Title: Threshold

Stand in a doorway with one foot in, one foot out.
Count backwards from ten.
When you get to one, say the name of someone you miss.
Step all the way in.
Or all the way out.

Title: Fold

Write a word you’ve never used before.
Say it out loud three times.
Fold it into a small piece of paper.
Hide it in a book you don’t plan to read again.

Title: Crack

Find a crack in the sidewalk.
Drop a short line of poetry into it.
Let time and weather complete the collaboration.

Title: Glow

Turn on a light in an empty room.
Leave it on.
Come back at night.
Sit in the doorway and just listen.

Title: Trace

Trace the outline of your hand on any surface.
Inside each finger, write one truth.
Erase one.
Smudge another.

Title: Vanish

Watch a stranger until they disappear from sight.
Whisper a story about who they are.
Forget the ending.

Title: Circle

Draw a circle in chalk.
Step into it.
Say one thing you need to let go of.
Step out.
Erase the line with your foot.

Title: Rename

Choose a single object in your home.
Stare at it for five minutes without blinking.
When you blink, rename the object out loud.

Title: Bark

Stand next to a tree for exactly three minutes.
Touch its bark and count ten things you’ve never said.
Don’t write them down.

Title: Shape

Cut a piece of paper into a shape you’ve never seen before.
Place it somewhere someone else will find it.
Leave no explanation.

Title: Now

Call a friend and say only the word “now.”
Wait in silence for ten seconds.
Say goodbye.

Title: Wind

Open a window just an inch.
Write what the wind sounds like in one sentence.
Seal that sentence in an envelope.
Don’t mail it.

Title: Contrast

Pick a color you never wear.
Wear it.
Don’t mention it all day.
Notice what notices you.

Title: Dusk

At dusk, photograph your shadow.
Turn the photo upside down.
Title it.

Title: Spoon

Hold a spoon in your hand for five minutes.
Think about someone who made you a meal.
Say their name softly into the bowl.
Place it back where you found it.

Title: Mirror

Cut a word out of a newspaper.
Tape it to your mirror.
Stare until it means something new.
Then remove it.

Title: Carry

Find a piece of trash on the street.
Carry it in your pocket until it no longer feels foreign.
Throw it away.

Title: Interval

Light a candle and let it burn for one hour.
Say one sentence to it every ten minutes.
Blow it out in silence.

Title: Water

Write your name on a rock.
Place it in a body of water.
Don’t tell anyone which one.

Title: Knock

Stand in front of a closed door.
Knock once.
Wait.
If no one answers, open it anyway.

Title: Half

Take a deep breath.
Write down the moment you felt most alive.
Rip the paper in half.
Keep one piece.
Burn the other.

Title: Dreamglass

Place a glass of water next to your bed.
Before you sleep, whisper a dream into it.
Drink it in the morning.

Title: Silence

Sit with someone you love in complete silence for five minutes.
At the end, write one sentence—together.

Title: Shift

Photograph the same object three days in a row.
Each time, from a different angle.
Don’t post it.
Print them out and tape them side by side.

Title: Question

Leave a note in a public place.
The note should contain a question.
No signature.
No context.
Walk away.

Title: Static

Tune a radio to a station that doesn’t exist.
Leave it on while you write a sentence about your childhood.
Read it aloud once.
Turn off the radio.

Title: Loop

Play the same song five times in a row.
Don’t skip, pause, or change volume.
Write down what changed.

Title: Whisper

Call out to someone who isn’t there.
Wait for an answer anyway.
Write down what you heard.

Title: Pale

Draw a face using only your non-dominant hand.
Name the face.
Tear it in half.

Title: Coin

Flip a coin.
Before it lands, decide what it means.
Don’t check.
Leave it where it falls.

Title: Traceframe

Choose a window.
Stand in front of it for five minutes each day
at the same time for a week.
Write one word a day.
Frame the list.

Title: Salt

Pour a circle of salt on the ground.
Step into it and stay silent for two minutes.
Scatter the salt with your hands.

