On Tuesday, a polar bear at the Pittsburgh zoo lunged at a penguin backpack visible on the other side of the aquarium glass.
Consider a time you attacked a person or an idea, only to realize it wasn’t what you thought it was.
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Tips from the Bar: The Oompa Prompt
Write about two parts of yourself that are at war.
Tips from the Bar: The Backstory Backstory
“Full Armed Man Rescues Puppy from House Fire.”
What’s the backstory?
Tips from the Bar: Group Piece!
Write a collaborative piece with someone where each of you learns something about the other.
Tips from the Bar: No, It’s Not
Write a eulogy for an art form that is very much alive.
Tips from the Bar: A Two-Part Prompt, Depending on Your Life Experience
Write about an awkward time when you ran into a celebrity.
AND/OR:
Write about an awkward time when you thought you ran into somebody you thought was a celebrity.
Tips from the Bar: That’s No Horse
Compare a major life event to a specific historic event. (No Trojan Horse metaphors, please.)
Tips from the Bar: No, It’s Not Supposed to Be an Erotic Poetry Night Prompt
Think of an activity you enjoy.
Write about the first, most recent, and (imagined) last time you experience this activity.
Tips from the Bar: The Cassandra de Alba Prompt
You discover the Cantab stairs are cursed, hexed, and/or haunted. Tell the story of why.
Tips from the Bar: One of These Things is Much Like the Other
Select two videos by an artist you enjoy, but from radically different time periods. Compare and contrast. Which one is your favorite?
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