Write Club Meeting 1

It was so fun joining the writing magic in today's meeting. Once the prompt was created, I sat down to participate and had a couple false starts but finally a sonnet. Here is what came about:

Today's random prompt brought to you by The Amazing Story Generator: After a month-long fast, a Shakespearean scholar leads the charge against a zombie army.

False start #1: I was aware I was having one last sentient thought; one that married my former love with what was to be my new obsession: “A brain! A brain! My kingdom for a brain!”

False start #2: Young Edward, having sought clarity through fasting and meditation, realized too late how poor his timing actually was – always was, really. While he had been pouring over each of Hamlet’s soliloquies, devouring the depressed Dane’s lamentations instead of bread and butter, he had been, in reality, wasting away and now found himself ill-prepared for awaited him.

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Finally, a sonnet: 

Lo, an army awaits words of wisdom

From the mouth of scholarly Edward

How best to defeat this zombie kingdom.

With rotting flesh, void of spoken word,

Abominations rise from the cursed grave -

Damned spirits in search of flesh to devour.

They hide in darkness, in crevice and cave,

Threatening dominion in every hour.

“Hold them off, by Heaven, take them down.

Swift, run them through, though they lack life to bleed –

Most efficient be, sever the beats’ foul crown.

We few, we angry few must take the lead.

Though few numbered, we must together stand;

Your oaths, your courage, your swords we demand!”

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So I've had the very strong desire to start a creative writing class for a while (years, actually); however, due to various administrative reasons this has not come to pass. I've also toyed with starting a writing club at school, so at least kids interested could have a place to congregate, write, and share.

As a disclaimer, I should confess that I am often full of good intentions that don't always manifest.

Enter my friend and colleague, Micah. She lit the fire (and graciously will share in the responsibility), and, lo and behold, Corona High School now has a write club!

Today was our first meeting, and we had kids show up! They intentionally stayed after school to share in the love that is creative writing! We had a fun little prompt. They wrote. We shared. It was amazing. I left work today on such a high, high note.

After today's meeting, I am so looking forward to a year with these incredibly talented and fun writers.

Excuse me while I squee.