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Daily Creativity #68: Write about an Embarrassing Moment

Post Published June 24, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about your most embarrassing moment. You can embellish as much as you want. (This might be a stretch–but it won't be so embarrassing once you've put it into words!)

Daily Creativity #67: Recreate a Still Life Painting

Post Published June 23, 2020 by Jane Levi

Still life paintings are full of hidden meaning. Look carefully at “Vanitas” by Pieter Claesz (1597-1661). Make a list of at least 6 items that you can identify in it, and think about what they convey. What would some equivalent objects be in today’s world? Now, find those objects in your own home.

Daily Creativity #66 | Flash Contest: Write a Story Told Through Correspondence

Post Published June 22, 2020 by Jane Levi

Some of the earliest novels were written in the form of letters between characters. Try writing a story as a series of text messages, group chats, emails, letters or postcards exchanged between at least two characters.

Daily Creativity #65: Write a Story about Animals Wandering into the World of Humans

Post Published June 19, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Now that people are staying indoors because of strict quarantining, animals all around the world are beginning to wander out of their homes and into the world of humans, from dolphins in the Venice canals, coyotes in San Francisco, and herds of goats roaming the streets of Wales. Write a story about what those animals are thinking and experiencing.

Daily Creativity #64: Use an Art Technique You’ve Never Used Before

Post Published June 18, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and draw what you see using an art technique you’ve never used before. Could be stippling, cross-hatching, sgraffito, cross counter, etc. Get creative!

Daily Creativity #63: Imagine a World Where Everyone has the Same Superpower

Post Published June 17, 2020 by Anna Rowell

What is your favorite superpower? Now imagine everyone in the world has that one power. What would happen? Would we work together to regulate the usage of the superpower, or would the world descend into chaos as everyone fights for power? If everyone had the same power, would it still be a superpower? Tell us the story!

Weekly Writing Workshop #11, Friday June 12, 2020: Interweaving Voices & Narratives

Post Published June 16, 2020 by Jane Levi

An update from our eleventh Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers. Every Friday, we meet for an hour-and-a-half via Zoom to respond to a new writing challenge, write together in our virtual room, and then share what we have written with one another.

Daily Creativity #62: Draw Shadows and Imagine Them as New Objects

Post Published June 16, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Put some objects in front of a sunny window and draw the shadows they make (if it’s not a sunny day, put your objects in front of a wall and use a bright light instead). Next, try envisioning new animals, people, or whatever you can think of to fit the forms of the shadows.

Daily Creativity #61 | Flash Contest: Write about a World Without Color

Post Published June 15, 2020 by Anna Rowell

What would the world be like without color? What if there were a few select people who could see colors? Write about the effects of not being able to see color, or of there being no color, and how that affects people and society in a good or bad way. Remember: this is a Monday prompt, so if you are writing your response in the week it was first published, you can submit it to our Weekly Flash C...

Daily Creativity #60: Create an Art Piece of Your Ideal Living Space

Post Published June 12, 2020 by Jane Levi

If you could live in any kind of habitation, with everything exactly the way you wanted it, what would it be like? Where would it be? Maybe it’s a cave, or a space station, or just where you already are. Draw, paint, collage, or build a model of your ideal living space.

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