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Friday, September 28, 2007 . 5:11 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/28/07
Write about you or your character's favorite or least favorite holiday. Pick a specific occurrence that stands out, like the Thanksgiving that your uncle came out to the family, or the New Year's Eve that your character's dog was hit by a car. Don't let yourself get abstract or philosophical about it; just describe everything in as much detail as possible.
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 . 5:43 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/27/07
Write about pet peeves, those little things that drive people crazy. People who chew with their mouths open. Drivers who don't use their turn signals. That woman? in your office? who ends every phrase? with a question? even if it isn't one? Dog owners who don't clean up after their pets. Pick a pet peeve and either go on a rant or write a scene in which you or your character has to deal with the pet peeve.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 . 4:18 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/25/07
Write about you or your character going on a blind date. Who is it with? Where does it occur? Does it go well or poorly?
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Monday, September 24, 2007 . 2:55 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/24/07
Use a nursery rhyme as the foundation for a story or poem. If you're stuck, use the first line as your first line and the last line as your last line. Try to keep any characters from the original rhyme, but modify them as necessary to fit your theme or narrative.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007 . 12:54 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/20/07
Write about garbage, either yours or your character's. What gets thrown away? What does it look like? Smell like? How full is the trash can? How long has the garbage sat there? What does the garbage say about you or your character?
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 . 1:36 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/18/07
Write about being drunk. Describe how things look, feel, smell, etc. Explore, if you desire, the reasons why you or your character got drunk in the first place, and perhaps describe the process of getting drunk and the differences between the various stages of inebriation. You may also want to describe how sober people interact with drunk ones, or how drunk people interact with each other.
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Monday, September 17, 2007 . 4:09 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/17/07
Write a poem/story/journal entry about arrivals or departures. Set the story at an airport, train station, bus stop, or at some other location where arrivals or departures typically occur. Your main character(s) can either be waiting for someone who is about to arrive, or waiting to leave. Who are they waiting for or where are they going? Why?
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 . 8:25 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/12/07
Write about the actions or behavior of an animal. Be as specific and detailed as possible. How does it differ from the way a human might perform the same action or behavior? How is it similar?
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Monday, September 10, 2007 . 6:14 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/10/07
Think of a person you went to school with but haven't seen or heard from in years. Create a fictional story about what that person has done since graduating and what s/he is doing now. Does s/he have a spouse? Family? Job? Has s/he done anything remarkable or scandalous? How different is s/he from the way s/he was in school?
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Thursday, September 6, 2007 . 5:21 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/6/07
Write about your name or your character's name. What feelings does it evoke in you/the character? What does the name mean and is that meaning apt? Is there some history behind the name--perhaps it's the name of a relative or a famous person or a character from a beloved novel? How do other people react to the name, if at all? Is it a popular name? Is it difficult to spell or pronounce, and has that been a recurring problem? Is there some nickname that is preferred, or is the nickname worse? What effect did the name have on your or the character's personality, if any?
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 . 6:01 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/5/07
Describe your room or a character's room. Use as many specific details as possible: write about the objects in the room and their locations, the predominant colors, notable smells and sounds--anything that would give the reader insight into the personality and values of the person who lives in that room. Don't actually describe the person in any way; let the room do the talking and the let the readers draw their own conclusions.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007 . 5:01 PM
Hair of the Dog - 9/4/07
Choose an old saying or proverb and write about it. You can make it clear that you agree or disagree with the saying, or you can leave it up to the reader to decide. You should integrate the saying in some way, whether you make it the title or include it as dialogue within the piece. For an example, read
"Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, which uses the saying "Good fences make good neighbors" as its basis.
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