Take your favorite character from a book you’ve read and place them in this coronavirus situation. What would they do? How would they act? How might they feel? Consider submitting your story to our COVID-19 blog submissions category! If you do, make sure you tell us in your covering letter what book and character you are writing about.
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Tick Tock, a poem by Emerson Swift, 12
Tick Tock By Emerson Swift, 12 Sluggish slow-motion, Motion—we’re stuck, Stuck in time, Time flies by, By our loved ones, Ones who are sick, tick, tick, tick, We don’t think there’s hope, Hope, in everyday things, Things like chalked messages, Messages that are kind, Kind of like inspiration, Inspiration plays a trick, tick, tick, People nowadays, Nowadays the hope, Hope has eyes, Eyes that are looking Looking forward to your next breath— Your next step, Steps which make invisible imprints, Imprints that are taking over our planet, Our planet has kicked us out Out so it can erase the human’s footprints, Footprints of the past, The past can form a path, A path that we can pick, tick, Now write a letter, Letters are what you receive, Received from people, People who are thinking about you You find yourself wondering, Wondering what will these memories become? Emerson Swift, 12 Mill Valley, CA
Daily Creativity #42: Write a Story Inspired by a House
Take a look at these photographs of houses from the Library of Congress. Choose one house that speaks to you and write a short story or play that takes place there. Think about what kind of mood the house in your photograph conveys and how you can express that in words.
