What have you put together lately? A ship in a bottle? A complex machine? A jigsaw puzzle? People put together ideas, meals, and presentations. How do you put together a life? Write about something you have put together, or that you know how to put together. Or you could write about witnessing or imagining something being put together. Put together a page about … [Read more...] about Some Assembly Required
More Than 10
How many rocks in a load of gravel? How many minutes until Halley's Comet comes back? How many songs haven't been sung yet? How many leaves on a tree? pages in a dissertation? eggs in a dozen? How many times do I have to tell you...? Fill a page with questions whose answers are "More than 10." Illustrate your work if you like. When the page is full, give it a … [Read more...] about More Than 10
What’s Burning?
Got a fire in your belly? Burning questions? Burning desire? What's burned up and gone? Who's going to get burned? Are ashes left behind when you burn calories or bridges? What is a fire, exactly? Write a page with at least one fire in it. Illustrate your work if you like. Give it a title. Sign it and write the date on it, too. More thoughts on this topic. … [Read more...] about What’s Burning?
Got Wheels?
A wheel of cheese? A wagon wheel? Wheeling and dealing? Write a page full of ideas about wheels. Consider your experiences with wheeled vehicles. Is a turbine a type of wheel? How about a fan or a hurricane? Let your imagination spin. Write about the wheels that roll in. Illustrate your work if you like. Give it a title. Sign it and put the date on it, … [Read more...] about Got Wheels?
Look Up!
Situate yourself someplace comfortable, then tilt your head back a little bit and look up. Keep looking up and move your gaze from left to right. Notice as many things as you can. Write about that experience. Maybe you'll write a list. You could write about something that surprised you, whether it was what you saw, or what it felt like physically to take in the world from … [Read more...] about Look Up!