#shelterandwrite #writethepandemic prompt 9 – a setting that changes
This pandemic, social distancing and movement restriction order, has made time for me to hunt down a writing school. My setting pre-pandemic saw me always busy in my rat race. Now, in the thick of this pandemic, my race track is out of bounds, and I have some time to focus on my writing and drawing. I think my art has improved.
Here are the latest two of my art:
This dog was drawn from pic from Amie Crowsong. She’s on Twitter as @CrowWriting. Please go follow her.
Reference:
Write about a setting that changes.
Is the world around you changing? It's time to document it.#shelterandwrite #pandemicjournal #setting #amwriting
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) May 14, 2020
Full prompt on the blog!https://t.co/vhRLLFyu4l
A female character is separated from her boyfriend because of social distancing measures for Covid-19. This is followed by a movement restriction order and near shutdown. She slowly realizes she gradually weans off her desire for her boyfriend. She makes up her mind to break off with him as soon as she is able to met him face to face and tell him. She is not ready to disturb her status quo of a life style she has known for many years.
Reference:
writethepandemic prompt 18 – Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
The host’s webpage of list of 30 prompts.
You should read more. Especially story books. You should hold yourself accountable to your old ambition of becoming an author. I wish you would improve your drawing skills too. Make use of this historical event to inspire you. Show how this tremendous earth shaking pandemic has affected you.
Love,
Your inner consciousness Self.
Reference
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write (#shelterandwrite), by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
Here are some prompts which I have yet to write and I’m using this list as a reference:
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
- Fear of shyness.
- humiliation
- additional housework
- house guests
- abuse
- bullying
- death
- leaving my loved ones behind
I’ll try to use these words in my writings. Soon.
Reference
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write (#shelterandwrite), by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
Here are some prompts which I have yet to write and I’m using this list as a reference:
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
Before Covid-19, this never happened. Never have I seen toilet paper being a scarcity in any supermarket.
Reference
"True life is lived when tiny changes occur." – Leo Tolstoy#shelterandwrite #everythingchanges #amwriting #creativenonfiction #journalprompt
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) May 16, 2020
Full prompt on the blog: https://t.co/cXj3v0mCtU
The host’s blog, Lightning Droplets, explains here.
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write (#shelterandwrite), by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
14. Describe in detail one small, concrete change in your world in recent weeks.
15. Look at your fears upside down to find keywords to use in your writing.
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
Thank you God, for my health.
Reference
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write (#shelterandwrite), by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
12. Write in detail about one small thing you are particularly grateful for right now.
13. Rewrite a piece of writing that you wrote before COVID-19 began.
14. Describe in detail one small, concrete change in your world in recent weeks.
15. Look at your fears upside down to find keywords to use in your writing.
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
Reference
What does it mean to thrive in these times?#shelterandwrite #amwriting #writingprompts #characters #quarantinejournal #writethepandemic
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) May 15, 2020
Full prompt on the blog: https://t.co/LRiQJFX4Tq
This is the host’s corresponding blog post in Lightning Droplets on prompt 11.
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write (#shelterandwrite), by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
10. Go outside and write a haibun.
11. Write about a character who thrives during the pandemic.
12. Write in detail about one small thing you are particularly grateful for right now.
13. Rewrite a piece of writing that you wrote before COVID-19 began.
14. Describe in detail one small, concrete change in your world in recent weeks.
15. Look at your fears upside down to find keywords to use in your writing.
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
I couldn’t go outside and the most I could do was to sit on my balcony, a perch in the sky, overlooking my neighbors’ balconies.
I’m a boring person who can’t write, despite numerous attempts at learning creative writing. Don’t say I didn’t warn you after you read my bad haiku.
My bad haiku
Faces blue outside –
When will the tide change for good?
We cry for vaccine!
