writing prompts

Write about a surprise.

Write about a surprise.

<strong>Write about something delicate.</strong>

Write about something delicate.

<strong>Tell us what you know about safety.</strong>

Tell us what you know about safety.

<strong>What is it that can never be written about? </strong>

What is it that can never be written about?

<strong>Hold an egg in your hand. Use all of your senses to observe it. Write.</strong>

Hold an egg in your hand. Use all of your senses to observe it. Write.

<strong>Tell us what you know about trust.</strong>

Tell us what you know about trust.

<strong>Write a letter to yourself at age 4. Write about that character in the third person. Write as that character, in the first person.</strong>

Write a letter to yourself at age 4. Write about that character in the third person. Write as that character, in the first person.

<strong>Think back to yourself as a 4 year old person. Tell us what you knew then about family.</strong>

Think back to yourself as a 4 year old person. Tell us what you knew then about family.

<strong>What is your superpower? Must it be kept secret?</strong>

What is your superpower? Must it be kept secret?

<strong>Tell us about a thing that is unknown, as if it were known.</strong>

Tell us about a thing that is unknown, as if it were known.

<strong>Tell us, what does love look like? </strong>

Tell us, what does love look like?

<strong>Write about something you could not bear to lose.</strong>

Write about something you could not bear to lose.

<strong>Tell us about when you knew you were about to lose something important.</strong>

Tell us about when you knew you were about to lose something important.

<strong>Tell us about a time you saw something for the first time.</strong>

Tell us about a time you saw something for the first time.

<strong>Tell us about finding something you thought you'd lost.</strong>

Tell us about finding something you thought you'd lost.

<strong>Write about a secret</strong>

Write about a secret

<strong>Describe a place you played.</strong>

Describe a place you played.

<strong>Show us your first heartbreak.</strong>

Show us your first heartbreak.

<strong>Tell us about something you hide.</strong>

Tell us about something you hide.

<strong>Show us how you wish you'd been tender.</strong>

Show us how you wish you'd been tender.

<strong>When was the last time you made a choice?</strong>

When was the last time you made a choice?

<strong>Write about your grandfather's hands.</strong>

Write about your grandfather's hands.

<strong>Make a list of your regrets. Choose one that has changed you.</strong>

Make a list of your regrets. Choose one that has changed you.

<strong>Tell us about the smells in your grandmother's house.</strong>

Tell us about the smells in your grandmother's house.

<strong>Tell us about the first time you gave up.</strong>

Tell us about the first time you gave up.

<strong>Tell us the difference between laughing and crying.</strong>

Tell us the difference between laughing and crying.

<strong>Make a list of all the things you believe about yourself.</strong>

Make a list of all the things you believe about yourself.

<strong>Tell us what it's like when you are an animal.</strong>

Tell us what it's like when you are an animal.