Category: Writing Prompts and Exercises

Scaredy-Cat & More Animal Idioms

What do cats, ducks, dogs, and whales have in common? They are all mentioned in this article, and they all have idioms attached to their species. Learn how to use π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦-π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ and how not be π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘˜. Do you really need three dogs to have π‘Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’-π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘›π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘, and find out how to have π‘Ž π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’.

September 2025 Writing Prompts

How do you feel about the unusual holidays that are celebrated? Do you feel they should be special to everyone? How would you like to create your own? Have you ever investigated your ancestry? Would you like to meet any or all of your long-gone relatives? The leaves on the trees are starting to change color. Have you ever wondered what they are thinking about at this time of year?

A Fish Out of Water & Other Animal Idioms

Animal idioms enrich our language and add vivid imagery to what we say. Most of the time we don’t even stop to think about what we are saying. Some idioms we say, like π‘Ž π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘” 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘, create a hilarious picture if you think about them.