Curriculum
— Draw your dream home! Thanks to Stone Soup ’20—21 Intern Emily Fleck for this week’s prompt!
— Write a story that focuses primarily on a dialogue between two or more of the objects in the room in which you’re writing. Think about what a day in the...
— Visit the same place—precisely the same location—multiple times a day, or at the same time every day for a week. Document what you see through photography, other art forms, or...
— Challenge yourself to make a self-portrait every day this week, using a different medium each time (pencil, paint, pastel, ketchup…). Sometimes you might just do it in 5 minutes; other...
— Make up a fictional government or country. If you were in charge, how would you want to run things?
— Write a story about a character with your dream job, but give it a fantasy twist. For example, if you want to be a veterinarian, maybe your character is a...
— The cover image for the March 2021 issue of Stone Soup is incredibly striking. Aiyla Syed’s photograph “Sensation” (pictured above) perfectly captures a moment that feels familiar and playful in...
— Two characters have made a mistake or done something they know is wrong. One wants to tell the truth, and the other wants to lie about it. Tell the story...
— Write a story set somewhere you’ve never been. It could be set in outer space, Antarctica, or even an alternate reality!
— Write about a character who you don’t personally like. They could be annoying, rude, or downright evil!