This month's topics are:

 

April 1, 2007     On Being Foolish

Write about foolishness, being fooled, fooling, and all the damn fools you know.

 

April 2, 2007     International Children's Book Day

Write a 400 word children's story.

 

April 3, 2007     Alcohol Awareness Month

Booze. Good or bad? What say you?

 

April 4, 2007     Taiwanese Tomb Sweeping Day

Write about gravesites and dead people.

 

April 5, 2007     International Guitar Month

C'mon, there's a story in you about trying to be a rock star, right?

 

April 6, 2007     National Tartan Day

Everybody looks good in a kilt. What would you do while wearing one?

 

April 7, 2007     World Health Day

Check out the World Health Organization's web site. Scary stuff. What's the future of disease on this planet and how do we keep it from infecting Second Life?

 

April 8, 2007     Easter

Whatcha doin'?

 

April 9, 2007     Mikael Agricola Day

Founder of the Finnish language. Any experiences you have with made-up languages?

 

April 10, 2007    Salvation Army Founders Day

Describe a trip to a thrift store.

 

April 11, 2007    Keep America Beautiful Month

What do you do to keep Second Life beautiful? Ugly?

 

April 12, 2007    Cosmonaut's Day

You gotta be able to write on this one! Go for it.

 

April 13, 2007    International Librarian's Day

It's actually library month. Write on your library experiences.

 

April 14, 2007    Listening Awareness Month

What? This topic should divide into two groups. Girls and boys. Go ahead, be funny.

 

April 15, 2007    Rubber Eraser Day

Yup, it's true. Go check out the website and then come back and tell us about pencils and mistakes in your literary life.

 

April 16, 2007    Boston Marathon

Are you an athlete? Do tell.

 

April 17, 2007    Mathematics Education Month

Your favorite (most hated) math teacher stories please.

 

April 18, 2007    National Anxiety Month

Don't be nervous. You can complete today's writing assignment.

 

April 19, 2007    National Garden Month

Time to get serious about your garden in real life and here in Second Life.

 

April 20, 2007    NCTE National Poetry Month

Okay, give us ONLY poems today. Try not to make them TOO cumbersome.

 

April 21, 2007    Creativity and Innovation Day

We live in this virtual world where so much is possible. What do you do in Second Life to be creative and innovative?

 

April 22, 2007    Earth Day

Actually, it's Second Life Day for us. This is the only planet we know.

 

April 23, 2007    World Book and Copyright Day

Stealing the work of others is a time honored tradition. If somebody stole one of your creative works, what would you want them to steal?

 

April 24, 2007    National Welding Month

It's possible you haven't considered how important welding is in your world. Write a thank you note to those who keep you together.

 

April 25, 2007    Administrative Professionals Day (formerly Secretaries Day)

Two options: Either write about being a secretary or having a secretary. OR, write about how politically correct titles always seem to be longer and less poetic than their non-politically correct predecessors.

 

April 26, 2007    Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

Keep it light. Talk about your pet.

 

April 27, 2007    STD Awareness Month

Okay, where have you been that you shouldn't have been? Hmmmm?

 

April 28, 2007    Youth Sports Safety Month

You know you remember it so vividly it could have happened yesterday. Your very best wipe-out story as a child.

 

April 29, 2007    National Landscape Architecture Month

Ugliest place in Second Life? Most beautiful place in Second Life? Isn't "landscape architecture" a fancy name for "planting flowers?"

 

April 30, 2007    National Sense of Smell Day

What stinks in Second Life?