Language of Fragments

Potential for stories appears everywhere as you travel your day.   Stay alert for words and conversations.  Use your cell phone to photograph phrases from billboards, road signs, and cafe menus. Collect lists of overheard conversations.  


Play and rearrange this language of fragments and bounce ideas off the photographs. 


Observe a cafe scene:

The buzz of conversations and clicking fills the room.  Forks, spoons, and knives clash with dishes to provide a symphony.  To entice hungry diners, scents of cinnamon rolls and bacon release out the door.

“The only reason she went back. . . “

“And after that he….

“Do you really want the same result you got last time?”

“Can’t believe they actually. . .”


"Oh really, then what did you tell her. . ."


Creative Write: Have fun and add to the dangling conversations.  Notice if a story or poem appears from the language of fragments and dangling conversations.