If you awaken and feel gray like the sky, shake it off with creativity.
Pick up the pen.
Write 25 questions or random thoughts. Begin, "Today, it occurs to me . . . I wonder . . ." Don't stop writing until you reach 25. Let those wild fingers go.
l. Today the sounds of water and tapping keys make me consider how laughter affects the weather.
2. I wonder why coffee brewing arouses my sense of smell more than tasting it.
3. Flying geese make sounds like rusty hinges when hey fly overhead.
4. I wonder what happened the first time someone looked up at the stars.
5. Will we overpopulate the other universes and trash them also?
6. Does the sun hold his breathe when he dips behind the sea?
7. Are people naturally negative and need to hold vertical poles to make pluses out of their flat lines?
8 Maybe the earth is twirling faster than our brains.
9. I wonder how many writers made words from alphabet soup?
10. The moon looked like someone had taken a bite out of it but it still splashed light on my wall.
11. The lizards are everywhere in all sizes. How do they run faster than I do?
12. I advised students to take their characters to the zoo and it helped.
13. The cantalope loped down my throat.
14. Everyone needs to take a partial day of "fallow."
15. It takes discipline to become playful.
16. Why must we give up our childlike engagements with life?
17. Good habits need more encouragement. They work hard too.
18. Imagine taking a train for several hours and writing until your fingers cramp.
19. Do trees snicker when we pass?
20. Do seahorses think about racing or pulling chariots?
21. Who invented how to eat artichokes?
22. I'd like to chat with my parents for a day about what they miss most about life.
23. Oh for a thick, butterscotch malt with chunks of coconut in it.
24. Do pigeons get dizzy from their heads jiggling when they walk?
25. What causes bubbles?
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