It’s time for a party! Think about what it means to celebrate and all the ways we celebrate. Explore the origins of celebratory traditions or riff on an old standard like Auld Lange Syneor Happy Birthday to You. Invent a new tradition or borrow one from another culture. Write about the impulse to memorialize, remember and honor. Draw the rest of the party. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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Tell your inner critic where to go and when to get off.
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The mouse probably doesn’t think of it as a hole, he thinks of it as his home. The cat thinks of it as the source of a meal or a game. It’s all about perspective. What’s yours? CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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All the space and time in the world. Brainstorm. Dream. Float on a cloud. Navigate to the next destination. What’s below you? More clouds? Mountains and forests? A busy city? Fly nowhere special. Destination unknown. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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The old saying goes that they’re made to be broken. Try it! Pick a form that has rules and break them. Break out of a haiku, a sestina, a waltz, a march, or a fugue. Or make up your own top three rules. For the visual artists, try drawing an image of what the top three rules look like. Or write down the rules you hate so you can cross them out or edit them. Or just do whatever you want on this page and ignore these rules all together. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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Fences, according to Robert Frost, make good neighbors. Fences are intended to keep things in, and also to keep things out. Think about all the signs on fences — “Keep Out,” “Beware of Dog,”or“Welcome.” CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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Find your inspiration in the summer nights around the fire. Remember stories told in the nights and the wild. Who is around the fire? Who or what is in the woods? What do you smell and hear? Use a childhood song to prompt something new. Write a ghost story. Prod the fire and follow the sparks. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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Night is depicted so often as dangerous and foreboding, but darkness can also be peaceful and rejuvenating. The world of the night is populated by different creatures —moths, owls, bats and wolves. Try thinking about the night as magical or restorative. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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What do you stand for? What are you against?Try designing your personal flag or the flag for your current expedition. Think about the hill where you’d like to plant your flag or the expedition worthy of your effort. Write about nations, borders, states and boundaries. Write a song or story about raising or lowering the flag, or the bravery of failure. Write a poem based on a popular anthem. CLICK READ MORE TO SEE THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGE.
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