WRITING OBSTACLE

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

Show a powerful emotion – love, grief, rage - in a quiet, everyday moment.

Instead of writing a dramatic and drawn out scene, think about how subtle actions and sensory details can carry the weight of the feeling.

Morning Routines

As the light of dawn started to peek through the bedroom window, the man started to stir. He groggily rolled onto his side, and his heart swelled with love for his wife who slept beside him. With his forefinger, he gently caressed her eyebrow. _“She’s so beautiful,” _he thought to himself.


That was when her eyes fluttered open, and she gave him a loving smile. “Good morning, honey.”


“Good morning, beautiful.”

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