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, August 27, 2010
Egg # 42: Curse or Blessing?
A woman cracks open an egg to discover two yolks. She's excited and happy, because she views two yolks as a blessing. Describe the event in five sentences.
Across town, another woman cracks open an egg to also discover two yolks. She views the event as a curse. Write five sentences describing her experience.
Cynthia Riede lives in the Greater Boston area. Her short stories have been published in many literary journals, including StoryQuarterly, Black Warrior Review, and Alaska Quarterly Review. She recently completed a novel and is working on a memoir about taking care of her mother, who died from MS in 1986.
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