Rory’s Story Cubes – Writing Exercise

9 cubes, 54 images, 10million+ combinations = infinite stories My cubes rolled at lunch are: flower, question mark, u-shaped magnet, beetle/scarab, light bulb, bee, eye, flashlight, and phone. Let’s see what I can make with those.

EX: Writer’s Toolbox – Popsicle Sticks

He swore on his mother’s grave, but then he swore on just about everything. Mark was also a habitual liar. It was no wonder that he had a rap sheet with the Detriot police a mile long. He was constantly in and out of jail for gambling and conning people out of their money. He [...]

EX: Writer’s Toolbox – Popsicle Sticks

First Sentence: There I was, just standing there, when what I wanted to do was forbidden. Non Sequitur: I cheated on my spouse. And it wasn’t the first time. Last Sentence: The day her mother slapped her face.

Sleepytime Crusade

From the hours of 2pm and 4pm, I suffer from my usual post lunch lethargy. Nothing I do can shake the head nods and the eyelid drifts. Getting up and moving around for a few minutes to get the blood flowing helps for all of a few minutes before I am once again in the [...]