trash stories
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Trash Stories: my new short fiction inspired by a found object
Last week I issued a challenge: write a “trash story.” It’s a writing exercise where you spot a piece of garbage and come up with a story surrounding it. I found my trash! It was an old sock, somehow ending up on a roadside. And so I opened up Word to a blank document, and Continue reading
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Trash Stories
In writing, sometimes it’s helpful to try something different. Or revisit something old. Back when we were in school, we did a lot of different writing exercises, to help us hone our skills, learn new ones, and keep our minds active and open. Like many of you, I’ve done a lot of those exercises and Continue reading