#254, Midway

Think back to January. A brand new year, a blank slate, a full twelve months stretched out in front  you. In a flash, six of those months have expired. Half the year, vanished, while you weren't looking. We’re midway.

A half-year that big can't just slip by unmarked; it deserves a ceremony. So, in this spirit, this week you'll host your own midyear awards show. Invent five categories and crown a winner in each: Most Replayed Song, Biggest Personal Life Drama, Phrase I Can’t Stop Saying, Kindest Act, Favorite Book—whatever fits your year. And get weird with the categories. Anything goes.

To complete this Journal response, address the following:

  1. Invent five award categories. Then give out an award in each, writing about why your winner earned it.

  2. Comment on a peer's response.

-Brenden Lee Teacher