10 minutes: Let’s empty out those brains!!

Set the timer when you’re ready. Once you start, don’t stop. I want you to forget spelling, grammar and formatting. That’s not important here.

For 10 minutes I want you to write whatever it is you’re thinking. We’re always thinking. You might write down the word “nothing” and there might be a lot of repeating at times but that doesn’t matter. No rules. Just 10 minutes of free thinking and free writing.

After the time is done, don’t read it. This is important. You can read it later, but don’t read it now.

40 minutes: Time to get our creative juices flowing.

Choose one from the following and write about them:

Person: A waitress, a disgruntled officer worker, a trans, a construction worker, a school teacher, a magician, a bus driver, a person struggling with a mental illness

Place: an office building, a bus, a school, a field of dreams, a crowded bizarre, an empty hallway full of paintings, a glass house, a rainforest

Thing: a pacifier, a bell, a cup, a ruler, a purple rock, a broken hammer, a memory, a blue bird with red wings, a rainbow, a star shining its last twinkle, a simple wooden rocking chair.

10 minutes: Read through what you’ve come up with. Does anything stand out to you? Anything you like you might want to expand on or use elsewhere? A highlighter would come in handy here. #StoryStones