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Window:

As the world goes by you outside a car window, or the bus, or the train, imagine 30-second vignettes you see as stories, poems, or something else.

Geodoc:

Combine travel writing with geocaching, documenting places visited, hidden and found treasures encountered, and recording it in whatever way you see fit.

Travel:

Choose a random group of words and develop a travel challenge where you create hypothetical travel itineraries - or real ones - routes incorporating destinations, or experiences related to each word.

Language:

Explore untranslatable words from different languages that encapsulate feelings or experiences that don't have direct English equivalents

Virtual:

Go on a virtual road trip via mapcrunch.com, randomstreetview.com, driveandlisten.herokuapp.com, or drivenlisten.com.

Then:

Join a historical walking tour.

Library:

Explore your local library's resources.

Gem:

Find an out of the way place in your town and create a hidden gem there.

Chalk:

Decorate the sidewalk in front of your home with some sidewalk chalk art or a cheering phrase.

Sound:

Go on a sound walk and listen to the sounds of your environment.

Star:

Host or join an urban astronomy night.

Postcard:

If you go out of town, send yourself a postcard from where you went - even if you just went one town over to do groceries.

Never:

Create something about a place you've never been but want to go.

Go:

Never been in there before? Go in there.

Picnic:

Plan a solo picnic in a place you enjoy.

Stroll:

Take a stroll along a lake, river, or beach and enjoy the sounds of the water.


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