1. February is Black History Month. Do you have memories of the Civil Rights Movement of her time? Perhaps you have thought about the same subject in current conditions in the US?
   1. Write a poem or memoir essay to express these thoughts.
   2. Write a tribute to champion(s) of human/civil rights.
2. February 7 is Send a Card to a Friend Day. Have you lost touch with a friend?
   1. Write a message to the friend or the message you wish the friend would send to you.
   2. Are friendship cards obsolete? What is your opinion?

1. Do you have a favorite quote from book, poem, movie, or other source?
   1. What is the quote and why is it your favorite?
   2. Like Margaret Roxby, write an imagined conversation with the person/character who produced the quote.
2. Do you have a favorite food memory from childhood?
   1. Why was it your favorite? Is it still?
   2. Maybe your memory is a hated food. Why? Do you still hate it?
3. The Holocaust is remembered this month. Prejudices seem to abound in this world.
   1. Have you ever encountered prejudice, either personally or as a witness? Tell us about that.
   2. What are your thoughts about the holocaust or perhaps a holocaust museum?

1. Do you have a favorite quote from book, poem, movie, or other source?
   1. What is the quote and why is it your favorite?
   2. Like Margaret Roxby, write an imagined conversation with the person/character who produced the quote.
2. Do you have a favorite food memory from childhood?
   1. Why was it your favorite? Is it still?
   2. Maybe your memory is a hated food. Why? Do you still hate it?
3. The Holocaust is remembered this month. Prejudices seem to abound in this world.
   1. Have you ever encountered prejudice, either personally or as a witness? Tell us about that.
   2. What are your thoughts about the holocaust or perhaps a holocaust museum?

SPLINTERS FOR DECEMBER 2021

1. The subject of immigration has been a hot topic in recent days.
   1. Has this issue touched your life personally? How?
   2. If you were asked to speak or write on this issue, what would like to your words to be? What effect would you hope for?
2. December 13 is World-Wide Candle Lighting Day. Does candlelight have special meaning to you? For what would/will you light a candle this December? Why?
3. December is the end of the year, a time when we begin an inventory of the year almost gone.
   1. As you begin your summary, what stands out?
   2. What are your thoughts at this time?

SPLINTERS FOR DECEMBER 2021

1. The subject of immigration has been a hot topic in recent days.
   1. Has this issue touched your life personally? How?
   2. If you were asked to speak or write on this issue, what would like to your words to be? What effect would you hope for?
2. December 13 is World-Wide Candle Lighting Day. Does candlelight have special meaning to you? For what would/will you light a candle this December? Why?