thoughts (loosely) inspired by literature
thoughts (loosely) inspired by literature
Thoughts (loosely) based on Gabrielle Zevin’s novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Simon Parkin’s book Death by Video Game: Tales of Obsession on the Virtual Front Line I recently read a couple of books that made me feel an emotion I normally do not tolerate: regret. Life is too short, right? But these books …
Thoughts (Loosely) Based on Natalie Goldberg’s Creative Writing Primer Writing Down the Bones There are two critical creative concepts that will help you be a more captivating speaker and writer. To explain them, I’ll describe a few activities I do in my Creative Writing class, share a few inspirational and heartwarming stories, and utilize a …
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Arbitrarily choose one of these titles– you might even want to use a random number generator to aid in your selection– and let the title influence how you view the world for a couple of days. Then put the title at the top of the page and write something.
Thoughts (Loosely) Based On the Graphic Novel Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands Take a sexist workplace scenario. A situation in which men outnumber women 50 – 1. A situation that involves consistent and continual harassment of a limited number of women. A nightmare for them Now reverse it. Reverse the ratio of males …
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Thoughts (Loosely) Based on the Very Silly Novel The House Across the Lake Last week, I wanted to take some time off from deep thinking. I had been reading some heavy stuff, and it was time to lighten up. Time to relax and enjoy myself. I wanted to read a genre novel, a mystery or …
I am the hero of my life. You are the hero of your life. The guy who serves you a bacon-egg-and cheese at your local deli is the hero of his life. And you are the most minor of characters in his narrative. And he is the most minor of characters in your narrative. We …