Tag: writing exercise
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January 28, 2007 02:15 PM EST --
Our daughter Elizabeth came to me five months ago today. I was just coming in with the eggs. She had just finished washing the breakfast dishes. My husband Ezra was out in the barn with our sons . . .
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May 29, 2007 06:42 PM EDT --
Describe your character's relationship with either their mother or their father; write in the third person - using narrative - describe the relationship:
She loved her mom. Really. She did. . . .
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February 06, 2007 09:41 AM EST --
Critique is always appreciated and gladly accepted - Marilyn
I couldn't take my eyes off it. There it sat, right in Annes window, the crystal that I'd fallen in love with the very first time I'd . . .
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August 28, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
Romantic Scavenge
They'd been together so long,
without ever getting married, but
knowing that she was ready to leave,
planned a romantic scavenge.
That Saturday, he took her to their special place . . .
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November 17, 2007 11:25 AM EST --
The sunrise, a beautiful mixture of purple and pink, welcomed another day. No human saw the glorious sight or felt the warmth. We hid, living and dieing in the dark, a fitting place to be after what . . .
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March 26, 2007 10:40 PM EDT --
I've been watching people post their "Six weird things about me" lists for a few days. When I was taking a writing class in college, we did something called a five minute write (or something . . .
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January 28, 2007 01:21 AM EST --
[I used one of Travis' random pictures (http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744014330)]
Dora smiled sweetly for the camera, but she couldn't wait to sit down. It's . . .
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January 30, 2007 11:44 PM EST --
Crique is welcomed, always. ~ Marilyn
"Honey, you can't go; you're too young.", I told her.
"But Mom, all my friends are going! You HAVE to let me go too." She sighed and . . .
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March 04, 2007 07:06 AM EST --
Hi,
As always, critique is welcomed, especially with THIS one - it's been driving me nuts for awhile now! - thanks, Marilyn :)
This is a writing exercise from the group Now Write! - where you keep . . .
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July 23, 2007 07:21 AM EDT --
Chipped Teacup - Two Word Challenge
Chipped Teacup
The chipped teacup sat in the middle of the top shelf of the china cabinet, with the chip turned for all to see. I looked at it, old, chipped and scratched, . . .
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November 21, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
Tempera men tal " Men "
I realized my predica men t when my mind com men ced with worri men t.
I've thought of all sorts of men , from cattle men with taut abdo men s to . . .
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January 30, 2007 04:47 AM EST --
Writing Exercise #1 – Wedding Picture
Only minutes had passed after saying, “I do,” when my mother and the photographer rescued us from the onslaught of sweaty palmed exchanges. . . .
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May 31, 2007 11:46 PM EDT --
Writing Exercise - The Lottery
We played the lottery maybe a couple of times a year, so it was one heck of a shock when our one lone ticket won. We screeched, laughed and cried a little bit, and set about . . .
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August 28, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
About Me
Now that I'm older, I know that it was never about me. It helps a lot knowing that. When I was much, much younger, the fights, the harsh words, the abuse, and the bruises made me feel as . . .
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September 03, 2007 02:24 AM EDT --
Two Word Challenge - Love Promises
New love promises all kinds of things. You'll be in love forever and nothing will ever change. If we ever knew what the future would bring, maybe we wouldn't . . .
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July 22, 2008 09:29 PM EDT --
Dave sighed with exasperation.
"I saw a woman!' Peta insisted, ‘This place is haunted. Shouldn't the real estate have told...?'
The door had slammed behind Dave. Peta . . .
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July 30, 2008 11:23 PM EDT --
If only there had been some warning. A hint of the catastophe to come. But there hadn't been. We'd watched the missiles in shock and horror.
The atmosphere was so thick that it . . .
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September 16, 2008 08:15 PM EDT --
They were whispering in the corner of the room, certain that no-one could hear them.
Jonathon and Susan didn't notice how close Henry was to them. It seemed that Henry's presence . . .
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November 16, 2008 05:44 PM EST --
Words are weapons
Sharper than steel
That pierce thin armour
Spun from all I feel
You turned your back, walked away
My love for you was . . .
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May 09, 2006 11:11 PM EDT --
Tears
He stands on the bank of the river,
As the current eddies near to the shore.
The water ebbs, causing droplets to sparkle,
Like the tears that have recently flowed.
Reality
He stands . . .
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