EXERCISE: Sukatto Writers!

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Original Posting June 3, 2015

Thinking about it...

Step one. Take an everyday irritation. Don't like that guy honking at you in traffic? What about the woman who stops the grocery line to dig through her purse and make sure she has the exact change, instead of just letting the cashier make change? Or the fellow with three children all screaming and jumping around him in the line at Micky D's? What about the guy at the sub shop who has to ask the cashier about every single meal on the menu? Pick something that really makes you groan, and set that scene and characters.

Hum... over here http://stresscourse.tripod.com/id14.html there's a list of daily hassles if you are looking for something to jolt your brain. Take a look at these:

1. Misplacing keys
2. Arguments
3. Traffic jams
4. Time pressures
5. Lack of sleep
6. Fear of Crime
7. Shopping
8. Bureaucracy
9. Waiting
10. Loneliness
11. Queuing
12. Pollution
13. Gossip
14. Relatives
15. Excess noise
16. Inconsiderate people
17. Difficult neighbours
18. Car breakdown
19. Meal Preparation
20. Job dissatisfaction
21. Office Politics
22. Problems with children

If you can't find an irritation in that list... well, oysters make pearls around a bit of sand, right? So let's admit it, we have some irritations, too, right?

Step two. BUT what's this! Supergirl comes flying down and opens up another register? Or... yes, come up with some twist, some poetic justice, something that makes you smile, laugh, even feel righteously victorious. What would make you, and everyone else, feel as if justice, truth, and the American way had triumphed? Brainstorm a bit, and see what you can dream up. Now... finish writing your story. Make us high-five the winners!

Simple, isn't it? Just write!
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