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IMPROMPTU #120: A Simple Human Act

July 23, 2018 by Ellie Sawatzky

Write about a simple human act.

Use this word pool to guide your writing:

vertigo

tense

essence

humanity

morning

imprinting

rogue

vague

self

 

July 23, 2018 /Ellie Sawatzky
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IMPROMPTU #119: Visual Prompt

July 19, 2018 by Ellie Sawatzky
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I love this photo by Ivanna Baranova. For today's prompt, consider this couple. What's their biggest secret?

July 19, 2018 /Ellie Sawatzky
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IMPROMPTU #118: It's Okay

July 18, 2018 by Ellie Sawatzky
“It’s okay
to be angry. To inhabit
this body.”
— Ellie Sawatzky

From my poem "Voice Lessons".

Write a poem of 14 lines, each line beginning with "It's okay". 

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July 18, 2018 /Ellie Sawatzky
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