Tag: fun

• Write The Next Line! – Return & Repeat

  —–The Resulting Poem from today’s prompt, Return & Repeat—– The crash of ivory into a thousand pieces Was the result of minds crashing at right angles Minds that jangled with a cacophony of thought Thought in nails, sirens, screeching brakes Nails our Fathers purchased for our deeds A hearty thank you to Tony Espino, Lilith […]

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  Julie Israel

  25 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse II

  ——–The Resulting Poem from Wednesday’s Round of Linked Freeverse—— The white rabbit hidden inside of the hat Smoked a zombie corpse down at the laundromat For this was not your average bunny In fact he was quite funny He had a twitch in his knee and a bee in his tea, He was as mad […]

  Julie Israel

  24 April, 2013

  Humor, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Couplet Rhyme

  ——-The resulting poem from Tuesday’s round of Couplet Rhyme—– On the side of the road was a leathery shoe Tattered, worn, held together by glue So I sang and I waltzed and picked up my cobbling tool. I placed it upon my svelte foot Wishing, oh wishing for a elegant boot Or even a Blahnik […]

  Julie Israel

  23 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Humor, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse

  ——-The resulting poem from Monday’s round of Linked Freeverse—– A raindrop struck my cheek then slipped and fell away my head exploded cake   Thank you Laura Hogan and Tony Espino for playing! This round was only a few lines, but my, what a turn! Laura, your line was lyrical and elegant, and Tony, yours […]

  Julie Israel

  22 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Inspiration, Poetry, Writing

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• Forum Friday: Help Design Interactive Poetry Prompts!

  Many of you know I’ve been celebrating National Poetry Month here at The Read Room with a different theme each week: reading, artistic transcriptions, blackout poems, and last but not least– starting Monday, interactive poetry. What do I mean by interactive poetry? Ideally, each day I will post a prompt and readers will supply lines […]

  Julie Israel

  19 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Humor, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Writing

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• Forum Friday: If you could be ANY fictional character…

  Today’s Forum Friday is for fun: if you could be any fictional character, who would you be and why? Some considerations: Lord Henry Wotton Harry Potter Artemis Fowl   Dorian Gray   Holden Caulfield Katniss Everdeen David Rice Elizabeth Bennet Hermione Granger James Bond Open to all genres, literary and non. Chime in, and let’s […]

  Julie Israel

  12 April, 2013

  Books, Humor, Miscellaneous, Reading, Writing

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• Whimsy Wednesday: First Sentence Challenge

  This Wednesday’s whimsical prompt: Stand up. Look around. Grab the book that is closest to you, stick your hand in at random, and open the text to see what sentence your finger has landed on. This sentence is your prompt. Freewrite 3-5 sentences to follow (more if you are willing). See where it leads. Try […]

  Julie Israel

  15 August, 2012

  Humor, Writing

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• Writing Challenge, Day 30: Reflections

  30 Day Know Thyself Writing Challenge Day 30: What will you take away from this challenge? This challenge has been a fantastic exercise in discipline. It’s helped me treat writing like a job: something I must show up for each day and see through, regardless of how energetic (lethargic), creative (stodgy), and enthusiastic (dead to […]

  Julie Israel

  1 July, 2012

  Creative Projects, Humor, Writing

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