napwrimo: april 30

..and your final NaPoWriMo prompt for 2010...

napowrimo: april 29

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napowrimo: april 28

One day on the corner near home, you see a large green bag. Suddenly, the bag begins to shake.

napowrimo: april 27

use these words/phrases in a poem:

Whole-Hearted
transitory
kindness
human beings
Adventure

napowrimo: april 26

I found the strangest thing in my pocket...

napowrimo: april 25

In the streets of summer the spirits mourn...

napowrimo: april 24

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philip glass

for Sesame Street

1979

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napowrimo: april 23

Inside the meaning of longing the women echo...

napowrimo: april 22

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napowrimo: april 21

In the dream of discord the old ones wander

napowrimo: april 20

the day returns too soon
incorporate a sheikh and cowboy gear

napowrimo: april 19

napowrimo: april 18

A brass door handle, a glass of root beer, and someone's grandmother

napowrimo: april 17

today's prompt is a

song

(click to listen)

by Julianna Waters

of Heart and Hammer

Razor's Edge for 4/16/10

Richard Foreman has been a playwright, director, creative advocate, and more for decades. He has a specific style and has a theater in New York City, where many go to intern and learn and develop their own plays. It is called the


Of the amazing work he does, one thing is the creation of his "notebooks." Every day, he writes dialogue. This dialogue is not in any particular order, nor is it attached to any characters or scenes. And these notebooks are available online, for anyone to use (read the use guidelines).

I first found out about the notebooks a few years ago when a friend told me about The Richard Foreman Festival right here in Portland, Oregon. The concept was fascinating and I had to go. How it works here is that Linda Austin selects a section of one of the notebooks. Various artists/performers are given this piece of Richard Foreman text, along with specific instructions - such as which parts have to be used (they can use all of the rest of it, some of it, add, change, and so on - but specific words or phrases must be used), and one or two props that must be included. Then each performer/performance group has (I think) 10 days to prepare something from that. There are two days of performances. I enjoyed it and had to learn more about Richard Foreman's work. Then, a year later, I went to New York City for three weeks for work. I stayed with a friend in Brooklyn, worked during the day, rode the train back to my friend's house to change and go back into the city for theater/dance/dinner - whatever I found to do that day. Of course I went to a performance at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater. Wow. And I love that this famous writer/director/playwright/performer puts his ideas out into the world for people to use.

So - today's Razor's Edge includes a section from one of his notebooks (Dismember) to use as a prompt or to include in a story. Read the outtake below, then click on the video for relaxing sounds and write until the video stops.

(from Dismember notebook, by Richard Foreman)

Instant of careful attention

The hallucination chamber

The dark space in which I hurt.

The bright sun inside the dark space.

The five fingers, flying into the brain.

What's to be seen

What's to be crossed out

As the eyes erase with attentive looks

Swiviled on glass.By passed, all normal channels.

naprwrimo: april 16

when she walked in wearing blue-shadowed silk

napowrimo: april 15

from art.com

napowrimo: april 14

A steak knife, a garbage pail, and a delayed letter

napowrimo: april 13

a picture prompt

Cornwall 1865

(click the title of the painting
by Serena Barton to view)

napowrimo: april 12

write a poem that includes these words:

slither
globe
wooded
wade

napowrimo: april 11

pick one of these headlines as your poetry prompt:

Running Cats of the Week

Ten Ways to Help

Bomb Threat Cancels Friday Classes

napowrimo: april 10

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photo by Dot 6/2009
Mt Tabor Park side stairs

napowrimo: april 9

click HERE to listen to the music, then come back here and write from this prompt:

... the familiar story begins like this ...

napowrimo: april 8

... in my hunger and excitement I knew ...

napowrimo: april 7

artwork by Serena Barton

from "Transfered Secrets"

napowrimo: april 6

Wet Woman (full Ver)
Sylvie Guillem

napowrimo: april 5

photograph by Serena Davidson
at "We Are Conduit"
benefit performances
July 2009

napowrimo: april 4

What piece of junk are you keeping? Open the 'junk' drawer in your life...it's probably in your kitchen, your garage or your desk. Take one item out of it that's been there for a long time. Write a piece that explains why you haven't thrown the item away yet.

with special thanks to WritingFix

napowrimo: april 3

the terrifying songbird went to another dimension...

Razor's Edge for 4/2/2010

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Today's prompts includes two videos. In keeping with my personal theme of "slowing down," the first video is what I watched prior to writing my editing post for today. I know some of you weren't yet on this earth when the song first came out - and some of us were. The first video is
The 59th Street Bridge Song by Simon and Garfunkel. More commonly known as the "slow down" or "feelin' groovy" song. It was one of those songs that got stuck in my head earlier today, so here it is for your listening pleasure and creative inspiration - after you read the instructions, of course.

Your instructions:

step one:
Click on the Simon & Garfunkel video to listen to the song, while
step two:
letting your eyes rest on the Miksang photo by Julie DuBose (found on Facebook via friend, writer & photographer Rooze). When the song ends
step three:
click on the Queen Juliana video and watch, listen. When the video is done, select at least one of her questions to respond to (all will be clear after you watch the video; trust me).
step four:
Go - write, paint, draw, compose, move. Create for 8 minutes. Let it rest. Share what you've done with someone else.

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Simon and Garfunkel



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Miksang photo by Julie DuBose

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Queen Juliana Luecking



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napowrimo: april 2

an iPod, a silver spoon, and a slug

napowrimo: april 1

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