Saturday, July 18, 2009

Benches of Possibility



Benches seek relationships. Arrivals or departures fuel stories or poems. Emotions rise and fall.

Ask a few questions, then design scenarios to probe. Search for surprises and the unpredictable.

Consider the possibilities of this scene:

What happens right before or after arrival? Who walks in? Who rises to leave?

What dialogue follows if she dropped her words in haste? Should he retrieve them?

Who holds a breath or hums a tune?

Would a dog add to the scene? What breed and what behavior adds or distracts?

Let a father and daughter share a secret here. Show a mother's struggle with an adult son.

Who has a beginning or stages an abrupt ending?

How does the light affect them?

What happens in the empty spaces if love fell through?

Creative Write: Delve into this scene to inspire ideas for a story or poem. Follow one of the questions or create your own to reveal a relationship in progress.

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