Egg #53 : The Work-A-Day Egg

A construction worker takes a hard-boiled egg with him to work. He removes the egg five times from his lunch pail to peel and eat it throughout the day, and each time, he gets interrupted and has to put the egg away again. Describe 5 things the egg has witnessed throughout the day from the egg's point of view, using 2 -3 sentences for each event.

Egg #52: Still Life With Egg and Dominoes

Write a brief scene which incorporates an egg, dominoes, the scent of a clove cigarette burning, a bottle of red wine and a blue shawl.

Egg #51: Egghead

Write a brief scene that begins with the line "You say 'egghead' as if it were a bad thing!"

Egg #50: Martha's Egg Salad

In Louise Erdrich's novel The Beet Queen, there is a character famous for her odd Jell-O mold concoctions. Mary puts all sorts of ingredients into the Jell-O salads, including "walnuts or chopped celery, macaroni, onions, miniature marshmallows, or, worst of all, sliced radishes." There is some tension between Mary and another character in the novel - Dot - regarding Dot's daughter, who is Mary's niece. Dot decides to express her discontent with Mary by making a parody of Mary's salad for an event. She concocts a Jell-O mold full of nuts and bolts and other hardware and tapes Mary's name to the dish.

Write 5 sentences describing the odd egg salads of a character named Martha.

Write 5 more sentences describing a parody egg salad a character named Dorothy creates to get back at Martha for something. 

As a bonus effort, include the issue that is creating tension between the two characters. 

Egg #49: Egg Metaphors & Similes

Practice writing metaphors and similes using eggs as a subject. For instance:

-The egg burst yellow like a drunken sunrise on a gin-soaked Monday in October.

-The rotten egg sat waiting in the carton beside the stove, a shifty bandit ready to ambush the stagecoach at noon.

Write 3 metaphors and 3 similes. Don't worry about it sounding silly--just let go and have some fun and allow your imagination to have free reign.

Egg # 48: Egg Haiku

Writing haiku is a good exercise in practicing using only words that are necessary. Write a haiku involving an egg. It should have 3 lines, with a syllable count of 5 - 7- 5.

Egg # 47: Egg Talk

Record an imaginary conversation that takes place among eggs in a carton inside a refrigerator.