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The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:
Set your timer and for the next fifteen minutes and write something using these twelve words. The order of the words can be switched around as necessary. The choice of whether you write fiction or non-fiction is up to you. force chest haggle meridian riser unwanted songbirds whispering larder jilted candid madhouse
Professional dancers put their bodies through rigorous routines as part of the sacrifice for their art. Watch the following clip and pick one of the dancers to write about — who are they, what are their motivations, what do they love/hate about dancing, what are their dreams for their chosen profession. Write until you are…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I have been taking the path between Hinkley Square and Margin Road for the last six months. At 5:30 a.m. it is mostly quiet except for the occasional little dog walker and fellow runner. I…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Charlotte Greene let out a yelp in anticipation of the hot tea cup she dropped in her lap. When the steamy liquid actually made contact with her skin she took a sharp intake of breath…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “I’m sorry mam but you and your little dog will have to leave the train,” said the attendant in a stern tone above the shouts of yelling pre-teens in the back. “But she’s sleeping? She…
The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: When I was eight years old I saw a spacecraft land in the field behind Mr. Coulson’s barn. No one believed me. Every night afterward for the next six years I would wait by my…
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that the slightest move would draw attention to his position. Then, he remembered how the teacher taught his class to take a deep breath and count to 10 when situations became tense. Concentrating was difficult at first. With each deep breath, he began to notice a sense of calm and clear thinking.