Weekly Writing Prompt: 8/27/09

Make a list of 10 smells, tastes, and sounds that remind you of summer. Pick one or several and write for 10 minutes!

Writing Prompt: 8/19/09

Make a list of five embarassing things that you have done (or stories of embarassing moments). Pick one and write about it!

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Writing Prompt--8/5/09

Write for 10 minutes about your favorite restaurant when you were younger. Make sure to use the sense of taste, sound, or smell in your story.

Time to Write Tuesday: Writing Prompt 7/28/09

For ten minutes, write about the first album/CD you ever bought OR write about a song you can't get out of your head. Write about how it made/makes you feel and whatever memories it brings to mind! Have fun!

Weekly Writing Prompt: Happy Hump Day!

Here's a fun exercise! Make a list of your five favorite idioms/sayings. Pick one and write about it for 10 minutes. Or, pick one of the idioms below and write about it for 10 minutes:

"I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears"

I'm not pulling your leg (Russian)

"To throw face"

To make a good impression (Spanish, El Salvador)

"Biscuit"

Hot, sexy, attractive (Spanish, Mexico)

"The space below a nose is long"

To be lewd toward women (Japanese)

"Wiggle your bucket"

Dance (Spanish, Mexico)

"Swallowed like a postman's sock"

Hopelessly in love (Spanish, Colombia)

"To hang oneself"

To get married (Spanish, Mexico)

"Handcuffs"

The wife (Spanish, Latin America)

Time to Write Tuesday--Writing Prompt 6/30/09

Happy almost July! Here's your writing prompt:

Make a list of memorable family vacations. Pick one and add two sensory details to it (smell, taste, sound, touch, sight). Write for 10 minutes.

And if you're feeling in need of more writing inspiration, we have two fabulous one day classes coming up:

You-Abbreviated and Fascinating: Delicious Personal Essays (Sat., July 11)

Delectable Dramas and Scrumptious Sitcoms (Wed., July 15)

Time to Write Tuesday: Writing Prompt 6/23

Here's your writing prompt for the week:

Make a list of your best and worst experiences with alcohol and drugs. Pick one and write about it for 10-15 minutes.
Have fun!