, describe it, using a variety of sensory details. Is it heavy in your hands?Continue reading “Breakable”
Caught!
For Sunday, July 13, 2014 Prompt #70 Today is another quick prompt: Write about your experiences fishing or watching others fish. Writing Tips Include sensory details, including sense of smell, about place, time, weather conditions, or what you were wearing. Include specifics about the kind of fishing you were doingContinue reading “Caught!”
Ritual
For Saturday, July 12, 2014 Prompt #69 Write about a ritual, either personal or public, that you have taken part in or regularly take part in. Instructions 1. Write about the ritual in a factual step by step detail. Write for 10 minutes. 2. Next, add in emotional and sensory details, perhaps explaining what drawsContinue reading “Ritual”
Thursday Thoughts: Why Write?
July 3, 2014 It’s Thursday Thought-day again, so instead of posting a prompt, I’m posing another writer’s question. Ponder, discuss among friends, consider, debate. We write for different reasons at different times. Why do you write? Do you write to understand life more fully — to explore subjects, people, or places? To better understand yourself?Continue reading “Thursday Thoughts: Why Write?”
Inspiration Online: Paintings, Prints, and Photos
June 5, 2014. Prompt #36 Today we turn to the Smithsonian’s image gallery to be inspired by one of the thousands of images there. Warning: This is a mesmerizing site. Don’t get so lost in exploring that you forget to write. Instructions Go to http://www.siris.si.edu. In the “Search AllContinue reading “Inspiration Online: Paintings, Prints, and Photos”
Inspiration Everywhere: Public Art II
June 4, 2014. Prompt #35 Today’s prompt follows up yesterday’s post on artist Gary Hirsh’s Bot Joy interactive mural. Learn more about the mural here and at #botstories. Instructions Writing for five minutes, list people, situations, activities, and emotions that you are afraid of. For instance, mine would include gondola rides, small planes, glass elevatorsContinue reading “Inspiration Everywhere: Public Art II”
Inspiration Everywhere: Public Art
June 3, 2014. Prompt #34 Last month in Boulder, artist Gary Hirsh of Bot Joy painted an interactive mural at the northeast corner of Arapahoe and 13th Street, near the Farmer’s Market. The mural poses several introspective questions of its viewers. You can find out more about the mural here and at #botstories. ForContinue reading “Inspiration Everywhere: Public Art”
Inspiration Everywhere: Maya Angelou
June 2, 2014. Prompt #33 As a writer, I am often asked, “Where do you find your inspiration?” That question always surprises me, as I find inspiration everywhere. In this week’s posts, I’ll offer a variety of people, places, and instances that may inspire you. Using your writer’s notebook, track what engages you throughout theContinue reading “Inspiration Everywhere: Maya Angelou”
Uniform Writing
May 31, 2014 Prompt #31 To wrap up Clothing Week, today’s prompt is short and sweet: Write about work clothes. Your work clothes might be an actual uniform or simply what you wear when it’s time to earn a living or get the job done. If you need more structure, refer to the prompts fromContinue reading “Uniform Writing”
Ellen Orleans 