Today in your writing practice, you are going to write about the future. Any part of the whole imaginary future that could be ahead. You could write about your plans for the rest of this day. Or you could fast-forward to a time when you have super-powers and understand what to do in every situation. You can write about any point in the future, near or far, as long as you can … [Read more...] about Soon, Also, and Then
Evaluation Station
After engaging with your writing practice for awhile, you will have accumulated quite a few pages. Some pages are written in paragraphs, some appear as lists, and some might have more illustration than writing. Now that you have this much material, it’s a good time to take a look at all of it and evaluate what you have been doing. First, let’s clear up an important thing … [Read more...] about Evaluation Station
Your Precious Hands
Before you begin to write today, walk around. Pick up a few objects and set them back down again. As you do so, notice your hands. How do they know what to do? Watch how your fingers get ahold of something tiny, like a coin. When you pick up something a little bit heavy, notice how your hand grips it, each finger holding on the exact right place and the exact right … [Read more...] about Your Precious Hands
An Alphabet of Today
Begin, as always, with a pristine sheet of paper. Smooth away its imaginary wrinkles. Wipe away all the imaginary dust. Roll your forearms back and forth to make sure your wrists and fingers are relaxed. Then take up your pen and write the letters of the alphabet down the left hand size of the page. One letter per line. A to Z. Then think about your day. Your whole … [Read more...] about An Alphabet of Today
Standing Up in Silence
How do you spell the word for that sound you make when you stand up after sitting too long in a chair? Would it be unnh? Or does it need a “g” in it, something more like aagh? Does it have an “r” sometimes? Arnh? Urrh? It doesn’t matter so much how you spell it, but it does matter that you say it. Or more accurately, since it’s not quite something you “say,” it matters … [Read more...] about Standing Up in Silence