What changes or new beginnings have you noticed in your life or around you that you would not have experienced before? Which changes would you like to see stay when this emergency situation is over and why? Write about it!

Music can make us laugh, cry or psych our energy up. It can comfort, lull, heal and connect. What songs are stuck in your head and heart right now? What music will remind you of this time in your life?

With our hands, we feel our way through life and connect with our world. Every hand tells a story. What stories do your hands tell? What have you held, felt, treasured or done with them? Write about it!

Be inspired by the poem ‘Things to Do in the Belly of a Whale’ and use listing as inspiration for your writing!

What sights do you see from your window? What snippets of conversation can you hear? What stories —past and present—does the view from your window tell? Whose stories are told —human stories, or stories from the perspectives of animals, insects or objects?

What would the walls in your house say if they could talk? What sights, sounds, dialogue, impressions and feelings would they observe on a typical day in your house at the moment?

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Canadian author L.M Montgomery says that “Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them.” What are you most looking forward to when things get back to normal? What will it be like to experience the things that you miss most? What will you appreciate, anew? Write about it!

What objects, actions, people or rituals have brought you comfort recently? What happens to your five senses when you experience these comforts? How do they make you feel? Write about it!

Victor Frankl describes humour as giving human beings “an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.” What silly moments or scenarios have you noticed, thought about or experienced in the past week? Write about it!

Words are powerful things - choose a word and write down your questions, impressions, thoughts and connections in response to it. What does it make you want to write about?

We might have lost a lot of things during this strange time, and might have found or rediscovered others. What have you lost and found recently? What’s it been like for you? Write about it!

A shared experience can be a powerful thing and can make us feel close to others, even though we might be physically apart.

Have you had a shared experience? What was it like? How did it make you feel? How did you interact with others? Write about it!

A picture is worth a thousand words - so choose an important image and write!

A ‘QuickWrite A Day’ #3: Writers draw inspiration from what’s in their hearts - so reflect on an emotion and write!

Check out today’s QuickWrite topic: French writer Marcel Proust once wrote that “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Have you seen anything with ‘new eyes’ recently?

If you or your students are looking for some short, sharp prompts to ‘write your way through’ this time, I’ll be posting a ‘QuickWrite a Day’ and invite you to take part!