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This week's contest:

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Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino

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Write a letter to your future self — a letter you can only open 30 years from now.

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Imagine you tell a friend a secret and then you find out they told someone else about your secret. How do you feel? What would you do?

Kids

Imagine you are the first person to walk on a moon. Write a letter to your family describing what the moon looks like, and how it feels to be in outer space.

Kids

Go look out a window for 30 seconds. Write a story about what you saw during those 30 seconds.

Kids

You and your family are going on a trip together. Where do you go? What do you do there?

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Think of a subject you don't know too much about. What would you like to learn about it? Write as many questions about that subject as you can think of.

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If the sky could one day rain any food, what food would you choose?

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You and your friends build the ultimate treehouse — but there are some rules for the people who spend time there. What are the rules?

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You are trapped in a shopping mall overnight. What do you do?

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Imagine a person who does not know what magic is. Write them a letter, explaining what magic is.

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You find a magic pair of shoes. What do they do?

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Who is your favorite fictional character? Write a story about yourself meeting them.

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If you found a time machine, would you use it to travel to the past or future? Why?

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Imagine what your parents' lives were like as teenagers. Write a story about it.

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How do you think Santa spends the day after Christmas?

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If a genie could grant you any one wish, what would it be?

Kids

Imagine you became in charge of your school for one full week. What would you do?

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You're packing your bags to climb the tallest mountain in the world. What do you pack?

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Write a story about a person who is only one inch tall.

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Imagine you and your best friend hanging out ten years from now. What has changed? What hasn't changed?

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This week's theme: Endings & Beginnings with David Restaino

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