In her beautiful poem, ”The Summer Day,” Mary Oliver ends the poem with a magnificent line. She asks, ”Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Such an important question which each of us must deal with at some point in our lives. Life is so short but can be so full of wonderful things. How will you use your time on Earth? What do you want to accomplish, to explore? Select a character or two from MakeBeliefsComix.com to represent you and build a comic answering the question about what you want to do with your precious life. You are welcome to send your comic to us at [email protected] and give us permission to showcase it, or you can write your comment directly on our writing prompts blog, Somethingtowriteabout.com.

The commission investigating the high school shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida has recommended that classroom teachers who volunteer and undergo training should be allowed to carry guns in school. Is this a good or bad idea? Are you comfortable with your teachers carrying guns into the classroom

So much ahead for us all in 2019. New beginnings! Why not a year filled with achievements, with new friendships, love, fun and great adventures? How about creating some comic strips with MakeBeliefsComix with your new year’s dreams that we can feature (with your permission) on our Showcase Page at : https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/creating-comix/comix-gallery/ Choose a comic character at MakeBeliefsComix.com to represent you in your comic. Send your completed comic to [email protected]

You can also post a written response to this idea prompt directly on our writing blog below at Somethingtowriteabout.com.

With the year coming to a close, it’s time now to review how we changed and grew over 2018. Create a comic strip showing some of the high – or low – points of your life during the course of the year. What are some of the amazing things that happened to you? What was the most important thing you learned about life? The biggest surprise or accomplishment? Your best adventure?

Choose a comic character at MakeBeliefsComix.com to represent you as you review 2018. You can also post a written response to this idea prompt directly on our writing blog at Somethingtowriteabout.com.

You are welcome to send your own comic strip writing prompt to [email protected]; please include your name so that we can credit you if we use it. Thank you.

Maybe it was a heated conversation you overheard on the school bus. Maybe it was something funny – or angry — two kids in the schoolyard shouted to each other. Maybe it was something you heard in class that surprised you. Maybe it was something the disc jockey said on the radio in introducing a song.

Choose a comic character at MakeBeliefsComix.com to recall this conversation and capture the dialogue that you heard.

You are welcome to send your own comic strip writing prompt to [email protected]; please include your name so that we can credit you if we use it. Thank you. You can also post a written response to the idea prompt directly on our writing blog at Somethingtowriteabout.com.