Writing Prompt September 25, 2010

There are lots of cool fall festivals and fairs that are happening all over the state of Virginia this weekend, and in your state too, I imagine.

If you go to one, enjoy it, and when you get home, write down every detail that you can remember about what you saw. 20 minutes of detailing ought to do it.

If you’re not going out today, sit down for 20 minutes and detail what you remember from a past event.

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Poems on demand

Your $5.00 gets you a poem, written by the CWC staff and mailed to you.

The poem may be on any subject. It will be at least 10 lines long.

We shoot for a one week turn around.

Send your $5.00 and your request to:

Charlottesville Writing Center
PO Box 5608 Charlottesville, VA 22905

Writing Prompt September 21, 2010

Here’s your first line borrowed from Stephen Dobyns:

“These are the first days of fall”

Write a poem or story that begins with this line and also ends with this line. Include the following other things in your piece:

1) must mention an amount of money
2) must mention and explain a scientific term
3) must have at least 10 words that use double consonants and double vowels (two of which must have both pairings, like balloon)
4) must mention the full name of a controversial hero.
5) must include one item that is already of your Christmas list to give.

Have fun!

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