writing ideas

Curriculum· — ‘Tom Green,’ a story by 10-year-old Zahra Batteh, is a classic redemption tale. Tom Green, a horrible, spoiled, lazy young man loses all his money and privilege, and through a series...

Curriculum· — Write a poem that can be read both from top to bottom, and bottom to top.

Curriculum· — Create a poem with an eerie or creepy tone. You can make the poem as nonsensical or as relatable as possible, but retain the sense of being unsettled throughout. This...

Curriculum· — Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if...

Curriculum· — Technology is great. But what other incredible things do you wish it could do? Let your imagination roam free and write a story about a world where your amazing invention...

Curriculum· — Write a collaborative story with a family member or a friend (digitally, if you don’t live together!). Each person participating writes one sentence, then it’s the next person’s turn.

Curriculum· — Do a fake interview. You can interview anyone: your BFF, your cat, or even your houseplant. Think about what they would answer to your questions, and what you would ask...

Curriculum· — Editor’s note: For this week’s Daily Creativity prompts, we’ve got a special takeover! Molly Torinus, Stone Soup reader and contributor, has written the five prompts we’ll be posting for the...

Curriculum· — Are you still singing the same old hand washing song? Are you tired of it, yet? Write some new words to fit with your favorite melody. Maybe it’s the tune...

Curriculum· — Write a letter to yourself in 20 years. What would you like your future self to remember–about yourself, your family, your home, your country–about this moment in time, about how...