The whole family shows up. The daughter with the curls, the son in the sweatpants, the wife with the thin hair and tired eyes, and his sister because she’s in town. They’re all there. The room smells like coffee and the air is thick and warm with a kind of love only those in the …
There are often three reasons for something: the reason we tell others, the reason we tell ourselves, and the real reason. Write about the war among the three.
In most situations, the reason we tell others, the reason we tell ourselves, and the real reason all have truth to them. The reason you tell others is always legitimate, however, it is not always fully true. The reason we tell ourselves might very well be true but it all depends on how well you …
Make a case for your favorite fruit
Years ago in the scorching heat of the summer months, my mom took me peach picking. We walked along the rows of trees picking the peaches straight off the branches. Some went into the bag while others went straight into my mouth. They were warm and ripe. The juice dripped down my chin and I …
Pick a classic fairy tale, and set it in your modern-day hometown
Fifteen miles off the New Jersey coastline lives a beautiful mermaid. She has a turquoise tale that shimmers when the light catches it and long red hair that flows serenely through the water. She spends most of her days swimming around her father’s palace collecting treasures. Her name is Ariel and today is Ariel’s fifteenth …
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Your Favorite Film
Before sitting down to write this, I thought to myself, “how could I possibly come up with only one favorite film?” Every time I go to the movie theatre, I am convinced that the movie I just saw was definitely my favorite. This Is The End, the most recent movie I saw, was brilliant and …
What you used to do that you don’t do anymore
I used to burn incense. Yeah, I know. Incense. I stole the stand from my brother and bought 10 incense for a dollar at Funk&Standard. I could not have been older than sixteen. I kept a box of matches on my dresser that I had taken from my mom’s matchbox collection. Also, I was too …
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Think of an object that describes you. Describe it.
I have come back to this prompt time and time again. Sitting on my bed, in class, in the kitchen, anywhere really, this prompt will pop into my head and I will sit there for a bit thinking about it and when nothing comes to mind, or it isn’t good enough, I drop the thought. …
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Why you write
I can say with complete honesty that I fear never writing again more than I fear death. A fellow writer once asked me what I would do if I was told I could never write again. I told her I would explode. Simple as that. Just the thought of it alone made me short of …
What you’ve kept
I kept the Ithaca College snapback you let me borrow. I asked if you wanted it back but you said no, I can have it. So I still have it. I’ve kept the poster of Jim Morrison. I’ve kept the shower ring we stole that I wore as a bracelet. I've kept the boxes and …
Remember something momentous that happened to you. Then write about what happened right before the incident.
After skiing at quite a few of the mountain resorts in the northeast for a little over a decade, I decided to switch to snowboarding. I was sixteen at the time, a junior in high school. When it came time for the yearly family ski trip, my parents picked Stowe Mountain Resort due to its …
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