Daily Archives: February 3, 2010

Girl…

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Give yourself a while  after having shower before you leave the flat; Wear warm clothes when the temperature is low outside, or even if its not; Switch off the lights if you do not use them anymore- care about the … Continue reading →

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Object

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Take 10 words to describe an object and exchange with another student. Write 200 using your partner’s 10 word description. K-Chan’s object was ‘Sephiroth’ and the ten words were: Sensuous silver Serpentine smirk Sinister specimen Sacrilegious son Sublime soldier The … Continue reading →

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Bedroom – Window – Street

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Write 5 lines each on: your bedroom, the view from your window view, and your street. Tonight’s bedroom has become storage for the rest of the household’s junk: but even when I lived here that was not an unusual occurrence. … Continue reading →

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Childhood memories.

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That’s me, on the left. Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood had nothing on me! Ok, he had good looks and looked less like a wally in green tights, but, I still loved that costume. I loved it so much that it … Continue reading →

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genres

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list of genres and sub-genres followed by an example of the genre poetry Continue reading →

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Beginnings – H.P. Lovecraft

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This is the opening paragraph to The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft. It’s an extraordinary and ominous opening. One fears what else is to come. – ‘The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of … Continue reading →

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Dressing Up

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My eight birthday was one of the best. My first in Scotland with a whole new group of friends. The photograph from the day shows happy, smiling girls painted with red lipstick dressed in outfits that ranged from a Peter … Continue reading →

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Angular haircuts

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You know that bowl-cut some unfortunate people winded up having in their childhood? Well, I was one of them. My dad did actually put a bowl on my blond head and used the plastic edges as a map when cutting … Continue reading →

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Genres

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Romance Horror Horror is a genre which makes clowns, beds, children, men, dark streets and even your own mother scary.  Not to mention the zombies.  The vampires.  Heck, the supernatural and spooky stuff.  It is all about accessing our deepest … Continue reading →

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Holiday in Cambodia

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  Creative Writing Monday 24 April 1975 The army have surrounded the streets of Phnom Penh. The city has been thrown into complete chaos. City workers, cars, bicycles, traders, military, monks, young and old, have headed south, out of the … Continue reading →

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Fantasy and a story excerpt.

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Defining Fantasy- Magic, Other World’s, Faerie, Dragons, Wizards, Noble Knights, Quests, Adventure. From a story idea i’ve been kicking around in my spare time. It’s a Fantasy story aimed at kids/young teens and tells the story of a young boy … Continue reading →

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Class and Region

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My wee definition of class… Class defines people into different groups in society.  Normally in a hierarchical arrangement. 10 descriptive words that evoke my region – wet, green, diverse, cultured, cold, old, rich, busy, rushed, beautiful.

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A creative beginning…

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You left Your sting in my veins, Embedded, Its acidic memories pulse through me My happy heart sore You were once the prescription to Your homemade sickness, cured, Over it But this is incurable, Nothing will pull out the sting, … Continue reading →

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Genre – Romance

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Definition – a story of chivalry, relationships, sometimes with a struggle, love and problems.

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Genres

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Four genres – 1, Comedy 2, Romance 3, Science Fiction 4, Parody

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