Memory

Find a table. They are everywhere--in houses and restaurants, on sidewalks and in parks, at work. You also have tables in your memory and in your imagination. Write a story, true or invented, that includes this table. You could write the history of this table in the world, or the history that a person has with this table. Your history, or someone else's. Write anything … [Read more...] about A Tale of a Table

You don't have to mount much of a search to find a hat. On your head, in your pocket, under the couch. On someone else's head or in their pocket. Hats are everywhere. Write something that has a hat in it. A made-up story, or the real, true adventures of some intrepid hat that you have known. You could write about the social function of hats by asking yourself what certain … [Read more...] about Hats Everywhere

Write about furniture.  Begin with a specific piece of furniture and see where your imagination takes you. You can write about furniture that you see, imagine, or remember. What makes a piece of furniture comfortable? Ugly? An heirloom? Tables and couches are certainly furniture. Are curtains, counters, and closets furniture? What about a bathtub? You can describe … [Read more...] about The Furniture

Take yourself on a field trip to a place where there are other people. While you are there, collect details that you can write about later. Try to notice details that appeal to all of your senses. Here's the catch: Don't collect any details about the people. Instead of an actual, physical field trip, you can go on a field trip in your imagination. Do this by traveling in … [Read more...] about Where There Are People