12/18/21

2021 Writing Exercise Series #353: First Line Bonanza 28

The 2021 Writing Series is a series of daily writing exercises for both prose writers and poets to keep their creative mind stretched and ready to go—fresh for your other writing endeavors. The writing prompts take the impetus—that initial crystal of creation—out of your hands (for the most part) and changes your writing creation into creative problem solving. Instead of being preoccupied with the question "What do I write" you are instead pondering "How do I make this work?" And in the process you are producing new writing. 

This is not a standard writing session. This is pure production—to keep your brain thinking about using language to solve simple or complex problems. The worst thing you can do is sit there inactive. It's like taking a 5 minute breather in the middle of a spin class—the point is to push, to produce something, however imperfect. If you don't overthink it, you will be able to complete all of the exercises in under 30 minutes.

#353
First Line Bonanza 28

For today's writing exercise write a piece that begins with one of the following first lines.

1) The entire house smelled like smoke.
2) Mac and cheese and peanut butter sandwiches—the lunchtime of champions.
3) Keyboard warriors battled their teenage nemeses.
4) Wile E. Coyote chased the Roadrunner on the television and outside, a comet bared down on the Earth.
5) The party's theme was never decided upon, yet it was still a success.
6) Leather bracelets and mohawks, distorted guitars and racing drums.
7) Green lasers lit up the fog.
8) The rusted fire escape might give way at any moment.

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Bonus 'constraint': You must include a paragraph/stanza in which the all sentences or lines begin with the letter "W" (at least 3) and the piece must include three emdashes (—).
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If you'd like some background music to write to, try his "Lost in Reflections" lofi mix from Dreamhop Music.