31 Whimsical Journal Prompts for August

Use these as self-reflection, creative writing prompts, or conversation starters.

Gosh, summer is slipping away so quickly! I can’t say I’m too terribly distraught about that, since I’m an autumn girl through and through, but it is still a whirlwind. Anyways, these journal prompts/conversation starters/whatever you call them have become some of my favorite posts to write each month. It always starts out a bit hard and then the creative juices start flowing like crazy which feels like the right way to approach something like this.

Without further ado, here are August’s questions. Use these as self-reflection, creative writing prompts, conversation starters with friends or strangers, or whatever else strikes your fancy!

1. What’s something you experienced or did recently that your younger self would have found really, really cool?

2. What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve ever received?

3. Write a letter to your favorite fictional character from childhood.

4. List three small joys or nice things you’ve encountered in the past week.

5. If you could produce an unlimited amount of any liquid, one for each finger on your right hand, what would they be? Mine would be iced coffee, rosé wine, soy sauce, pumpkin spice creamer, and water (boring, but wildly useful).

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