Have you ever eaten something people don’t normally eat—or shouldn’t eat? Write about it.

Write about your favorite [something] — like animal, color, song, etc. Why do you like it?

Write about shopping, buying, or owning things.

If you had to do something fun with someone you didn’t really like, what would you do?

Write about patriotism, national pride, or civic duty.

Write about your worst day.

Respond to this quote from President John F. Kennedy. Write about it in your own life. Agree? Disagree? “My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

Have you witnessed injustice, oppression, or discrimination recently? Toward you? Or someone else?

Pick and write about a funny word—like befuddle, flatulence, brainstorm, moist, lollygag, plop, earwax, etc.