Title: Nest

Find five natural things—leaves, sticks, stones.
Arrange them on a white piece of paper.
Take a photo.
Destroy the arrangement.

Title: Phantom

Set a place at the table for someone who isn’t coming.
Eat your meal.
Say nothing.

Title: Signal

Stand at a crosswalk and blink in a pattern.
Repeat the pattern until the light changes.
Walk.

Title: Fog

Exhale onto a mirror.
Write a secret into the fog.
Watch it vanish.

Title: Pulse

Place your hand on your heart.
Say the alphabet until you lose track.
Begin again.

Title: Portal

Walk through three doorways without stopping.
Don’t look back.
At the fourth, pause.
Then run.

Title: Index

Write ten words that have meant something to you this week.
Erase the first.
Repeat next week.

Title: Oil

Drip oil onto paper in five drops.
Fold the paper.
Unfold.
Let it dry.
Name the shape.

Title: Ghostline

Write a letter you’ll never send.
Seal it.
Carry it with you for a day.
Burn it.

Title: Collar

Button the top button of your shirt.
Speak one full sentence without opening your mouth.
Unbutton.

Title: Cinder

Find something broken.
Draw a circle around it in ash or dust.
Take a photo.
Leave it untouched.

Title: Thread

Tie a piece of string to your finger.
Wear it all day.
At midnight, cut it off.
Bury the string.

Title: Pause

In the middle of speaking, stop.
Hold the silence longer than feels comfortable.
Resume as if nothing happened.

Title: Key

Hold a key in your hand.
Imagine the door it opens doesn’t exist anymore.
Drop the key into a body of moving water.

Title: Lantern

Place a small light source under a bowl.
Sit in the half-light.
Write five lines of poetry without lifting your pen.

Title: Cloud

Lie on your back and watch the sky for ten minutes.
Describe what you saw using only verbs.
Forget the nouns.

Title: Ink

Dip your finger in ink or dark paint.
Draw a single line across a white surface.
Name it as if it were a painting.

Title: Relic

Choose one item in your home.
Wrap it in cloth.
Put it in a box.
Don’t open it again for a year.

Title: Threadbare

Find a piece of clothing you no longer wear.
Hold it like a person.
Apologize.
Fold it with care.
Give it away.

Title: Hum

Sing one note until your breath runs out.
Wait in the silence that follows.
Repeat three times.
Stop before it becomes a habit.

Title: Frame

Look through something that isn’t a lens.
Describe what you see without using nouns.
Forget what you were looking at.

Title: Melt

Place an ice cube in your palm.
Watch it disappear.
Say a name you’ve been holding too tightly.
Dry your hand.

Title: Listen

Walk through a crowded place wearing earplugs.
Watch conversations happen without sound.
Write one sentence describing what you felt unseen.

Title: Paper

Crumple a sheet of paper.
Smooth it out.
Write a poem in the folds.
Leave it on a stranger’s doorstep.

Title: Skip

Walk without rhythm for one full block.
Try not to explain yourself.
Record the sounds that interrupt you.

Title: Pebble

Place a small stone on a windowsill.
Give it a name.
Tell it what you need to hear.

Title: Backspace

Write a memory in ten lines.
Delete every third word.
Read it aloud.

Title: Staticlight

Turn on a television with no signal.
Watch the static for sixty seconds.
Say one sentence you never meant to say.

Title: Foldline

Take a piece of paper.
Fold it five times.
Open it.
Draw what the creases remind you of.

Title: Blur

Take a photograph while walking.
Don’t look at it for 24 hours.
Title it without seeing it.

Title: Echo

Shout into an empty space.
Wait for the reply.
Record the silence that answers.

Title: Float

Fill a sink or bowl with water.
Place a piece of paper on the surface.
Watch what it does.
Write on it as it moves.

Title: Wait

Stand completely still for three minutes in a place no one expects.
Breathe.
Let the world move around you.

