Daily Theme: February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009
“I do desire we may be better strangers.” -As You Like It, Act III – W. Shakespeare
Not all insults are bawdy or direct. Write a scene in which an oblique insult is delivered. 550 words maximum.
Daily Theme: February 17, 2009
February 17, 2009
“…they’re like condoms on the beach, evidence that someone was here once and had an experience but not of great interest to the passerby.” – Garrison Keillor
The world is full of short, intense, and personal experiences. Write about one of them in three short paragraphs. 550 words maximum.
Daily Theme: February 16, 2009
February 16, 2009
Write two paragraphs describing a young boy playing in a garden. Be careful about which words you use, only twenty different words may be used in the entire piece. 400 words maximum.
Daily Theme: January 12, 2009
January 12, 2009
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A solitary heron gazes over the Pacific Ocean. Think about what the bird sees and feels as it sits on the rock. Describe the scene. 400 words maximum. (Photo courtesy of Crosby Street Gallery).
Daily Theme: January 11, 2009
January 11, 2009
Describe a specific scene or event from two different points of view. Think about what each person might see. Locate each narrator in a specific place that affects his or her perspective, and convey each response to the scene through the details you include. Write two separate paragraphs, one from each point of view. 150-200 words each, 400 words maximum (from the application for English 450B, Daily Themes – Yale University).
