Week 2 Prompts

A. Read an essay by Brian Doyle (you can Google him or ask me for a copy). Write a 400-500 word essay on the subject of your choice using long, listy sentences.

B. Write a complete essay of no more than 500 words. Do this in a half hour. Write about one image that comes to mind, or an image that has been in mind from the past couple of days. Explore this topic for metaphorical detail and meaning. Use vivid, concrete details. If you write over 500 words, trim and cut to what is essential.

C. Read Ian Frazier’s essay “Lamentations of a Father.” (Or you can listen to him read it by visiting the English Reading Series website.) Write your own creative lamentations.

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