What is your favorite April Fool’s hoax? Could you have been convinced that spaghetti grows on trees?
Animals, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
April 2026 Writing Prompts
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Category: Fiction Writing Research
Animals, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
March 2026 Writing Prompts
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The weather tends to do its own thing, but the first day of spring is March 20 this year. This month you’ll write about just how smart chimpanzees are, a surprising conga line in a well-known store, St. Patrick’s Day and phobias, and a surprising yet painful way to commit suicide.
Animals, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
February 2026 Writing Prompts
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I’m snowed in (and cut off from civilization) while writing this. Thank you. Winter Storm Fern. What a name for a storm in the winter. Anyway, while I was outside in this snowy weather feeding my outdoor cat, I saw something that amazed me. I’m walking back and forth on my front porch, making sure to avoid a huge strip of ice on the edge, when I saw something moving through my yard out of the corner of my eye. What would be out and up here in this kind of weather?
Animals, Fiction Writing, Life's Adventures, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Mystery of the Fallen Bird
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My encounters with birds have been few. Except for me saving the birds that have smacked into my windows from my outdoor cat, who probably would have loved to attack them, most of these encounters have not ended well.
Animals, Fiction Writing, History, Writing Prompts and Exercises
The Pets, Normal & Unusual, of Presidents 1-6
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Just as a lot of us have pets that we love—I have two dogs and six cats—many of our president’s have also had pets. Not surprisingly, dogs have been the most popular pets, but some presidents have had pets that just about anyone would consider unusual. In this article, you will find out about the pets of President George Washington to the pets of President John Quincy Adams.
Animals, Fiction Writing, Life's Adventures, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Morning Surprise
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I woke up this morning with a mouse in my bed. A mouse isn’t something I want in my bedroom, especially not in my bed. Granted, it was already dead, and that is preferable to it being alive and running around. I’m assuming it was already dead when it ended up under the covers. And at least it wasn’t right next to me. Still, I will be changing my sheets today.
Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing Research, Research, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Our Need for Fossil Fuels
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Fossil fuels are fuels (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains.
Action/Adventure, Animals, Book Reviews, Books for Young People, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, Picture Books, Travel Adventure
Mr. Muffins Goes to Paris – a Review
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Cats are lovable, playful companions, and they each have their own personality. Cats all have a few things in common though: they are incredibly sneaky, and they like to go places. If given the opportunity, they would all be globe-trotters. Mr. Muffins is a perfect example of this.
Animals, Fiction Writing, Natural Hazards, Writing Prompts and Exercises
October 2024 Writing Prompts
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It was a dark and stormy night. Those words have taken on new meaning for me after these past few weeks and Hurricane Helene.
Action/Adventure, Animals, Book Reviews, Books for Young People, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, Humor, New Words Learned, Words
The Groundworld Heroes – a Review
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Adventure, friendship, bravery, teamwork, and survival: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑒𝑠 has all that and more. Wacky humor also fills the pages of this entertaining story.
