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October 2022: Monthly Theme and Writing Prompts
Human ingenuity: Is it our friend or enemy?
Humans are masters at inventing ideas, tools, machines, and platforms to organize and make their lives easier. The monthly theme for October 2022 is “human ingenuity.”
What is human ingenuity?
Human ingenuity can be defined as:
“The way in which human minds have influenced how we think, work, play, construct and conduct friendships and other relationships, interact with each other, find solutions to problems, cause problems, transform things and rationalize thought.”
What is the first thing you think about when you read the definition of the term human ingenuity? You’re welcome to develop that word, idea, or memory into a story.
Below are questions to explore as possible prompts for further ideas about human ingenuity.
- Why do humans want to create or change their environment?
- Do all human developments create a better manmade environment? How, where, and why?
- How do human development and creativity impact the natural environment?
- What is your favorite invention that made a difference in your life?
- Is there something you would invent? What would it be? Why?
Pondering the theme, questions, and prompts below, where will this theme take you? I am interested to find out and am looking forward to receiving your stories.
Word/phrases prompt(s)
You can use one or all of the words/phrases to inspire you during October 2022.
- Technology
- Invention(s)
- Laboratory
- Apps: Helpful or not?
- Social Networking
- Medical development(s)
- Global warming
- Living in a glass bowl
- Cyber technology
- Microchips
- Nanoart
- Cloning
- Future Food
- Telekinesis
- Space architecture
- Extinction
- Space holidays
- Reading — a bridge to the future.
- Skills needed in the future to survive
- Ancient wisdom: Its place in modern society
- What would the world look like twenty years from now?
- Uninhabited spaces — future gems or threatened by human development?
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Your submission story should follow these simple rules.
- Be inspired by, and related to, a prompt
- Be between 1 and 4 minutes long
- You can submit your story to any publication of your choice. If you submit to another publication, please tag me (@j-edmunds) so I can add your story to our newsletter “Celebrating Life.”
- Story submitted as a draft if you publish at A Taste for Life
- Poetry, fiction, and non-fiction stories/articles are accepted. No racism or hate stories will be published
- Tag your story with the following tag “Monthly theme” for website navigation purposes at A Taste for Life
- Adhere to Medium Rules and Terms of Service.
Looking forward to reading your creative stories and wishing you an awesome, fun-filled October exploring the Human Ingenuity theme.
Tagging regular “A Taste for Life” contributors: Alize Henry | Angie Mangino | Cristina Cattai | Deanna Proach | dori mondon | Eko BP | Elvie Lins| Heather Paz| Izanamikun| Jennifer Thompson | Jennifer Barrios Tettay | Jillian Amatt | Karen Curtis | Kathy J Anderson | Kerrie Gutierrez-Diaz | Osan Fernando| Marci Renée| Mary Ingram| Mulan | Natalie | Rajeshwari | Sanghita Pal | Vishali |
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