Weekly Creativity #193: Take an Abstract Photo that Shows a Pattern in Nature

by Sage Millen

Published February 28, 2022

Take an abstract photo that shows a pattern in nature, like this one of a piece of coral from the October 2020 issue of Stone Soup.

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Weekly Creativity #192: Take a Photo of a Wild Animal in Motion

by Sage Millen

Published February 21, 2022

Take a photo of a wild animal in motion.

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Weekly Creativity #191: Write a Letter to a Fictional Person that Annoys You

by Molly Torinus

Published February 14, 2022

Write a letter to a fictional person that annoys you, such as the person who stepped on your foot. 

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Weekly Creativity #190 | Flash Contest #40: Write a Story about Somebody Who Falls through a Bowl of Tomato Soup and into a Magical Land

by Sage Millen

Published February 7, 2022

Write a story about somebody who falls through a bowl of tomato soup and into a magical land!  To submit to this month’s Flash Contest, click here.

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Weekly Creativity #189: Create a Fictional Politician, and Write Them a “Stump Speech.”

by Molly Torinus

Published January 31, 2022

Create a fictional politician, and write them a “stump speech.” What policies do they support? What is their personality like?

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Weekly Creativity #188: Write a Story About the Person in Your Life Who Annoys You the Most and Why.

by Sage Millen

Published January 24, 2022

Write a story about the person in your life who annoys you the most and why.

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Weekly Creativity #187: Create a New Idiom or Metaphor, and Write a Conversation Containing It.

by Molly Torinus

Published January 17, 2022

Create a new idiom or metaphor, and write a conversation containing it.

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Weekly Creativity #186: Take a Photo of Somebody Going About Their Daily Life.

by Sage Millen

Published January 10, 2022

Take a photo of somebody going about their daily life.

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Weekly Creativity #185 | Flash Contest #39: Pretend You’re Explaining COVID-19 to People in the Distant Past…

by Molly Torinus

Published January 3, 2022

Pretend you’re explaining COVID-19 to people in the distant past, and write a scene around this. To submit to this month's Flash Contest, click here.

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Weekly Creativity #184: Write about an Academic Fail

by Molly Torinus

Published December 27, 2021

Write about an academic fail, such as flunking a test, and a character’s recovery from it.

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