February Daily Writing Prompts (3)
(Some) Notable Dates
Here are some prompts to get you thinking, and writing, about dates and events that occur each February… and one date that occurs decidedly less often! Of course, there are other notable dates in February generally and you may have some that are personal to you too. Write about these below, those that are important to you. As ever, use the prompts below as a springboard for your own imagination.
Valentine’s - or anti-Valentine’s…
Write a list of romantic things.
Of grand gestures (real or imagined) - a trip to Paris perhaps.
Of everyday moments: “He changed my oil…”
Or... write an anti-Valentine’s list. What’s the opposite of Valentine’s? What’s profoundly unromantic?
It’s in your hands.
Pancake Toppings
Favourites
Unusual combinations
Flavours lost
New flavours - and new foods!
Other words, varieties and similar foods
What are the associations, the memories?
Words: cooking, frying, sounds, smells, tastes, texture. Kitchen noises. Onomatopoeia, pattern, rhyme. Other languages. Words & phrases spoken in the kitchen. Write the lists of the words.
February 29th: ‘Leap Day.’
If you took a leap on February 29th, where (or when!) would it take you? How would you use it?
How would you choose to spend an ‘extra’ day? What if only you had access to it and time stood still for everyone else?
What about the things that only happen on Leap Day? The meetings, the events, the new rituals and celebrations, the chances…
What if…?