I want to know why you write. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. ~Rainer Maria Rilke My last year of college was spent trying … Continue reading Prompt #8: I want to know why you write.
Month: October 2011
Prompt #7: zoo keeper who gets bit by a silverback gorilla
write about a zoo keeper who gets bit by a silverback gorilla from the perspective of the gorilla, including all of the details of his day up until the bite. (Non-italics gorilla perspective, or at least my failed attempt. It's short) There is no food left. The reminder evident at the small whimpers … Continue reading Prompt #7: zoo keeper who gets bit by a silverback gorilla
Prompt #6: A Road Trip You Can Only Take in Your Mind
A Road Trip I Can Only Take in My Mind There is nothing more beautiful than a sleeping world slowly waking up to a new day. The moment before the sun peaks over the horizon, when the sky lightening with each passing second and the stars begin to disappear. It is birth, and death, wrapped … Continue reading Prompt #6: A Road Trip You Can Only Take in Your Mind
#5 Buffy/Faith ‘everything changes’, include blue socks
Buffy looked down at the clean white sheets as she sat on the bed. A cool gentle breeze pushed through the open window, causing the curtains to billow towards the bed. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes as she turned her face towards the window; the noon day sunlight spilling passed the clean white … Continue reading #5 Buffy/Faith ‘everything changes’, include blue socks
Faith Taryn Davies 