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Downtown Missoula

Creative Prompt: Write a text, a letter, a postcard, or doodle a doodle for someone living or dead who you love and don't get to see as much as you'd like. Send it to them. Flying Wish Paper* is fabulous for the messages you can't send in the usual ways, or the messages you don't want to send.

Write directly on the Flying Wish Paper, then light it and watch your words careen toward the sky and become something new.

*Flying Wish Paper is available at Rockin' Rudy's or online.


If you'd like to submit your work to our community, anthology zine, please send it to me with your pen name through my Contact Form. You can request my address there, if you'd like to send hard copies.


Please tag me if you post your work to Instagram, I'd be so happy to see it and share it. My handle is @taylor_stein__


The Creative Experiment & Treasure Hunt was cooked up by Taylor Stein. If you enjoyed this prompt and would like more creative goodness in your life, please check out Wonder-Gizmos, a Snail Mail Creative Writing Club & Whimsy Machine. Every month, Wonder-Gizmos delivers writing prompts, curated inspiration, and warm absurdity to your mailbox.


This historic photo of Downtown Missoula is in the Mansfield Library Archives and available here. The description is as follows: Front Street looking west. Missoula Steam Laundry, Missoula Mercantile Guns, Ammunition and Cutlery, Florence Hotel.

Assortment of Books

Where can I find more?

Here are all the spots around town where you can find unique, place-based creative prompts. If you don't have time to bop everywhere, the prompts are also available here.

Want to join next year's treasure hunt? Fabulous, just message me!

  • Free Cycles (Wed-Sat, 10-6:00)

  • Bob's Your Uncle

  • The Roxy

  • Northside Community Garden

  • The Moon-Randolph Homestead (open Saturdays, 11-5:00)

  • The Missoula Art Museum

  • Betty's Divine

  • Frame of Mind Art Supplies

  • Giving Art to Missoula

  • Kiwanis Park

  • Bonner Park

  • Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters

  • California Street Bridge

  • University of Montana, the UC

  • Little Free Library, Draught Works

  • Downtown Missoula, Worden's Bulletin Board

  • US Post Office Downtown

  • The Hip Strip

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