COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #1

Write an entry in your journal as if you were suddenly possessed by Marn's sensibilities, personality, her quirky way of looking at and capturing the world. If Marn took over your psyche, fell smack dab into the middle of your life, how would she write about your day on May 22, 2001?

COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #2

Marn has agreed to "house-sit" (or "apartment-sit") for you for a weekend. Write an entry in your journal--as if you were Marn writing in hers--describing her experience. What might Marn notice about your pad? What would she learn about you from staying at your place, and how would she express it?

COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #3

Write an entry in your journal as if Marn were suddenly possessed by your sensibilities, personality, quirky way of looking at and capturing the world. In one of those "Tom-Hanks-in-Big" scenarios, you've taken over Marn's soul: imagine a typical day of hers as seen through your eyes.

COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #4

Marn and Paul are going away for the weekend; you have agreed to house-sit for them up in the Eastern Townships of rural Quebec. Write an entry in your journal describing your experience. Imagine your own idiosyncratic self encountering her habitat.

COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #5

Scan the list of journals Marn links to on her main page. Are any of her favorites also yours? Imagine Marn’s 50th birthday party: the guestlist includes yourself and those online journalers you and she both read. Set the party anywhere you wish; write about what happens.

COLLABORATIVE TOPIC #6

Mortimer of SETI fame has found his way to Marn's keyboard, his fingers eagerly hunting-and-pecking away. What has he done with Marn? How did he get control of the computer? What does he have to say for himself? Write an entry in Mortimer's voice; express his side of the story.