Let Apples Inspire Your Writing

SEPTEMBER

We started September with a horrendous rain overnight. Many areas of our community are flooded with water up to car roofs in some places and residents evacuated.  We live on top of a hill, actually one of the highest places in town. Our 7-inch rain gauge was filled to the top this morning so we''re not sure if we had that amount or a little more than spilled over. Like all rains, some areas of town get more than others. 

We've been in Extreme Drought for months but maybe the large amount of rain we've had the past few weeks will put a major dent in the deficit. More rain is forecast throughout the week. 

When I turned my calendars on Saturday, I started to think about autumn and all that it brings us. Even though it was in the upper 90's, lower temps will soon be here. We've been enjoying the summer produce and will for awhile longer but apples will be featured in the stores and roadside markets along with pumpkins in a short time. 

Do you remember how apples were featured in the Snow White fairy tale? Yes, the poisoned apple the witch gave to the beautiful young woman. Of course, an apple figured pretty prominently in the story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. Another story in which apples were a factor is Johnny Appleseed. 

How about that well-known adage:  An apple a day keeps the doctor away. (True or False?)

Today, try writing something featuring an apple, a basket of apples, or an apple orchard. Maybe you have a Family Story that is about apples.

Use sensory details:

• How does the apple feel?
• What does it look like?
• Can you hear the crunch when you bite into it?
• What aroma comes from apples, fresh or in baked goods?
• What about the taste of an apple?

Describe an apple. Write a story featuring an apple or apples. Pen a poem that uses apples as a theme. 

Thinking about apples has made me want to bake something with apples but I will need to go to the store to buy some of those shiny beauties first.