Today, go to the Newest Articles section of the front page of Wikipedia.

• Choose one. Scan the titles, stop at the first one that grabs you and click. Don’t second-guess yourself.
• Read the article. As you read, look for some detail or phrase or idea that strikes you.
• Write your story. Don’t try to retell the story as it was told in the article. Focus on the idea or detail that caught your imagination. Turn that into a story.

GO!