Begin with a random fact. A one-sentence fact. Anything at all. On the second line, add some new information to twist the fact around into an idea that sounds negative or gloomy. For the third line, begin with that negative-sounding idea and add information to twist it into a sentence that's positive or cheerful. Add a fourth line to this odd conversation by taking … [Read more...] about Back and Forth
Categories of Clothes
Write about your clothes by category. That is, group them somehow, and write something about the different groups of clothes. You can group them in dozens of different ways: by location, by function, by color. Comfortable clothes could be a group. So could clothes that you would never wear to church. Clothes you love, clothes you hate, clothes you keep but never … [Read more...] about Categories of Clothes
What You Don’t Know
Write a series of sentences that have two parts. In the first part, state something that you know. It can be anything that you are sure of. Begin with the words, "I know..." Begin the second part of the sentence with the phrase, "...but I don't know..." Write whatever comes to mind. If the second part of the sentence doesn't seem related to the first part, don't worry … [Read more...] about What You Don’t Know
Start With the Sun
Write about things that the sun does and causes. Put the sun in the first part of every sentence. Here are some examples of how your sentences might begin: Until the sun ... Because the sun ... If the sun ... Without the sun ... The sun ... How the sun ... Where the sun ... ... the sun ... When you have filled a page with ideas and … [Read more...] about Start With the Sun
Your Inner Chameleon
Do you change the way you present yourself to the world as easily as a chameleon changes colors? How and when do you take steps to blend in with others in a situation? Changing your patterns of speech, body language, or clothing are common ways to blend in. What steps might you take to appear "normal" in a job interview or at a party? How does that differ from the way … [Read more...] about Your Inner Chameleon