A figure artist I know once told me that when she needs to get back to learning the basics, she goes back to eggs, sketching them to learn anew form and shadow and shape. 'An egg a day.' I like that idea.

Writers may not be able to draw eggs, but we can write about them. 

Friday, July 9, 2010

Egg #7: A Dozen Broken Eggs

A 56 year old man has just been fired from his job at a bookstore, due to being caught reading books whilst clocked in. He stops at the market on the way home for a six-pack of beer, a bag of Doritos, a package of toilet paper and cat litter. While on his way to the check-out, he sees a carton of broken eggs on the floor in the dairy aisle. What is his response? What does he do?

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