Many thanks to Natalie Goldberg for sharing these exercises outlined in Writing Down The Bones. My task is to come up with 10 sentences, using my own list of random nouns, with verbs that describe activities of a certain profession.
Writing Exercises no. 01 and 02 can be found here.
Writing exercise no. 03 that I played around with on the way home from Reading, PA today can be found right here.
Gas station attendant verbs and random nouns:
The ambidextrous chair will listen for the wind, and kick its legs wildly whenever it blows.
The homework tows the tired mind all the way across the idea, and dumps it at the point.
The overhead bin rotates its occupants and laughs loudly at the confusing consequences of its actions.
The chewy chocolate chip cookie changes the tires on the stale peanut butter fudge brownie while onlookers stare, openmouthed and amazed at its astounding understanding of auto mechanics and repair.
The hardware store pumps the bank for inside information, to further its intentions to pursue a highly successful life of crime.
The lamppost assessed the road's conditions, and shook its head in disgust over the enormous potholes that recent workers had overlooked.
The shining star decided to fix the bottomless, black night by standing as straight and tall as it possibly could.
The forever night checked the oil in the sea, and covered the world with its sadness.
The swizzle stick dried off the vodka-soaked olive that had been plucked from its martini.
The determined sugar wiped off the baking dish, while the sifted flour poured into the scene, yelling, "No! No! That's not how you're supposed to do it!"
Have a yummy weekend!
From Louise
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