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Tag: Writing prompts

A Picture to Inspire 1000 words – Girl Meets Penguin

Posted on March 21, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

Forget for a moment how overwhelmingly adorable these two are together, if you can, and consider the “real” history of the photograph.  This little girl is encountering a penguin for the very first time. Now forget what you know and tell me what it inspires. Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop…

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A Picture to Inspire 1000 words – Dirty feet

Posted on March 14, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

Life magazine has always been known for it iconic photographs.  This one is no exception.  Does it speak to you?  What story does it inspire? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. 6 yo girl with brother, Italy 1947 – Life Magazineby Alfred Eisenstaedt

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A Picture to Inspire 1000 Words – Sunlight

Posted on March 7, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

This photograph is so flexible that I read into it exactly what I am feeling at the moment.  What does it inspire in you today? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. “Sunlight” Photo circa 1905, location Alma, Michigan, Sun parlour of the Alma Sanitarium

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A Picture to Inspire 1000 words – It’s a small world

Posted on February 28, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

Could there be two more iconic figures from this period?  Can you imagine what brought them to this moment?  Or do you see someone else in this photograph? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. 1923 Henry Food (cowboy) with Thomas Edison

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – Paris Exposition, 1900

Posted on February 21, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

 There is so much going on.  Where does one begin?  Where would you begin? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. Paris Exposition, 1900

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – Not to be Reproduced

Posted on February 14, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

Anonymous or lost?  Girl or boy?  What do you think his/her story might be? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. “Not to be Reproduced” by René Margrite, 1937

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – September Morn

Posted on February 7, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

Did she think that she was alone?  Was she expecting someone?  Is she innocent or not?  What does she inspire in you? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. “September Morn” by Paul Chabas (1910-12)

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – The Catch

Posted on January 31, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

They fly through the air with the greatest of ease…  Do you ever wonder what goes through their head?  Or maybe you think about what their lives are like when they’re on the ground.  What’s the story inside of you? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in…

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – New York Movie

Posted on January 24, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

The painting speaks for itself, doesn’t it?  What does it say to you? Write 1000 words, publish it on your site and drop a link to it in a comment below. New York Movie by Edward Hopper, 1939

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A picture to inspire 1000 words – Thisbe

Posted on January 17, 2014December 28, 2020 by cultured

 This photograph entitled “Thisbe” was taken in 1900.  The title makes reference to the story of Pyramus and Thisbe first noted in Ovid’s Metamorphosis and since retold by many different authors. There’s no question that the image offers many inspirations, but what story does she inspire in you? Write 1000 words, publish it on your…

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