You can float in a lake. Or swim, or dive, or blow bubbles. Or drown. Near a lake you can sunbathe, fish, read a book, argue with someone, or watch a sunset. Sometimes a swirl of emotions or memories can feel like a lake. So can dreams. Imagine a lake. A lake you remember or one that you make up. Tell something about it. When you have finished, if the page isn't full, … [Read more...] about Imagine a Lake …
If the Past Was a Highway
Imagine a road trip down the highway of the past. What would it be like? Are there rules of the road? Other travelers? Important sights to see? How would you choose a camp site or motel? Where would you have a picnic? What is the condition of your vehicle (if you have one)? Do you have a map? What do the billboards and the road signs say? Is there road construction? … [Read more...] about If the Past Was a Highway
Predictions
Make some predictions about the upcoming summer. You can be pretty certain about some happenings, the sun rising and setting, for instance. Or plans and commitments you have made. Some occurrences are likely, but not guaranteed -- good weather on a certain day, a complicated plan coming together without a hitch, what you hope will happen but can't control. Imagine the … [Read more...] about Predictions
When You Don’t Like the Weather
You can't change the weather, but you don't have to like it. How do you respond to weather that you don't like? Maybe it depends on the weather and the reasons you don't like it. So you might have to write about that first. Do you respond with words? Emotions? Actions? Plans? Does your response remove or mitigate the discomfort? Can you think of a response that … [Read more...] about When You Don’t Like the Weather
Best Of
Every experience has a best part. The best part of your vacation was probably pretty good. What about the best part of a train wreck? You have to look pretty hard sometimes to find the "best" part of an experience when all you can say about it is that it was the least-worst. That makes it the best, though. Write a page about the best part of one or more experiences. … [Read more...] about Best Of