Category: 5-Minute Writing Exercises
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Writing Exercise #25: Pray
Pray. Repent. Forgive. Ask. Lie. Move. Cover. Over. Great. Amazing. Righteous. Herald. Communist. Agent. Glory. Moses. Drown. Water. Cry. Cover. Loose. Spiral. Taken. Stars. Universe. Ugly. Handsome. Nose. Apple. Fruit. Pie. Pi. Movie. Film. Darkroom. Glory. Gory. Agitated. Shaking. Morose. Nurture. Caring. Falling. Happy. Smiling. Marvel. Galactus. Sorrow. Impact. Impetus.…
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Writing Exercise #24: Write About A Color
Red, orange, blue. Could an odder color scheme be found? Maybe if he added a little fuchsia. Artists. And here I am thinking I was strange because I still write all my work with a typewriter. “Alright, so this is my place,” he said. “This is my home.” Pause. “What…
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Writing Exercise #23: What If There Is No Heaven
“What if there is no heaven?” Micah asked. I looked up at him from my Life magazine and a bowl of cereal to stare at him. I told Mom that boy needed treatment. Hell, for $50, I coulda solved all his problems. “I mean, did you ever think about that,…
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Writing Exercise #22: Use “Remember” In The First Sentence
“You want me to try to remember what I said to you two days ago? I don’t remember what I said to half the people I’ve talked to today and it’s not even lunch yet?” Harry was getting that red all over his face that was a tell that he…
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Writing Exercise #21: This Never Would Have Happened…
“Alright! See? See?” Toni was irate as she yelled at Sylvi. We’d gotten pulled over. No one had a license or insurance, or hell even a passport. Considering we weren’t supposed to be in this country, well, we were about to be in some deep shit. “This never would have…
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Writing Exercise #20: Splat
Splat. One word. One syllable. Five letters. And they change everything. It means so many things. It’s what you hear when pasta hits the wall. Or when a raw slice of potato falls to the floor. It’s the word that shows on-screen in cartoons, like when Road Runner has bested…
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Writing Exercise #19: Saving Roxy
You were the talk of the town. Did it matter that the town was only 3,000 people and most were related to you? Of course not! You were the hero. Everyone loved you. And all because you risked your life, your breath, to save poor Roxy from drowning in the…
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Writing Exercise #18: Ooh, Yeah, That’s Gonna…
Ooh, yeah, that’s gonna be a source of irritation for Jaime. Ruby and Sara looked at the bloodstain on Jaime’s brand new cream carpet. He had made it very clear that the last time they did this was gonna be the last time or he was throwing them both to…
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Writing Exercise #17: Oh Lord, Look At This
“Oh Lord, look at this,” Madge said to her best friend for life, Bea, as they sat on her porch. The Arkansas summer sun was pouring down around them as they found shelter under the overhang. They watched as a young man parked his car in front of Madge’s house.…
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Writing Exercise #16: It Just Adds A Little Sparkle
“It’s not gonna make the whole thing go up in flames. It just adds a little sparkle.” He’s insane, Mikki thought. He knew he shouldn’t have agreed to work with a man who insisted on calling himself “Jesus Christ: The Savior” the whole thing…everytime…or he wouldn’t answer As Mikki watched…
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