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Daily Creativity #13: Focus on the Letter W

Post Published April 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

It’s Wednesday! Today, we are going to be guided by a letter of the alphabet: W! Really focus on the W in the What, Where, and Who of your Work. Create a drama that takes place on a Wednesday, in a place (or places) beginning with W, in which all the characters have names beginning with W, and which turns on something to do with a W.

Gateway to Darkness, writing and photography by Grace Williams, 13

Post Published April 7, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

When the first person tested positive with COVID-19, the virus was only in China. But soon, as people traveled and spread germs and bacteria, the virus traveled all the way to the US. I live in New York, and right now there are more than 50,000 citizens in the state that have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Daily Creativity #12: Write a Story in the Second Person

Post Published April 7, 2020 by

More often than not, we write stories in the first person (I) or the third (she or he). Today we have a new challenge: write a short story narrated in the second person—i.e. “You open the door. You see this…”

Daily Creativity #11 | Flash Contest: Write about how COVID-19 has affected your life

Post Published April 6, 2020 by

How has COVID-19 affected your daily life so far? What has changed, and what is still the same? Which changes are positive, and which negative? What makes you most anxious when thinking about it? Most hopeful? Is there a particular experience that represents the change to your life most clearly? Write a 300-500-word blog post exploring these questions and examining your experiences so far.

Daily Creativity #10: Create an Art Piece of One of Your Happiest Moments

Post Published April 3, 2020 by Sarah Ainsworth

Create a visual representation of one of your happiest moments. You could re-stage it for a photograph, paint it with watercolors, or use any other medium that you can come up with. Today’s project is an art project. You can approach this project by being literal–you depict in a painting, drawing, or photograph exactly what you are remembering.

Daily Creativity #9: Write a Letter to Yourself in 20 Years

Post Published April 2, 2020 by

Write a letter to yourself in 20 years. What would you like your future self to remember–about yourself, your family, your home, your country–about this moment in time, about how it feels to be you, right now?

Daily Creativity #8: Write a Story with a Twist Ending

Post Published April 1, 2020 by

It's April Fool's Day! Write a story with a twist ending that will totally surprise your reader.

Daily Creativity #7: Keep a Visual Diary

Post Published March 31, 2020 by

Begin keeping a visual diary of your time in quarantine. Take one photograph or draw one picture to add to it daily.

Stone Soup author Sabrina Guo starts PPE fundraiser for Long Island medical staff: support LILAC!

Post Published March 31, 2020 by Jane Levi

Sabrina Guo, a Syosset High School freshman from Long Island, NY–and a name that readers of Stone Soup over the past few years will recognize from her many contributions to the Magazine and blog–has risen to the challenge of COVID-19 in the Long Island community.

Daily Creativity #6 | Flash Contest: Write a Story in Dialogue

Post Published March 30, 2020 by

Write a story told completely through dialogue. How do you communicate the differences between characters? How can you make sure that the reader knows what is going on? Can you make action part of natural-sounding speech? This Daily Creativity prompt is also our first Weekly Flash Contest!

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