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Welcome back to Scribbles Open Mic! The first day of May landed on a Friday this year, so let's change it up on Scribbles Open Mic. Symbolism, themes and everything May! Let's throw in an optional creative challenge while we're at it. It's the perfect time with this month's first Inklings Radar posting soon!

This month's brainstorm:

The Month of May

• Name Origin: The month of May is named after the goddess Maia who represents fertility, growth and spring.

• Animals:

~Dear symbolizes gentleness, intuition and growth

~Wolf symbolizes loyalty, freedom, intelligence and intense protective instincts

~Bull symbolizes strength, fertility and virility, also a member of the Chinese Zodiac--the Taurus

• Astrology Sign(s):

~Taurus (April 20th-May 20th) The Bull, Earth Sign, dependable, patient, enjoyment of comfort, stability and security.

~Gemini (May 21st-June 20th) The Twins, Air Sign, duality, adaptability, intellectual curiosity and communication.

• Awareness Months:

~Mental Health Awareness

~Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Flower:

  ~Lily of the Valley, the return of happiness, purity, humility and luck

  ~Hawthorn, protection, fertility, and the boundary between the human and faerie realm in Celtic folklore

• Gemstone: Emerald, symbolizes rebirth, renewal, love and fertility

• Holidays & Expressions: 

  ~May Day

  ~Memorial Day

  ~Mother's Day

  ~"May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope." ~Emily Brontë

  
  

Optional Creative Challenge:

Write a story or poem that makes use of at least one item from each category.

Time for your creative crunch. Don't forget to comment below what you wrote!

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Scribble on, Inklingers!