June 1, 2014 Prompt #32 Let’s run around in circles for this week’s Sunday Shapes. Like last week’s square, writing about circles helps you consider language closely and link images with people, actions or memories and build upon abstract ideas. One word of caution: Because the circle is such a ubiquitous shape in our world,Continue reading “Circle Round”
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Uniform Writing
May 31, 2014 Prompt #31 To wrap up Clothing Week, today’s prompt is short and sweet: Write about work clothes. Your work clothes might be an actual uniform or simply what you wear when it’s time to earn a living or get the job done. If you need more structure, refer to the prompts fromContinue reading “Uniform Writing”
The Task At Hand
May 30, 2014 Prompt #30 Do you have a favorite item of clothing that you wear for a particular task? A gardening shirt, a well-loved apron, a pair of road trip blue jeans? This item of clothing will be your touchstone for the following prompts. If you don’t have a particular garment that fits thisContinue reading “The Task At Hand”
A Tip of the Hat
May 28, 2014 Prompt #28 Bonnets, boaters, and bowlers. Berets and beanies. Sombreros. Stetson’s. Stovepipes. Fedoras. Fezzes. Fisherman’s caps. Coal miner helmets. Army helmets. Bike helmets. Yes, today’s prompt is all about hats. With their long and rich history, writing about hats can enrich characterization, provoke memories, and, again, ground your writing with specific, sensoryContinue reading “A Tip of the Hat”
Outer Wraps
May 28, 2014 Prompt #28 Today, we turn to jackets and coats. What can we learn from writing about blazers, parkas, windbreakers, and leather jackets? From topcoats, overcoats, pea coats, and trench coats? Coats can be metaphors for protection and for burden, helping ground your writing with tangible details. Instructions Choose a coatContinue reading “Outer Wraps”
To A “T” [or Don’t Sweat It]
May 27, 2014 Prompt #27 It’s Day Two of The Writeous Sisters’ Clothing Week. Today’s prompt can help you ground your writing with specific, sensory details and make stronger connections between the physical and philosophical. Inspriational Attire The weather is warming up here in Colorado and I’m finally switching out my fleece and wool forContinue reading “To A “T” [or Don’t Sweat It]”
Twelve Black Shoes
“Shoes have tongues, but cannot talk.” When I was twenty-three, I bought my first pair of black leather shoes. Sleek with skinny black laces, they sat in the window of a shop that catered to dancers, rows of leotards—black, navy blue, bright red—lining its walls. Work boots and Wallabees had dominated my snowy, soggy collegeContinue reading “Twelve Black Shoes”
A Pair of Shoes
May 26, 2014 Prompt #26 It’s Clothing Week here at The Writeous Sisters. All the prompts will help you connect the physical with the abstract and delve into the story of objects everywhere. Well-Shod Last year, the University of Colorado’s Museum of Natural History hosted “To Feel The Earth,” an exhibit about the history andContinue reading “A Pair of Shoes”
“Get in Shape” Sunday
May 25, 2014 Prompt #25 For the next four Sundays, shapes will be our springboards. Today’s prompt helps you consider language more intricately and will perhaps move you to explore the origin of phrases. It encourages you to link images with people, actions or memories and build upon abstract ideas. Ready to square off? Continue reading ““Get in Shape” Sunday”
Precipitation [Part Two]
May 24, 2014 Prompt #24 Twenty-four hours later and, again, it’s raining. Good reason to expand on yesterday’s prompt. If you haven’t read it already, do that first, then try these variations. Further Writing Apply personification (the assignment of human attributes to objects, abstract notions, or, in this case, weather) to aContinue reading “Precipitation [Part Two]”
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