Opinion

July 1, 2025 - Why do we read and write?

Write about two words(or more!) that aren’t synonyms but are interchangeable to you.  Use the words in place of each other in phrases/ sentences to help show the way they connect in your mind.

What is a true friend? What qualities make a true friend? What makes your friends so special? Are you a good friend? 

Nostalgia- poetry or prose, write what makes you feel Nostalgia, and describe what that feeling is to you. Whether its an old childhood toy, a scrap book picture, or a million other things that bring you Nostalgia.

submission for next year's prompts:

Use the NY Times Connections as a writing prompt! Take all 16 or one line of the words generated in there (before it's been solved) and use them in a poem or short story.

submission for next year's challenges :D

Describe your home - outside or inside. What about it feels like your home, or not? What makes a home in your mind?

I have been thinking a lot after reading Orwell’s 1984– even though it's the one thing you're not supposed to do in that story.

What is "Normal"?

We have all asked ourselves this question before, but have we ever had a clear answer?

"Normal" isn't real but is also everything around us...

"Normal" is different for everyone.

I feel lost

I feel afraid 

What if I'm not good enough?

What if they don't like me?

What if they think I'm too weird?

What if they think I'm mean?

I won’t even attempt to write a poem about music- poems aren’t me. I’ve never been good at writing them. But a block of text doesn’t look as pretty. It really just looks like a rant. And I guess, that’s what it is.

Preamble

“Harris is a communist,” My grandfather protests. 

“Better a communist than a felon,” My father shoots back.