Decades of Weirdness
Weird is subjective and transient and has a connotation of being disagreeable. I have a list of movies that would be on the weirder side, but most were enjoyable.
Movies, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Creativity
critical thinking, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Don’t Panic
When I taught Life Skills one of the lessons was a “rules to live by” exercise. This started by playing them Baz Luhrmann’s recitation of “Always Wear Sunscreen.” I followed this up by presenting a poster of my own page of “Rules to Live By.”
Plan Accordingly, technology, Writing Prompt
Trapped in Old Paradigms
On a good day, Search Engine Optimization was always more an art than a science. On a bad day, I’d say it was nothing more than a scam.
critical thinking, Science, Space, technology, Writing Prompt
Questioning the Unknowable
Why, oh why, would aliens come to Earth? Any reason that you might think of is probably a trope that you got from a science fiction story.
Books, critical thinking, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
If… (karma edition)
If karma existed, the world would be a better place.
Malaysia, Namibia, society, South Africa, South Korea, travel, writer's life, Writing Prompt
Home, Back Home, and Away
As a person who has lived many places, I’ve learned that if you want to stay somewhere, you have to make it home. So for me, ‘Home’ is more a feeling than a physical place.
Black Panther, Movies, Writing Prompt
Engaging The Villain
There are many Hollywood movies, where the villain is more entertaining than the hero. Heath Ledger’s Joker and Killmonger from Black Panther would be two examples.
Creativity, Deacon Carver, Star Wars, Tau Ceti, writer's life, Writing, Writing Prompt
Who’s Your Audience?
This prompt steps into the middle of an ongoing, never-ending debate among the writing community: Should you write to market or write what you’d want to read? I can only represent one of these perspectives, write what you’d want to read.
critical thinking, Plan Accordingly, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, writer's life, Writing Prompt
Wait, It Goes Both Ways
The prompt is a bit of a trap. It says “switch lives” with a fictional character. While you’re in their life, they’re also in yours. Plan Accordingly.
critical thinking, economics, Plan Accordingly, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Continually Degrading Democracy
Why does government exist? If one assumes that government exists to serve the people, we can look at the stages of democracy at the civic and national levels.