How-To
Write a story or poem with a twist. Follow one, or all three, of the prompts and be sure to use words related to the topic at hand (suggestions provided).
2025
Free to the People
When I temporarily relocated to Pittsburgh a few years ago, I was happy to discover a library just blocks away from the house were were subletting, a branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP), whose tagline is “Free to the People.”
“The only way to write a book...”
“The only way to write a book, I’m fond of telling people, is to actually write a book. That’s how you write a book.”
– Anne Enright
Twisted Tales
If you’re lacking inspiration now that the days are growing shorter and darker, here are a few fairy-tale themed prompts to get you writing. These will work for poetry or prose.
Books in Translation and Conversation
Europa Editions, a publisher of international fiction, is celebrating twenty years of independent thinking. Here are five of my favorite novels from Europa, all literature in translation and two in conversation.