"This work is unlike any other, in its range of rich, conjuring imagery and its dexterity, its smart voice. Carroll-Hackett doesn’t spare us—but doesn’t save us—she draws a blueprint of power and class with her unflinching pivot: matter-of-fact and tender." —Jan Beatty

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Monday Must Read! The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall

A must-read for any writer or storyteller, I think. 

Buy It Here! 

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A New York Times Editor’s Choice
 
A Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist
“A jaunty, insightful new book . . . [that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us.”
—New York Times

Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. Now Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate life’s complex social problems–just as flight simulators prepare pilots for difficult situations. Storytelling has evolved, like other behaviors, to ensure our survival. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Gottschall tells us what it means to be a storytelling animal and explains how stories can change the world for the better. We know we are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.

“This is a quite wonderful book. It grips the reader with both stories and stories about the telling of stories, then pulls it all together to explain why storytelling is a fundamental human instinct.”
–Edward O. Wilson

“Charms with anecdotes and examples . . . we have not left nor should we ever leave Neverland.”–Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Daily Prompt Love <3 The Reveal

22 July 2019 

revelation (n.)

c. 1300, “disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency,” from Old French revelacion and directly from Latin revelationem (nominative revelatio), noun of action from past participle stem of revelare “unveil, uncover, lay bare” (see reveal). General meaning “disclosure of facts” is attested from late 14c.; meaning “striking disclosure” is from 1862. As the name of the last book of the New Testament (Revelation of St. John), it is first attested late 14c.

Make art about a revelation, about what was revealed. 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 It Droppeth As a Gentle Rain

21 July 2019 

For Mercy has a human heart,/Pity, a human face:/ And Love, the human form divine,/And Peace, the human dress.–William Blake

Make art about mercy, about showing mercy, about receiving mercy, about the power of mercy. 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Where You Came From

20 July 2019

If you live in the United States, unless you’re Native American, your people came here from somewhere else.

Make art about your immigrant ancestors. 

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Friday Call for Submissions Love <3 Willawaw

Willawaw Journal Fall Submission Window: August 1 through September 1

Deadline: September 1, 2019

The current prompt is from Poet Laureate Joanne Townsend, “Somewhere near Odessa, 1900.” The editor invites you to explore your departure(s) to points unknown, whether as an immigrant, asylum seeker, climate refugee, or perhaps a college student or “empty-nester.” We are a planet of moving populations, now more than ever. Please share your story. (General Submissions are always welcome.) 

See guidelines HERE. 

Send your submissions to submissions@willawawjournal.com

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Time for Change

18 July 2019 

“Human beings *do* metamorphose. They change their identity constantly. However, each new identity thrives on the delusion that it was always in possession of the body it has just conquered.” ― Orson Scott Card

Make art about metamorphosis.

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Bigotry

18 July 2019 

“Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth.” ― Edwin Hubbell Chapin

Make art about the damage of bigotry, about fighting back against bigots. 

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2019 Prompts, activism, Art, Artists, Bless the Day, Creativity, fiction, freedom, Gratitude, healing, Love, nonfiction, One Love, peace, poetry, prompts, Writing, Writing Prompts

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Some MidWeek Call for Submissions Love <3 Hoxie Gorge

Hoxie Gorge Review seeks Submissions of Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Deadline: October 15, 2019

Hoxie Gorge Review is a new online literary journal, committed to publishing innovative poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by both emerging and established contemporary writers.

“We seek poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction for our first issue. We seek work that compels us, that challenges us, that breaks us open. Send us your best. No fee to submit.”

For more information, visit hoxiegorgereview.com.

To submit, visit hoxiegorgereview.submittable.com/submit 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Doing It Anyway

17 July 2019 

I’m working on some writing that scares me.

Make art about being scared and doing it anyway. 

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Daily Prompt Love <3 Fighting Back

16 July 2019 

Make art about or that fights back against racism. 

Want to learn what white people can do, using that privilege, to fight racism? Check out Derrick Clifton’s article at Everyday Feminism

“10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism”

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