Author: D. Sader

Often, our blogs have taglines. But what if humans did, too? What would your tagline be?

November 1st is officially declared “Person X Day” – and you get to pick Person X. Tell us about someone who deserves to be commemorated.

NASA is building a new Voyager spacecraft that will carry the best of modern human culture. What belongs onboard?

Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Write about a time everything did – fiction encouraged here, too!

Language evolves. The meaning of a word can shift over time as we use it differently – think of “cool,” “heavy,” or even “literally.” Today, give a word an evolutionary push: give a common word a new meaning, explain it to us.

Khalil Gibran once said that people will never understand one another unless language is reduced to seven words. What would your seven words be?

It’s the year 2113. A major museum is running an exhibition on life and culture as it was in 2013. You’re asked to write an introduction for the show’s brochure. What will it say?

Is there a painting or sculpture you’re drawn to? What does it say to you? Describe the experience. (Or, if art doesn’t speak to you, tell us why.)

Is there “junk” in your life? What kind? How do you get rid of it?

Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?