Begin your page with the words, "Well, you could make a fort out of..." Then finish off the sentence with whatever pops into your mind next. Let the word well give you the freedom to say any old thing. It signals that you haven't committed to coming up with a good idea, just an idea. See where that idea takes you. It might turn out that you write a page that looks like a … [Read more...] about How to Make a Fort
You Know Where
Everybody's got to be somewhere. So does everything. Everything that happens, happens somewhere. Begin writing with the words, "I know where..." and see what pops into your mind next. Maybe it will be an object, a plant, a pet or a person. Maybe it will be an event. Whatever it is that has floated to the surface, tell as much about it as you like, but withhold all the … [Read more...] about You Know Where
Ah, Chores
Write about chores: chores you love, chores you hate, chores you procrastinate. Consider the regular and repeated tasks which you do to maintain yourself and your world. Do you have morning and evening chores? Seasonal chores? Chores you do for others? What chores will you do today? If you kept a chore score, what chore would you have done most in your … [Read more...] about Ah, Chores
Arriving Home
"Home" can be a physical place or a metaphor. Home is the place that makes you feel "at home." "Arrive" is a verb. It's an action, something that happens. "Arriving home" can be a moment or a process. It can involve stepping through a doorway, of course. Thoughts, people, plants, smells, or sounds might be what takes you home. Consider the different places and states … [Read more...] about Arriving Home
Summer’s Moment
It can strike you in an instant. One minute you are going about your business, doing the next task at hand, then the awareness descends. Inside of yourself you say, Woah! It's summer! Has it happened to you yet this year? Describe a moment when your senses hit you with the awareness that summer is here. Fill a page with the types of observations you can only make in … [Read more...] about Summer’s Moment