Another weekend is nearly here. In many areas, clocks will be set back an hour, so it will get dark earlier. In Manhattan, KS, our day is dark and gloomy. Off and on thunder booms, and lightning flashes, then heavy rain pours from the sky for a short time. A lull, then the threesome begins again. The weather people tell us this will be the pattern all day and through the night until around 5 a.m. Our state needs the rain desperately, so no one will complain.
Still, it puts a damper on a lot of plans people have. High School football playoffs are in full swing. Our unbeaten Manhattan High team is scheduled to play tonight. Unless the lightning creates a delay or cancellation.
Rainy days are ones many like to curl up with a book and a cup of tea, maybe a cookie to go with it. Listen to the rain against the window pane, read by the light of a lamp. Othrs must brave the elements to go to work, arriving a sodden mess or just cold and damp.
For a writing exercise this weekend, write a few paragraphs describing a rainy, fall day. Use the outdoors if you like, or write about being inside on a day when the rain keeps coming. Or about having to brave the elements to go to an appointment or to work. Maybe there is a chance of flooding, or a tornado. Write about your feelings on a day like this. Use sensory details.
This exercise can be merely descriptive, or you can turn it into a story using description. What does the rain sound like? What does it look like when you gaze our a window? Can you smell the rain when you are outdoors walking on a rainy day? What does it feel like on your exposed skin?
This rainy day exercise could become a full story or essay, one you can submit to a contest or for publication. Don't ignore writing exercises. They can become very useful in advancing your writing journey.
No comments:
Post a Comment