The Star

I'm going to be posting daily prompts to inspire writing, art or journaling. Use these as you would like to help keep your creative practices moving.

Key words/ideas:

• hope

• wishes and dreams

• inspiration

• spirituality

Some thoughts that occur to me:

• A star often heralds hope and dreams/wishes come to fruition. Write a story that asks - who’s wishes?

• I think of this card as associated with mother nature and rejuvenation of the earth. Given the terrible ways we treat this planet, what would an entity seeking to rejuvenate it do with us?

• Write the story of a character who feels they are guided through life by a particular star.

During January 2024 I recommend using these either to generate ideas, alongside the Solo Writer’s Curriculum theme for the month, or to prepare for the writing activity I will be suggesting next month, Flash February (28 days, 28 pieces of flash fiction).

Note that cards are drawn at random and may be drawn more than once. In that case I will repost with an additional idea. I am going to cap the number of repeats at 3 until I’ve been through the whole deck, but other than this I let the luck of the draw decide. Coming up with more ideas for the same card will force me to be more imaginative and its something I strongly recommend.