June 14, 2014. Prompt #45 Write about running away. Instructions Write about an actual act or a symbolic one. Write a true story, a fantasy, or a fictional account. Consider how running away might vary for a child, teenager, or adult. Further Writing Write a list of 6 things that you (orContinue reading “Run Away”
Category Archives: Setting
De-Construction
June 12, 2014. Prompt #43 Walking with friends along Pearl Street tonight, we came across the demolition of the Daily Camera building, a structure that housed our local newspaper for decades. (It moved east of downtown several years ago.) For today’s prompt (somewhat the philosophical opposite of yesterday’s prompt) we’llContinue reading “De-Construction”
Plant
June 11, 2014. Prompt #42 For the last six weeks I’ve been working on my flower bed, vegetable garden, and planters. Spring gardening is annual ritual that is sometimes hectic as I work to get soil turned and amended, seeds and seedlings planted, and everything watered in between bouts of rain and sometimes snow. Mostly,Continue reading “Plant”
Champs Elysees
June 10, 2014. Prompt #41 When I left work tonight, I came across a group of folk dancers in the plaza next to my office. They were learning the “Champs Elysees” line dance. The old-school music, the French lyrics, and the dusky setting combined for an unexpected summer moments: a mix of happiness and wistfulness,Continue reading “Champs Elysees”
Breaking News
June 9, 2014. Prompt #40 I just finished binge watching marathon viewing four seasons of Downtown Abbey. The very first episode opens with a close-up of a telegraph in motion, complete with taps and beeps as the operator sends a message. The telegraph not only grounds the story in history (in this case, 1912) butContinue reading “Breaking News”
Creating Atmosphere (part 2)
May 11, 2014 Prompt #10 Using yesterday’s exercise, choose one of the situations below and fit it into the setting you have created. Feel free, as always to change pronouns, adjective and details in the examples. Write for 15 minutes. A man is searching for something. A young child is humming to herself. Two exhaustedContinue reading “Creating Atmosphere (part 2)”
Creating Atmosphere
May 10, 2014 Prompt #9 Here’s one of my favorite kids/science nerd jokes: Q. Why did the restaurant on the moon go out of business? A. Because it had no atmosphere! Like a good restaurant, good writing needs atmosphere, which I loosely define as the mood, tone, or feel of the piece. What contributes toContinue reading “Creating Atmosphere”
Ellen Orleans 