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“I'm nobody, who are you?” - Dickinson
Write: You're at a dinner party. Someone asks what you do. Write the answer you'd give if you had absolutely no interest in impressing them.
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- Emily Dickinson · Week of 25 October 2026
“I'm nobody, who are you?"
- Emily Dickinson, I'm Nobody!
Dickinson makes fun of the exhausting business of being somebody important.
Write: You're at a dinner party. Someone asks what you do. Write the answer you'd give if you had absolutely no interest in impressing them.
10–20 minutes Pen & paper
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