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”
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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]”
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”
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]”
Precipitation
May 23, 2014 Prompt #23 Last night, I saw Venus in Fur at Denver’s Curious Theater. As an accompaniment to the show’s vigorous, changeable dialogue, the production included a thunderstorm. As I write this, back in Boulder, we’re having real live downpour, complete with rumbling thunder and flashbulb-style lightning. All this to say: Rain isContinue reading “Precipitation”
I Don’t Remember
May 20, 2014 Prompt #20 Today’s prompt turns yesterday’s “I Remember” exercise on its head. “I Don’t Remember” motivates you to write about loss, failure of memory, and what we repress. Use it to remember, connect, and observe. When I’ve taught this exercise in my workshops, there’s often a lightheartedness about what our mind choosesContinue reading “I Don’t Remember”
I Remember
May 20, 2014 Prompt #19 Introduction Joe Brainard’s classic “I Remember” writing prompt has been taught in class rooms for more than 15 years. You can read more about Joe’s life and work and the history of the “I Remember” exercise here. Below is a variation that has been a big hit in my writingContinue reading “I Remember”
Junk Drawer
May 19, 2014 Prompt #18 Instructions Locate an object in your home that is generally considered ordinary, outdated, or unnecessary. Don’t spend too much time thinking about what to choose. One option: If you have a junk drawer in your home or accumulated odds and ends at the bottom of a bag, close your eyes,Continue reading “Junk Drawer”
Sensory Weekend: Rolling Up Your Sleeves
May 18, 2014 Prompt #17 Today features a short prompt: less background, no further writing or writing group variations. Enjoy getting your hands dirty. Instructions Describe an action below. Include at least four different senses. Write for 15 minutes. Digging a hole. Shucking six ears of corn. Plastering cracks in a wall.Continue reading “Sensory Weekend: Rolling Up Your Sleeves”
Sensory Weekend: Smokin’
May 17, 2014 Prompt #16 Today and tomorrow feature short prompts: less background, no writing group variations. Have a good weekend! Surgeon General’s Warning If you are not a smoker, don’t light up to complete this exercise. Work from memory or sit near smokers and take notes. Instructions Write for 10Continue reading “Sensory Weekend: Smokin’”
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