Reference
An excuse to get outside: Write a haibun!#prosepoem #shelterandwrite #socialdistance #amwriting #coronavirus #writingprompts #pandemicjournal
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) May 15, 2020
Full prompt on the blog:https://t.co/WLAh91OGbO
The host at Lightning Droplets has posted on prompt 10 here.
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write, #shelterandwrite, by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
10. Go outside and write a haibun.
11. Write about a character who thrives during the pandemic.
12. Write in detail about one small thing you are particularly grateful for right now.
13. Rewrite a piece of writing that you wrote before COVID-19 began.
14. Describe in detail one small, concrete change in your world in recent weeks.
15. Look at your fears upside down to find keywords to use in your writing.
16. Find at least one other person to create a piece of writing with.
17. Write a letter to yourself 3 months ago.
18. Write about a character for whom the pandemic is a plot twist.
19. Tell the story of an image that has left a lasting impression on you.
20. Write a conversation in which someone quells your fears.
21. Create an erasure of a text having to do with the coronavirus.
22. Respond line by line to a poem that resonates with you in these times.
23. Write a detailed description of your current daily life.
24. Write in detail about a place you cannot be right now.
25. Create a piece of writing based around found words and phrases.
26. Write a difficult conversation that you have had or should have.
27. Write a story in which a good-news headline is the catalyst for the plot.
28. Write about someone more affected by COVID-19 than you are.
29. Bring a piece of art about the pandemic to life.
30. Write about a new connection in recent weeks.
Prompt 7 Outside my window
This is a beautiful morning with clear skies and bright sunlight. The birds are chirping. They are communicating. Different species make varieties of calls. I hear the distant rumbles of someone’s TV or radio. My neighbors clang their cutlery and dishes as they engage in the process of making and eating breakfast. A baby wails. Normalcy.
Outside, Covid-19 rages.
As one of my mentors used to say, “Notice what you notice.” How is what you see through the window also a window into your thoughts?#noticewhatyounotice #windowsintoyou #amwriting #ampromptinghttps://t.co/8njI1eHT1T
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) May 13, 2020
Reference
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write, #shelterandwrite, by Jaclyn Bergamino. List of 30 prompts here.
Corresponding post from Lightning Droplets here.
What is my comfort in this time of voluntary but not so voluntary stay home request?
My hot beverages. Namely, my morning coffee and afternoon hot chocolate. Not to waste your reading time, I’ll pick only one to write in great detail here.
My morning coffee stimulates my senses. I like the smell of coffee. I like the taste of sugar and milk in my coffee. I think coffee is the perfect beverage to kickstart my morning. The heat of the fluid warms my throat and chest as it travels down. This comforts me. I continue with my second gulp. Only the heat prevents me from chugging down my entire mug at one go.
The fundamental difference between drinking coffee without a stay home order, and drinking coffee with a stay home order, is that I get to use milk in the latter case. Being lactose intolerant, I can only add milk to my drink and food, if I’m at home, because I suffer from symptoms. It is not possible for me to drink coffee with milk when I’m outdoors. So during these days of semi-compulsory home stay, I can drink coffee With MILK.
I used to scrounge up my face when bitter black coffee hit my taste buds on my tongue. I can only add one teaspoonful of sugar to my cuppa. This sugar only has a small effect to allay the bitterness. Moreover, I can’t use two teaspoons of sugar because I might get sick with diabetes. I don’t taste bitter when there’s milk in my coffee. What a difference milk makes.
My quirkiness makes me appreciate staying at home so that I can drink coffee with milk. This is special for me.
Maybe it is a song, a person, seedlings, or the days getting longer. What is it that is bringing you a little bit of solace?#quarantinelife #selfcare #nationalpoetrymonth #thelittlethings #amwritinghttps://t.co/8h6GyjnGZ3
— Lightning Droplets (@LightDroplets) April 6, 2020
Reference.
#writethepandemic Writing Prompt from – Shelter and Write, #shelterandwrite, by Jaclyn Bergamino
List of 30 prompts here.
The host’s blog is Lightning Droplets – and her post is Taking Comfort.