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Weekly Creativity #160 | Flash Contest #33: Choose One Proverb From a List of Five and Write a Story in Which the Opposite Is True

Post Published July 5, 2021 by Jane Levi

Choose one of these proverbs, and write a story in which the opposite is true: “A stitch in time saves nine” “The early bird catches the worm” “A problem shared is a problem halved�...
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Weekly Creativity #158: Take a Photo Where the Subject Seems Out of Place or Breaks a Pattern

Post Published June 21, 2021 by Sage Millen

Take a photo where the subject seems out of place or breaks a pattern (for example, a daffodil in a field of daisies).
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Book Club Activity: Making Our Own Anthology

Post Published June 18, 2021 by Anya Geist

At our most recent Book Club meeting on May 29, the Stone Soup Book Club read Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, by Jason Reynolds (you can read about the meeting here).
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Weekly Creativity #157: Write About Something Shocking Happening to a Normal Person.

Post Published June 14, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about something shocking happening to a normal person. This could be something great (like winning the lottery) or something not-so-great (like finding out you’re about to die).
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Weekly Creativity #156 | Flash Contest #32: Write a First Person Story Based on a Grandparent/Older Friend’s Memory

Post Published June 7, 2021 by Sage Millen

Interview a grandparent or older friend about a memorable moment from their childhood. Then, turn that memory into a first-person story, written from their point of view.
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Weekly Creativity #154: Write About a Pair of Best Friends

Post Published May 23, 2021 by Emily Fleck

Write about a pair of best friends.
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Weekly Creativity #153: Write About a Life-Changing Event in a Character’s Life

Post Published May 16, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about a life-changing event in a character’s life. This could be ordinary, magical, or anywhere in between—just make it something important to your protagonist.
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Writing Creativity #152: Write a Story as if You Can’t See

Post Published May 12, 2021 by Sage Millen

Write a story as if you can’t see. Describe the characters and their surroundings using every sense other than sight.
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Weekly Creativity #151 | Flash Contest #31: Write a Story Based on a Terrible Book Title

Post Published May 3, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Make up at least five terrible book titles (they don’t have to make sense!) and write a story based on the most ridiculous one. Submit your entries here.
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Weekly Creativity Prompt #150: Write a Poem About Timoléon Lobrechon’s Painting “Promenade des Enfants”

Post Published April 26, 2021 by Jane Levi

Look at this painting: Promenade des Enfants (Children’s Walk) by Timoléon Lobrichon (1831-1914). Write a poem about it, in a style that reflects your initial response when you first saw it.
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