Assignments 1999
March 13, 1999 Use: addiction, innocence, rain, insect,
whisper. Write about hair. Use: "One thing that kept running through
my mind" Describe a scene in relation to its
sounds. Write about an unpleasant
character. Write without using any
form of the verb to be. Write a story about an
object that has been lost or stolen. Use: malice, cloud, cripple, pen,
grin. Describe a scene in relation to the sense
of touch &/or taste. Write about a sleep-over or slumber
party. Write about a garden. Use: "(whoever) put the cup
down." Write about freedom. Write using only one-syllable
words. Write about a child or infant. Water should be an essential aspect of
this week's writing. Write a recipe, not for food, but for
something else, something unexpected or
wonderful. Write using at least one three-syllable
word in every sentence or every line. Write about chores- chores you really
hate to do, or love to do, or try to get someone else to
do. Use: safe, question, forest, destroy,
language. Write about saying no. Begin with "Once upon a
time..." Write about remodeling something: your
life, your home, your mate. Every sentence (or line) must begin with
a different word. Write about secrets. Use: quit, darkness, past, thundered,
important. Write about gadgets (and trying to figure
out how to use them). Repeat a phrase at least three times in
your piece. Write about a stranger. Use patient, midwife, rest, dawn,
treachery. Chose something from the news, and write
about it. Write about something that you have been
deliberately ignoring, hoping it would go away. Write using
irony. Write about a mistake, and what was done
about it. Use crackers, back, night, bottom,
straddled. Write about the feeling of deja`
vu. Write about thanks or
gratitude. Write without using the words it, you,
they or I. Write about balance ... either physical,
mental, emotional, or spiritual. Describe something - or someone - from
two different points of view. Write about a gift. December 25, 1999 Merry Christmas! No assignment, no
chat.