Purple is ominous,
Dark and creepy,
Yet light,
Shady yet beautiful,
It sounds like water rushing,
and feels cold and full,
It goes hand in hand with green,
And wears like its a cozy suit,
It requires a smile,
And someone in pursu...
Friday, February 28, 2014
Writing starter 15
This place is quite big,
My dad lights his cig,
I will live here,
Then move, and shed a tear,
The house was truly intrig...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
My dog
The best thing about Trax is that he's furry,
Soft, as wool
No, the best thing is that he sleeps next to me,
Taking space, stubborn
No, the best thing is that he want to protect me,
Barking at passing people, the mailman
No, the best thing is that he is smart,
He knows where he is, where home is
No, the best thing is that he is loyal,
He would never leave, he knows his family
No, the best thing is that he knows when I'm sick,
He will come to comfort me, because
He kno...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Quiet poem
A leaf flowing through the sky,
The wind pushing it's fragile frame,
It's frozen frame,
Freezing at the bus st...
Monday, February 24, 2014
Writing starter 12
I'm cupid, I never miss! How is this possible, It was the perfect shot, even the wind was calculated. It must have been Erida, the god of hate. She's always trying to mess up my job. Now she finally did, oh great, I'm done for. Zeus is going to fire me, I can't do unemployment, I'm just a baby, I don't even apply for unemployment! What am I gonna do?
WAIT, I know... I can shoot Zeus and make him fall for many women, That way I'll be off the hook because he'll be too busy for ...
Writing starter 10
That Thursday morning had been going so well until I found the neighborhood handyman dead on my workroom floor. In that moment I panicked. I had no idea what to do. If I call the police then we will have to deal with them. Our company already had a bad reputation. If This makes the news we would go broke! Ugh, I have to hide the body...
Writing starter 11
Man, we really gotta find out where these are coming from. No return address, or any sign of where they came from. Hmm, well I could try to figure this out. Then again I could always just throw it away and go back to the computer. I think I will...
1 week later
Oh great another one. Well, I guess I could just watch the delivery guy.
1 more week later
Aaaaaand the delivery guy is just wei...
Monday, February 17, 2014
Short Story Draft
"I lost my son years ago, being the man I was I knew it was my fault."
"..."
"How can I not feel guilty? Is this just how I'm supposed to react to these kinds of situations?"
"..."
"WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME!?"
"Because they are not my questions to answer" I said.
"If they are not my therapist's questions, then whose are they?"
"They are yours, Henry, and I can not answer them for you."
"Why not? Isn't that your job?" Henry questioned.
"No, my job is to help you answer your own questions."
"Well I'm not going to stand by and burn my money."
"Then...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Writing Starter 9
The thing that interests me most that is irreverent is that I want to be a programmer. I know I would never be able to do anything that is on a huge scale, such as program my own game, or work at Valve. I just think it would be cool to be able to do these sorts of thin...
Writing Starter 8
Life as a cartoon character would be much easier. If I were a cartoon character, I could do anything I wanted. From things that are simply not breathing, to something like flying. As a cartoon character there are no limits. I could stretch my arms to become a bird, then fly to Antarctica to grow fur and live in the cold with the penguins. Then I would swim across the Arctic Ocean to Australia's shores and survive in the outback for 3 years. I wouldn't even need gills to swim across the ocean, because I can do...
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Character Exploration
Take one of the characters from the previous assignment and write about the following things related to their lives.
1. What has been the best thing to happen to this person?
2. Is there a love interest in their life? If so, who. Describe this person.
Lionel Prescott was engaged to Anna Faust, a pretty, young, redhead with bright Green eyes.
3. What is this character’s political affiliation? Liberal? Conservative? Libertarian? Would they vote Republican, Democrat, Independent, choose not to vote? etc.
Lionel has little care for politics,...
5 Possible story characters
Jonathan Reed, Musician
Falls off roof becomes paralyzed, loses his family
Rita Kent, Day trader
Loses everything in a scam, gets heartbroken
Yolo Swaggins, The best Call of Duty player evar.
Played another game, had a seizure
Lionel Prescott, Therapist
Goes over the edge after that one patient, becomes murderer
Jeremy Prescott, Brother
Has to keep his brother out of trouble, loses fing...
