Weekly Creativity #218: Make a List of 10-15 Unrelated Words, then Write a Story/Poem Incorporating All of Them
Make a list of 10-15 unrelated words, then write a story/poem incorporating all of them.
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Make a list of 10-15 unrelated words, then write a story/poem incorporating all of them.
Take a macro photograph of an ordinary household object.
Flamethrower
Jacob Chan, 11
I was almost 11 in the warm windy fall of the year 2019, when my baseball team, the Bulldogs, were playing in the little league semi-finals. But still, I couldn’t help but want to crawl under my bed, where I would be safe. I couldn’t even bear to glance at the opposing pitcher’s deep blue eyes.
Covid
Melanie Delfina, 9
It was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel,
when it felt like the sky was beginning to rumble.
The sky faded dark.
I saw no hope,
for this Covid had just begun.
Places getting closed
students at home
hotel rooms left alone.
Days passed.
Still…
I saw no sign of light.
Author's Statement
I started writing this piece as an optional assignment in my seventh grade English class. It was an end of the year assignment. In this piece, I have tried to describe some vivid memories and experiences over the one and a half years during which the COVID-19 virus has put a break on my life. The pandemic has been a turning point in my life.
Write about your name and the story behind it. How did it come about? Who named you? What does it mean?
I was tired of convincing Lisa to smile. Every time we sat down with her, she simply crossed her arms and stared at me through a set of deep, solemn eyes, her mouth refusing to curl into a smile. It was a shame, really. She had a plump figure and a lively blush on her cheeks that suggested she was really someone enjoyable to be with, however, her permanent frown told otherwise.
Author's Statement
I started writing this piece as an optional assignment in my seventh grade English class. It was an end of the year assignment. In this piece, I have tried to describe some vivid memories and experiences over the one and a half years during which the COVID-19 virus has put a break on my life. The pandemic has been a turning point in my life.
Think about a change you’d like to make, and write about what the world would be like if this had happened.
Unseen, seen, unseen.Blink and it will disappear.In cover it waitsfor no one knows what.Lost in the mid-Pacific,traps protect the jewel,never to be found.Only the past may revealSecrets of the lost.