Perhaps it's a little abstract, or maybe you find something very concrete in the image, but this week's photograph is designed to inspire. Consider gateways in our lives--doors opening and closing, passages to something else--maybe even something better. Consider closure. Or just sit back and build a setting, a world--a life behind the fence. Whether it's colloquial or rampant philosophizing, we're sure you can find something to say about:





What's in this picture? Is it a moment of absolute freedom, of rule-breaking, of relief? Is it just someone having fun? What's the story behind it? The feeling? Well, it's your job to decide!

The concept is simple: write a poem, story, or short sketch inspired by the given picture. You can use the picture as a major component of your writing or just a small sliver--there is no definite rule in that regard. Want to write about sunsets? Sunrises? Drunken escapades on the beach? Love? Cell phones? Religion? Choices? The influence of Kantian ethics on Nietzsche's reading of Kierkegaard's interpretation of Cain and Abel? Go for it! The only limit is your own imagination. Consider this a weekly prompt to get those creative juices flowing.

After that, it's up to you to upload your writing as either a scrap or deviation in your gallery and paste the link in a comment to the this journal.

See how easy that is? Then why are you still reading this? Get writing!