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.

Cleaning

As Melissa was cleaning a couch that she had neglected for years, that’s when she discovered it: a catnip-filled cat toy: Fishy. It hadn’t been used for years. She picked it up, and gently put it into a toy box that had gathered dust.

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