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  • Night Road Trip

    It's quiet. Just the rumbling of the car. My friend is asleep next to me, their head on my shoulder. I open the windows. The breeze is nice and cool and rustles my hair. As soon as the window is open, it reveals the sound of crickets.

  • Hello Spring

    Hello Spring, 

    I see you down the cobbled path; 

    Your flowers lead the way, 

    I run after you—two can play this game. 

     

    Hello Spring, 

    When it rains, I still chase you 

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Challenges

  • Visual Art

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    Night

    Depict your own interpretation of the night sky. What you show is up to you: the moon, the stars, other planets; lightning bugs, skyline silhouettes, the world bathed in shadow.

  • Writing

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    Proud

    Pause a second to think about what you are most proud of in life, whether a single moment or a prolonged effort. How has the experience shaped you?

  • Writing

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    Stuck

    Write about two or more characters trapped in an elevator, waiting in a dead-still traffic jam, or otherwise temporarily stuck together. Do they find humor or stress in the situation?

 

  • Writing

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    Summer Memory

    Share a summertime memory in poetry or prose. A favorite place, a funny experience, a realization, insight, inspiration, or something that just says summer to you.

  • Visual Art

    Jenny Holzer

    This neo-conceptual artist's "Truisms" message in Times Square in 1982 resonates today.

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