Daily Notions

Write 20 notions or random thoughts each day to stimulate your creativity. 

Begin, "Today, it occurs to me . . . I wonder . . ." Don't stop writing until you reach 20. Let those wild fingers go with pen or keyboard.


Here's a start:



l. Today the sounds of water and tapping keys make me consider how laughter affects the weather.

2. I wonder why coffee brewing arouses my sense of smell more than tasting it.

3. Flying geese make sounds like rusty hinges when they fly overhead.

4. I wonder what happened the first time someone looked up at the stars.

5. Will we create a village on Mars?

6. Does the sun hold his breathe when he dips behind the sea?

7. Are people naturally negative and need to hold vertical poles to make pluses out of their flat lines?

8   Maybe the earth is twirling faster than our brains.

9. I wonder how many writers made words from alphabet soup?

10. The moon looked like someone had taken a bite out of it but it still splashed light on my wall.

11. The lizards are everywhere in all sizes. How do they run faster than I do?

12. I'd like to chat with my parents for a day about what they loved most about life.

13. The bit of cantalope loped down my throat.

14. Everyone needs to take a partial day of "fallow." 

15. It takes discipline to become playful.

16. What if we keep our childlike enjoyments of life?

17. Good habits need more encouragement. They work hard too.

18. Imagine taking a train for several hours and writing until your fingers cramp.

19. Do trees snicker when we pass?

20. How many seahorses think about racing or pulling chariots?

Will poems or story starts evolve from your one-liners? 
What if you combine three and see where they go? 

Play with your daily notions.