Choose an article of clothing that you are wearing. It can be anything at all, as long as you are wearing it right now. Write about it in three different voices: A description of the clothing and your history together, from your perspective. The life story of the clothing from the clothing’s perspective. A speech or pep talk from the clothing telling you all … [Read more...] about An Article of Clothing
The Color of a Color
Take an inventory of your inner or outer world and make a list of objects that you find there. Make a second column beside the first, and write down the color of each object. Make a third column. In this one, write the name of a different object that is the exact same color as the corresponding object in the third column. Then write a scene or story that names some of the … [Read more...] about The Color of a Color
Boxes and Bridges
Write down a random sentence from the world around you or from your imagination. Draw a box around it. Choose a word from the boxed-in sentence you have written down and draw a box around that. Somewhere on the empty page, write a sentence or two about the word that you have chosen, and put all that in a box. Draw a line to connect the word in the box with the box that … [Read more...] about Boxes and Bridges
Doing Things Right
From the instant we open our eyes in the morning to the moment we close them at night, we do a zillion things right. When we do things right, life goes on smoothly and we don’t have to pay attention. It's when we make a mistake that we notice. Today write about things that you have done right. Begin by making a list of 10-20 things in your environment. Then choose … [Read more...] about Doing Things Right