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Lying And Other Fun Habits, Emily Llerena
Lying And Other Fun Habits, Emily Llerena
Emily Llerena
Gaurav's Troubles, Geoffrey Kain
Gaurav's Troubles, Geoffrey Kain
Geoffrey Kain
“Gaurav’s troubles began when he was very young, actually before he had learned to walk. While removing a pot of hot oil from the stove, his mother had stumbled, sloshing some of the oil over the edge of the pot and splashing little Gaurav on his lower left leg and foot, and across the back of his left hand and arm…”
“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason
“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason
Dan Gleason
In this lesson students are introduced to the basic elements of magical realism, a genre that combines fantastical events with the mundane normalcy of life. Students examine Octavio Paz’s short story “My Life with the Wave” as an example of the genre. In the story, the narrator travels to the ocean and falls in love with a wave, whom he bottles and takes home with him; the two go on to both cherish each other and fight terribly. After discussing the story, students create, in groups, plot sketches for their own adaptations. Students might imagine relationships with cell phones, the …
Millie Dies In Style: Crafting Poems In Four Poetic Styles, Dan Gleason
Millie Dies In Style: Crafting Poems In Four Poetic Styles, Dan Gleason
Dan Gleason
This exercise helps students learn about poetic style by challenging them to write poetry in different styles. To make stylistic differences most obvious, students write about the same topic in four different ways (casual, formal, depressing, whimsical). Students write poems of 4-10 lines in groups, and then they share their writings with each other. Nearly any topic may be chosen, but the topic should be a bit unusual; I like to use the tragic tale of Millie, a fictional family dog that dies suddenly by falling down an open well, to generate interest. The exercise is a fun activity that …
The Wonder Of Geese, Bryan M. Furuness
Evolution, Bryan M. Furuness
On Tubes, By Ted Stevens, Bryan M. Furuness
Play From The Heart: Five Notes On Creativity, Bryan M. Furuness
Play From The Heart: Five Notes On Creativity, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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"Parable Of The Lost Finger" Podcast, Bryan M. Furuness
"Parable Of The Lost Finger" Podcast, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
This episode we bring you the brand-spanking new bible stories of Bryan Furuness, in which Lucifer is a precocious little boy and Jesus is his accident-prone buddy. The suburban children of this unholy scripture effortlessly humiliate their mortal parents, who lock them out on summer days, and paint mustaches on their portraits.
The First Time I Figured Out What My Novel Was About, Bryan M. Furuness
The First Time I Figured Out What My Novel Was About, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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On Deadlifting, Bryan M. Furuness
On Deadlifting, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
The first time I picked up four hundred pounds, I thought my eyeballs were going to explode.
Parable Of The Lost Finger, Bryan Furuness
What’S The Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines For Post-Mfa Despair, Bryan M. Furuness
What’S The Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines For Post-Mfa Despair, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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Ecclesiastes For Writers: A Furunessay In Six Answers, Bryan Furuness
Ecclesiastes For Writers: A Furunessay In Six Answers, Bryan Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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Short Fiction, Sasha Sproch
Short Fiction, Sasha Sproch
Sasha A Sproch
Compilation of six short stories ranging from just over 500 words, to just under 8,000 and an author’s note reflecting on some of my sources of inspiration. Stories and author’s note are reproduced below, in their recommended reading order. (Though there is no connection between any of the stories.) The titles of my six stories are: The Stars, They Spin, Reverberations, Requiem, Bushido, Wish Ravine, and Videography.
Man Of Steel, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan Furuness Is Writing An Essay On Facebook Status Updates, Bryan M. Furuness
Bryan M. Furuness
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Love And Mono, Bryan M. Furuness
Excerpts From Two Lists, Bryan M. Furuness
Must Be Nice, Bryan M. Furuness