Writing Starter 6
Please brainstorm a possible plot for your story or another one you might be interested in writing some day. You may or may not ever use these ideas, but you should write a sentence or two for all eight steps.
Stasis
Jason lived at home with his mother.
Trigger
Jason's mother is murdered.
The quest
Avenge his mother's death by finding her murderer.
Surprise
His mother did not die, she was an undercover cop forced to leave.
Critical choice
Jason must now choose wether to forgive or leave his mother.
Climax
Jason choses to leave his mother, but...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Flash Fiction questions
According to the author, how is the narrative form of the novel particularly suited to America?
How does Mr. Faulkner define flash fiction?
What is gained in “writing short”?
What must each line of a short short story do?
What do you think Mr. Faulkner means by “Such evocative, fragmentary brevity makes this Twitter and Facebook era perfect for flash fiction. Flash allows literature to be a part of our everyday life, even if we are strange multitasking creatures addled by a world that demands more, more, more”? Do you agree?
1) The...
Monday, February 10, 2014
Writing Starter 5
There was this one time, in chemistry, where we were doing a lab. We were making an unknown substance. We added milled corn, sugar, malt flavor, salt, BHT, iron, vitamin C, niacinimide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin hydrochloride, vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, vitamin D, and vitamin B12. Turns out all that gibberish is really long for corn flakes. Ms. Jones was hung...
Friday, February 7, 2014
Flash Fiction about the Flash
The Flash Breaks the Mirror
Flash was running faster than possible, he was determined to win,
Mirror Master was confused as to where he went. Mirror knew Flash was
fast, but he had no idea he was THIS fast. Flash was running beyond the
point of no return, he was fading, turning into pure energy. Soon he
became a new kind of energy, never know to any living creature. Flash
struck Mirror Master, shattering one half of him as well as completely
melting his other half. Although this was not...
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Writing Starter 4
You have two characters, one is Michael and the other is Talia. They are angry at each other and you overhear a fight they are having in the hallway. Toward the end of the fight, Ms. Green comes out of class to break up the fight. Write dialogue for these characters in this situation. Give each of the three characters at least five lines of dialogue.
Ms. Green: What's going on out here?
Michael: Nothing, we're done here anyway.
Talia: We are NOT done here.
Ms. Green: You're anything but done here, you've been disturbing the entire hall for...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Writing Starter 3
I tried to explain, but I couldn’t.
You looked at me.
I tried to explain, but I couldn’t.
You spoke to me.
I tried to explain, but I couldn’t.
You touched my hand.
I tried to explain, but I couldn’t.
You turned away.
I tried to explain, but I couldn’t.
I chased after you.
I tried to explain, but I couldn't.
You shook me off.
I tried to explain, but I couldn't.
You walked away.
I tried to explain, but I couldn't.
I went home.
I tried to explain, but I wouldn'...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
The Giant Dilemma
In
a land made completely of mystery, there lived many creatures. The
most sophisticated race was the giant, and they were everywhere.
Thought there was one giant, who was the most brilliant giant of all.
Giants were mainly peaceful creatures, but if anything were to steal or
wrong them, they would rip them apart. Giants were extremely resistant
to the cold, and lived at the peaks of mountains. This one giant, his
name was Cornelius, and he was descending into madness. He felt that he
was crowded by...
Writing starter 2
You’re
digging in your backyard when all of sudden you hit something. You
can’t tell what it is so you thrust the shovel into the dirt one more
time. You suddenly hear a crack. You continue to unearth the mysterious
object. Pulling dirt out of the hole with your bare hands, you find a
skeleton. The skull was broken in… oops. What should you do? Call the
police? Rebury it? You choose to rebury it with a gravestone that says
Skel...
Writing starter 1
My
favorite kind of creative expression lately has been movies. I
recently have been watching a lot of movies and they give me different
views on many things. For instance, My favorite movie is Silver Linings
Playbook. The movie give a look into what it can be like having a
mental disorder, such as bipolar disorder. This is meaningful to me
because my Mom has bipolar disorder, and she says that the movie
perfectly shows what could happen if she didn’t take her med...
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