Ex 232. Write an opening using, “Don’t tell me you’re still bitter about what I did to you six years ago.” Stephen look at her with his famous I-don’t-care glare. “Oh, please, Angie,” he said, waving his sword in an exaggerated gesture. “Don’t tell me you’re still bitter about what I did to you six […]
So it was a snow day today in good ‘ol Kansas City, MO, which means, I didn’t have to go to work. Whooo!!! Hoooo!!! And kids think teachers don’t appreciate a good snow day every now and then. Anyhow, on wards and upwards with this week’s 5-minuter. Enjoy. Oh and check out the new Blue […]
Ex 398: Perfection Perfection. That was the only way Leona could describe Ewan. He moved like a cool lake and spoke like a sonnet. And every morning when she woke up and looked into her husband Owen’s sleeping face, she hated herself for even daring to think about another man. So what if Ewan was […]
So, the NaNoWriatus is over. We are back to 5-Minute Monday!!! YAAAAAY!!!!! Ex. 248: “After all was said and done…” “After all was said and done, more was said than done.” That’s what the poster on the wall says. My job thinks it helps morale to have the funny versions of the motivational posters hanging […]
Write a story using future tense. He will wake up alone and remember he didn’t pick up his wife last night. He will call her repeatedly. She will not answer. He will call her mother to ask her where his wife is. His mother-in-law will not know and after a grueling 15-minutes of question from […]
Ex 245: “Now that it’s just us, and everything’s out in the open, there’s just one thing I want to know.” I had never in my life wished for a battle more than I did right now. But Jack and I had destroyed the enemy. We had won. I should be celebrating, not sitting here […]
Ex 202 Write an ending using: “I love the cold…” It was a dark night.Clouds covered up the moon, leaving everyone in the park to rely on overhead artificial lights for guidance.I walked down between crowds of seated friends and family, carrying my exorbitantly overpriced bouquet of roses and tulips, and smiled.I smiled at Victor […]
You are standing in front of a flight of stairs. Where do they lead? I was standing in front of a flight of stairs drenched in complete darkness. I don’t know where they lead, all I know is that I can’t go back to where I was. Life back there was just too much, too […]
Five-Minute Monday turned into Migraine Monday. Ergo, I could not possibly type my short yesterday. But I’m feeling better today, so today here it is. Enjoy. Ex 500. Write a story using future tense. Tomorrow, you will wake up in pain as you have the last seven months. And you’ll ignore it, as always. After […]
Ex 134. Write an opening using: “Here. Take this.” “Here. Take these,” Judith said, handing her twin sister, Judian, a pair of fins. Bewildered, Judian asked, “What am I supposed to do with these?” “Um, use them. They’ll help you swim.” “I can’t swim, Jude. These aren’t going to help me.” “Well, it’s better than […]