Title: Archive

Write down five things you remember from last week.
Write down five things you think you remember.
Mix the lists.

Title: Pulsewave

Place your hand on a speaker.
Feel the vibrations.
Write a response with your non-dominant hand.

Title: Return

Revisit a place you haven’t been in over a year.
Leave something behind.
Tell no one.

Title: Pin

Stick a pushpin in a map where you’ve never been.
Plan a dream that starts there.
Don’t write it down.

Title: Gesture

Wave at a stranger.
Don’t wait for a response.
Document what changed inside you.

Title: Closure

Seal an envelope with nothing inside.
Write a full stop on the front.
Drop it into a mailbox.

Title: Window

Stand in front of a window you’ve never looked through.
Count the things that are moving.
Close your eyes and double it.

Title: Scratch

Lightly scratch a word into a surface you don’t own.
Photograph it.
Delete the photo.
Walk away.

Title: Folded

Fold a piece of paper into something that can hold water.
Pour water into it.
Watch what leaks.

Title: Drift

Let yourself wander for one hour without destination.
At the end, describe where you are without using place names.

Title: Sleepwalk

Wake up in the middle of the night.
Walk through your space with no lights on.
Leave something slightly out of place.
Return to bed without fixing it.

Title: Smudge

Dip your fingertip in dust, ash, or earth.
Mark the inside of your wrist.
Let it fade naturally.
Do not wash it off.

Title: Interval

Set a timer for seven minutes.
Do absolutely nothing.
When the alarm sounds, write down the first thing you remember.

Title: Anchor

Tie a piece of string around your ankle.
Walk to a mirror.
Look at yourself.
Untie it slowly.

Title: Capsule

Place a small object and a sentence into a jar.
Seal it.
Bury it somewhere no one knows.
Map the location only in your mind.

Title: Misplace

Intentionally lose something minor.
Retrace your steps tomorrow.
If you find it, leave it where it is.

Title: Crossfade

Play two different songs at the same time.
Write the sentence they create together.
Sing it once under your breath.

Title: Touchpoint

Place both hands flat on a cold surface.
Stay until the surface warms.
Leave with a word in your palm.

Title: Margin

Underline a sentence in a book you’ve already read.
Write your own sentence in the margin.
Close the book.
Do not revisit it for a year.

Title: Flicker

Blink ten times while staring at a flame.
Write down what the flame reminded you of.
Blow it out.
Keep the paper.

Title: Threadbare

Sew two unrelated objects together with red thread.
Hang them in a doorway.
Walk through.

Title: Archive

Choose ten photographs from your past.
Write one sentence that has nothing to do with them.
Shuffle them together.
Make them fit.

Title: Breach

Whisper a lie into running water.
Clap once.
Walk away.

Title: Mirage

Stand in front of a blank wall.
Project an invisible film onto it using only your memory.
Watch the ending closely.

Title: Spill

Knock something over.
Don’t apologize.
Photograph what remains.

Title: Hollow

Say your name in an empty room.
Listen to how it lands.
Say it again, softer.

Title: Leap

Stand on something just slightly too high.
Jump down.
Name the feeling before your feet hit the ground.

Title: Vellum

Write your favorite word in pencil on tracing paper.
Layer it over a mirror.
Take a photo of your reflection.

Title: Flare

Strike a match.
Close your eyes before the flame dies.
Speak the name of someone you’ve forgiven.

Title: Vein

Draw a map of your hand.
Mark where your stories begin.
Fold it like a letter.

Title: Dent

Press your thumb into soft clay or dough.
Remove it.
Fill the impression with ink.

Title: Tether

Tie a string from your doorknob to your wrist while you work.
When you’re finished, cut the string.
Save the knot.

Title: Filter

Speak into a glass jar.
Seal the lid.
Label it with the date and a single color.

Title: Traceback

Find a photo of someone you don’t remember.
Invent a life for them in five lines.
Write it on the back.
Burn it.

Title: Afterimage

Stare at a bright light.
Close your eyes.
Describe what you see before it fades.