Illustration by Ana Hinojosa.

Illustration by Ana Hinojosa.

Happy New Year, Rooks! If you are anything like me (Stephanie), you made resolutions or plans to get some things in order…like maybe your room. So, today you (real you, or a fictional you—your choice) are cleaning your room and you’ve decided to tackle something you haven’t in ages: your closet. It’s piled high with clothes, books, papers, you name it. You find several old treasures, but nothing compares to this…

At the very back of the closet, there is a small door. You don’t know how you’ve never noticed it before, but now you’re drawn right to it because…IT’S GLOWING. A strange light is beaming out from below it, and around its sides. Obviously, you have to check it out. It’s big enough for you to crawl into, maybe even to walk through if you crouch down. You could call a friend or a sibling to check it out with you. But maybe you’ll go it alone, taking something that makes you feel safe. In any case, you’re going to take a deep breath, open that door, and then show or tell us what you find.

Send a full report—along with your first name, last initial, age, and city/state—to [email protected] with the subject line “Creative Prompt” by Monday, January 11 at 6 PM EST. We’re excited (and a little freaked!) to hear about what’s on the other side.

Before Rookie’s holiday break, we asked you to come up with some New Year’s Resolutions, but not for you—for a favorite character from a movie, TV show, story, or your own glorious mind. Here’s what some of those fictional people/creatures are hoping to accomplish in 2016…