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
Elbow Room
Elbows. Now there's something most people take for granted. Fill a page with thoughts about elbows -- yours or someone else's. What daily tasks become difficult without functioning elbows? If your elbows don't function properly, what people, tricks, and devices help you get the job done anyway? What does it mean to get yourself a little elbow room? What is someone … [Read more...] about Elbow Room
Decisions, Decisions
How many decisions have you made since you got up this morning? We make more decisions than we think. They might be big, small, disastrous, rewarding, or forgettable, but they are decisions nonetheless. Write about decisions you have made. You can describe the actual decision. You could also skip the decision and describe the problem it addressed or the consequences … [Read more...] about Decisions, Decisions