Write a 6 minute rant about something that really makes you mad. Only 6 minutes. Set a timer.

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Write a poem or story in which numbers occur in sequence. For example:

“Last Tuesday, Sara had eaten one piece of the new pies they served at the restaurant. It was the best pie she had ever tasted. She asked the waitress where the pie was from. On the weekend she stopped by the shop where the pies were made and bought two. Three weeks later she was at the restaurant again and thanked the waitress for the lead on where to get the pies……”

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A man or a woman was born on leap year day. By the time that he or she is 80 years old (regular non-leap year time), he or she is really only 20 b/c of the leap year birthday.

Write the birthday diary entries for those 20 years.

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Remember when you were asked a while ago, or not, the three people, living or dead, with whom you’d like to dine?  Think about them again. Would you pick the same people? What restaurant/coffee shop/ tea parlor? What’s your opening line?

Cheers!

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1) Make a list of vegetables. Do this before looking at step 2. (oops)

2) Write the recipe for soup made with all of these vegetables. Describe the magical properties that this soup will have on those who eat it.

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Outline the Saturday activities of someone who is the complete opposite of your temperament (or interests, life style, situation, etc).

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Here are some sentences to incorporate into a 3 person dialogue:

“Keep in mind that the house must be picked up”

“What about the hat?’

“Thanks a lot.”

“It’s funny, I never would have guessed you disliked meatloaf.”

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Here’s the idea for today:

Someone is polishing something.

Who is the person (if you want the person to be a thing, that’s ok)?

What is being polished?

What was it tarnished/covered with so that it needs/wants polishing?

What is the polishing substance?

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Hi Gang.

Here are some jumbled thoughts. See if you can make use (sense?) of any of them.

This rock is not hard.
Liturgical latin and toilet paper are at the top of the list. Do not jello.
Fortunately the grass was calling.

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Mash Up

Take the first two songs you can think of and then start interweaving their lyrics to make a new song or poem.For example, the two songs I thought of immediately were “This One Goes out to the One I Love” by REM, and “Train Wreck” by Sarah McLachlin. I went to the liner notes (internet, really) and have started to mix them up. Mixing the music is not the point (unless you can).

Here’s my example. Not great. Not bad, but serviceable to give the idea.
“This one goes out to the one I love, cause I’m a train wreck waiting to happen.
Waiting for someone to come pick me up off the tracks, a simple prop to occupy my time…”

REM “This One goes out to the One I Love”

This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love

Sarah McLachlin “Train Wreck”

Your love in all its finery
Tear up the darkness all around me
Until I can breathe again
Until I believe again

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