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Daily Creativity #56 | Flash Contest: Draw a “Blind Contour” Self-Portrait

Post Published June 8, 2020 by Jane Levi

Make a “blind contour” self portrait. A blind contour is a drawing where you do not look at the paper while you are drawing, and once you have put your pencil or pen on the paper, you don’t lift it again. Get all your materials prepared, and position yourself in front of a mirror. Pick up your pen or pencil. Look at the paper and put the tip of your utensil into position.

Daily Creativity #51 | Flash Contest: Write about Impossible Characters

Post Published June 1, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write down 5 ideas for some impossible characters - space frogs, singing clocks, walking cactuses - the more unlikely the better. Pick 2 of them. What would happen if they met? Write a story about it.

Daily Creativity #46 | Flash Contest: Write a Mystery

Post Published May 25, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or is the reader in the dark until the end? Think about how the mystery might unfold for the different characters and for your readers.

Daily Creativity #41 | Flash Contest: Write about what Superheroes do in their Spare Time

Post Published May 18, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what super-heroes and super-villains do in their spare time or on their days off. Feel free to make it funny: maybe Voldemort enjoys yoga, or Wonder Woman writes a blog.

Daily Creativity #36 | Flash Contest: Write about a Time Traveler

Post Published May 11, 2020 by Jane Levi

Be a time traveler in reverse! What would happen if a character from the past arrived in the present? Choose a time period you like and know a little bit about, and write down at least 3 things that make it really different to now (like the clothes, the transport, the bathroom arrangements…). Now imagine that someone your age and your gender has arrived in your house from that time in the past.

Daily Creativity #31 | Flash Contest: Draw or Paint a Scene from a Book You’re Reading

Post Published May 4, 2020 by Anya Geist

Draw or paint a scene from a book you are reading, or have read. 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 Contest, via Submittable! If you decide to submit your artwork to our Flash Contest, be sure to include the following information with your work: the title of the book its author, and ...

Flash Contest #4: Poems About Found Objects in the Kitchen: Our Winners and Their Work!

Post Published May 2, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Weekly Flash Contest #4: Write a Poem About a Found Object in your Kitchen Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open it for you), stretch out your hand, and touch something. Keep your hand where it is. Open your eyes. Look at the thing you are touching. Congratulations!

Daily Creativity #26 | Flash Contest: Write a Story Inspired by a Funny Headline

Post Published April 27, 2020 by

Write a short story inspired by one of these funny newspaper headlines. Visit the Bestlifeonline.com webpage, and read their selection of the “25 Funniest Newspaper Headlines of All Time.” Write a story inspired by your chosen headline. Remember, today's prompt is this week's Flash Contest. Submit your response here.

Flash Contest #3: Write From an Animal’s Point of View: Our Winners and Their Work!

Post Published April 25, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Weekly Flash Contest #3: Write from the Point of View of an Animal Write about a day in the life of your pet or a friend’s pet, as if you were that pet. Remember to think about what it might be like to be an animal. How do they see the world? What do they think about humans and their fellow animals? What are their hopes, their dreams, their fears? This is a great exercise in point of view.

Daily Creativity #21 | Flash Contest: Write a Poem about Something in Your Kitchen

Post Published April 20, 2020 by Jane Levi

Go into the kitchen. Stand in front of a cupboard with food in it (or the fridge). Close your eyes, open the door (or better still, have someone else open it for you), stretch out your hand, and touch something. Keep your hand where it is. Open your eyes. Look at the thing you are touching. Congratulations! You just found the object that you are going to write a poem about.

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