For Saturday, July 12, 2014 Prompt #69 Write about a ritual, either personal or public, that you have taken part in or regularly take part in. Instructions 1. Write about the ritual in a factual step by step detail. Write for 10 minutes. 2. Next, add in emotional and sensory details, perhaps explaining what drawsContinue reading “Ritual”
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One Wedding and A Funeral
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Prompt #66 This weekend I attended both an unexpected funeral and an impromptu wedding. (I officiated!) Most definitely a cycle-of-life few days. The next three prompts will draw off these experiencse. Funeral Write about the first funeral you remember attending. Include small details that have stayed with you and emotions youContinue reading “One Wedding and A Funeral”
Zoo
For Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Prompt #65 Today, a quick, down & dirty prompt: Write about an experience at a zoo. Include sensory detail and specific, concrete details. Roar forth!
Rant 2.0
For Monday, July 7, 2014 Prompt #64 Today’s prompt follows up on last week’s rant prompt. Again, hints for good rant writing. Choose a topic about which you feel passionate. Let yourself go off on tangents. Let yourself be angry. Let yourself be funny. Let yourself be both. Keep your pencil moving and don’t eraseContinue reading “Rant 2.0”
Sunday Shape-Up: Spiral
July 6, 2014 Prompt #63 For this, the final Sunday Shape-Up prompt, I turn to the spiral. As this long holiday weekend included for me both an unexpected funeral and an unexpected wedding, the spiral, with its nod toward the cyclical nature of life seems appropriate. Instructions On a blank piece ofContinue reading “Sunday Shape-Up: Spiral”
Symbols
prompt for July 5, 2014 Prompt #64 It’s (still) the 4th of July Weekend here in the U.S. and I’ve been thinking of patriotic symbols, what they mean to us, and how that differs from person to person. Instructions Choose one of these words or phrases and write it at the topContinue reading “Symbols”
Fireworks (Inner and Outer)
prompt for July 4, 2014 Prompt #63 It’s the 4th of July Weekend. Are you a fireworks YAY person or a firework NAY person? Either way, this post should prompt some sparks. Instructions Write down 2o words or phrases that you associate with fireworks. Underline one word or phrase that troubles you orContinue reading “Fireworks (Inner and Outer)”
Thursday Thoughts: Why Write?
July 3, 2014 It’s Thursday Thought-day again, so instead of posting a prompt, I’m posing another writer’s question. Ponder, discuss among friends, consider, debate. We write for different reasons at different times. Why do you write? Do you write to understand life more fully — to explore subjects, people, or places? To better understand yourself?Continue reading “Thursday Thoughts: Why Write?”
Let It All Out
July 2, 2014 Prompt #61 Today’s prompt is all about the rant. The “shout, shout, let it all out,” break-the-rules writing that demands you your speak your mind without apology. Instructions Scribble down attitudes and actions that infuriate you. List big issues, like poverty, or smaller ones, like not using yourContinue reading “Let It All Out”
Steal This Prompt!
July 1, 2014 Prompt #60 It’s another “Down & Dirty” Prompt” day. Instructions Write about the first time (or a memorable time) you stole something. If you have never stolen, write about witnessing someone else stealing or write about your desire to steal and why you did not follow through. Start the work with aContinue reading “Steal This Prompt!”
Ellen Orleans 