Archive - Illustrated Life

Telling Half-Stories

Small stories, fragments, stories about stories, a failure of imagination, and doubt, lots of doubt

May 12 • Amy Cowen

Week 20 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 20 in your illustrated journal

May 10 • Amy Cowen

I started to write about

Something along the lines of a game of pickup sticks.

May 4 • Amy Cowen

Week 19 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 19 in your illustrated journal

May 3 • Amy Cowen

April 2026

Pasting a Heron at the Top of the Tree

This week: The Heron at the Top of the Tree ⭐ Looking Back ⭐ Illustrate Your Week Prompts

Apr 29 • Amy Cowen

Week 18 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 18 in your illustrated journal

Apr 26 • Amy Cowen

A Stack of Boxes and Buttons

An unexpected stack of nesting boxes and a pile of buttons

Apr 20 • Amy Cowen

Week 17 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 17 in your illustrated journal

Apr 19 • Amy Cowen

Squares in an Illustrated Journal

Using squares as visual elements and containers in your weekly journal spreads

Apr 13 • Amy Cowen

Week 16 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 16 in your illustrated journal

Apr 12 • Amy Cowen

Circles in an Illustrated Journal

Using circles as visual elements and containers in your weekly journal spreads

Apr 6 • Amy Cowen

Week 15 Prompts for Illustrate Your Week 2026

Prompts for Week 15 in your illustrated journal

Apr 5 • Amy Cowen

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