Create a poem, short story, or journal entry about a conversation you’ve overheard.   *A compilation of one-line snippets I’ve overheard. I pieced them together into a poem. If follows no set train of thought, but it rhymes!   I’ve never told anyone this before, but… They said that guy just didn’t make the cut. […]

Read a book and circle some words on a page. Use those words to craft a poem.   I thought it was rather bold, She said once she had been told, The story of the daring fighter, She grinned and the mood got lighter, The fighter fought and fought his way, From late at night […]

Write a poem using words from a famous letter or a letter from your own collection.   Fight on and fight strong because I know it won’t be long, Until I die or return home, I hope it won’t be alone, I can’t help but feel that all of this is wrong, Like getting deja […]

Write a story or poem that starts with the word “hello”.   Hello, my old friend, It’s good to see you again, I thought that you were gone for good, I knew that you never would, Be there when I came back for more, Yet here you are for sure, Can’t you see what you […]

Envision a dragon. Use descriptive language.   A thief gazed into the dimly lit cave. The light glinted off the dragon’s dark, black scales. The small amount of moonlight was only enough to hint at the size and shape of the beast. It was much larger than any other animal the thief had ever seen. […]

Write about being friends with someone.   I am friends (and have been friends) with many people, but I want to focus on close friends and talk about this generally. I have a friend who I have known for as long as I can remember. I don’t remember not knowing him, or for that matter, […]

Choose an animal. Write about it!   (Note: I am a day behind. I didn’t really want to write about this and I had some things going wrong with my MBA class. I have dealt with those issues now, but I will not get caught up tonight.)   Gorilla. I’m not sure why I chose […]

Write something inspired by a recent dream you had.   I was finishing up my last semester for my MBA and preparing to teach classes at Northeast. My child was now two or three years old. Old enough to walk fairly well. I couldn’t tell if it turned out to be a boy or a […]

Write about a rocket-ship on it’s way to the moon or a distant galaxy far, far, away.   Like a thousand sparklers streaking by in darkness, the stars of this galaxy stood still as the craft flashed passed them. The silence of space is shocking when you move this quickly. The speed of this new […]