October: 5/5 Day Writing Challenge

Inspiration:

Some of the best writing comes from the simplest words. Too often writers rely on multisyllabic words that can have the opposite effect of the writer's desired intent. When that happens to me as a writer resetting my approach is useful. This writing challenge asks you to write a 100 word story using only one-syllable words. The poetic twist is to then revise your verse by adding intentional enjambments and spacing that cause the reader's eye to consider the story from a new angle. It's a fun challenge. Are you game?

Process:

• Write a story of 100 words using only one-syllable words using narrative prose.

• When finished read your piece aloud and listen for the moments that make you pause.

• Honor those moments and revise your piece by adding intentional enjambments and spacing.

I felt the wet drops seep in my clothes.

Soaked from head to toe, I took the dry path

back to my house.

Crunch.

Squelch.

Splat.

All noises I hear

when one foot falls

in front of the next.

Pools of rain

pave my way home and most days

it rains

just as much as the day prior

and there is a good chance it

will

rain the same tomorrow.

The rain is a wash for the world.

Cleanse.

Clear.

Cool.

Fresh for the air, sky, and mud

my feet sink in.

Rain

makes the world soft. No more

hard edges.